HER Speaker Series: Doulas for Living with Metastatic and Advanced Cancer Disease [Video]

Erin Collins shares her work as a doula and providing non-medical thoughtful support to individuals facing serious and terminal illness. The Peaceful Presence Project, which is founded on the Compassionate Community model of care, offers education to improve death and grief literacy, holistic and proactive planning for advanced illness care and compassionate bedside presence.

More Resources:
– Find a Doula: https://www.nedalliance.org/end-of-life_doulas_a_through_m.html
– Download an Advance Directive Form: https://prepareforyourcare.org/en/advance-directive
– Have a Conversation: https://theconversationproject.org/get-started
– Write About Your Goals, Values, and Preferences: https://theconversationproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WhatMattersToMeWorkbook.pdf

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Chapters
0:00 Welcome
9:30 Erin Collins Introduction
11:17 Presentation Starts, The Peaceful Presence Project
13:42 Compassionate Communities Model of Care
20:52 What Is a Doula?
29:02 Timeline for Doula Services
31:22 Holistic Advance Care Planning
45:17 How Do I Start Talking About This?
49:02 Resources
51:41 Questions