{"product_id":"a-death-doulas-guide-to-a-meaningful-end-9781556528262","title":"A Death Doula's Guide to a Meaningful End","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost people don't know how to have a \"good death\"--but Jane Callahan does. \u003c\/b\u003eYears after watching her mother's traumatic death in a broken health care system, Jane found herself working an unfulfilling job as a marketing writer for corporations, but on nights and weekends she'd volunteer with terminally ill people awaiting death in hospice. After training as an end-of-life doula, she has spent years witnessing how our culture's resistance to talking about death leads to preventable suffering. Jane supports her clients and their families through all stages of dying, from navigating end-of-life care to preparing emotionally for the moment of death and the grief that follows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Death Doula's Guide to a Meaningful End\u003c\/i\u003e, she peels back the curtain on one of our most taboo subjects and walks readers through what happens when someone is dying. \u003cb\u003eWith vignettes that weave through patients' lives--and her own--she reveals to readers all the things they didn't know (or didn't know they needed to know) about our last great adventure.\u003c\/b\u003e Along the way, readers will uncover knowledge on the raw realities of being mortal and learn how \u003ci\u003edeath positivity\u003c\/i\u003e can take some of the anxiety and fear of dying out of the equation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurprisingly funny and often cutting, this memoir meets end-of-life planning guide outlines practical steps for patients, families, and caregivers, while acknowledging that some questions don't always need answers. \u003cb\u003eThe account of Jane's up-close-and-personal experiences with the emotional, physical, logistical, and (dare we say) spiritual aspects of dying shows that when we talk about death, we're actually talking about life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane K. Callahan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chicago Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781556528262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Callahan\u003c\/b\u003e has been a death doula for nearly a decade, initially completing training with the International End-of-Life Doula Association (INELDA). She holds a certificate in end-of-life planning from the University of Vermont's Larner College of Medicine, is certified by the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance (NEDA), and has worked with four hospices in two states. Jane has been published in PBS's Next Avenue, \u003ci\u003eRaleigh News \u0026amp; Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCommercial Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReno News \u0026amp; Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and Next City. She lives in Durham, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jane K. Callahan \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47876548264093,"sku":"9781556528262","price":37.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_37bb181d-4ee1-42e1-bb8b-10540428dc09.jpg?v=1777381394","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/a-death-doulas-guide-to-a-meaningful-end-9781556528262","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}