In Autumn's Cocoon

Storytelling is central to my teaching style. Stories are woven throughout my talks, workshop presentations, YouTube series and writings....

In general, unless it is safe to do so, men don’t easily reveal their vulnerabilities in group settings. Dependency on others is tested..

I have wanted to write a blog about the power of touch when supporting someone who is dying for a while now.

Whether it is the loss of vibrant health through illness or someone to death, grief is woven into the experience.

It was not the first time I heard someone share this truth. How surprisingly intimate a time it can be when companioning a loved one.

At present a number of my very close friends are dealing with cancer and other life threatening illnesses. Some of them are closer to...

My hospice experience began when I was in my early thirties and married. On a weekly basis I would visit patients as a volunteer on the...

It had been weeks on a roller coaster of pain and exhaustion for Gordon (my husband). His spine was beginning to crumble from the...