10/21/2026
๐๐ก๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก? ๐
โ๐๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐โ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ .โ
โ Count Dracula
Well, that's quite a statement coming from someone who's been avoiding death for centuries! ๐
But leave it to Dracula, one of Halloween's most famous characters, to get us thinking about something we usually avoid talking about.
Every Halloween, we dress up as ghosts, vampires, and skeletons. We laugh at spooky stories, visit haunted houses, and turn our fears into fun and entertainment.
And that gets me thinking...
๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐๐ง, ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ.
As an end-of-life doula, I believe death deserves to be approached with compassion, dignity, curiosity, and yes, sometimes even a little humor.
After all, death is a natural part of life. And talking about it doesn't mean we're giving up on living.
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐. ๐
So this Halloween, let's take a little wisdom from Dracula. Maybe death doesn't always have to be a frightening subject.
And if you or someone you love needs help having those conversations or navigating the end of life, I'm here to walk beside you.
๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐. ๐๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ค. No fangs. No frights. Just compassion, understanding, and care. ๐งโโ๏ธ๐