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Dina Stander
- Aug 12
- 5 min
Way~finding & Assisted Self Determined Death
Should a person without a terminal diagnosis have access to assisted self determined death?
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Dina Stander
- Aug 7
- 2 min
Ramblings From the Occupational Hazard Department
A note with a small encouragement...
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Dina Stander
- Jul 17
- 3 min
The Last Dance
Innocence and existence entwined in one last dance.
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Dina Stander
- Jun 23
- 5 min
Un-becoming & Becoming Again
At a crossroad I look for the glow of curiosity and follow.
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Dina Stander
- May 13
- 3 min
Turning Soil
Friendship between women busy raising children is whole-cloth woven from interrupted conversations sewn together with threads of goodwill...
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Dina Stander
- Apr 16
- 2 min
Gently Down the Stream
photo by Noe Fornells @Unsplash Update from the Gently Down the Stream Department: I have been writing a lot of funerals... when I am...
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Dina Stander
- Feb 17
- 3 min
The Schmaltz of a Gazillion Bubbes
How soup witches pass along their healing spells.
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Dina Stander
- Feb 12
- 6 min
Being Found: a reflection on EOLD practice-building
Be yourself. Do the work. Your people will find you.
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Dina Stander
- Nov 21, 2022
- 6 min
Grief Floats: On Thanksgiving, Becoming & Un~Becoming
Shaping the words that convey grief over one's agency.
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Dina Stander
- Aug 14, 2022
- 4 min
Defying Gravity
I'm not sure why grieving elephants comfort me so. But they do.
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Dina Stander
- Jul 28, 2022
- 4 min
Restorative Oysters & Loving 'Too Much'
I have never felt more relieved to come through a close shave unscathed.
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Dina Stander
- Jun 19, 2022
- 2 min
Sending Out the Bees
When the bees return to the hive they will dance the story of your mending.
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Dina Stander
- May 24, 2022
- 3 min
When the Shrouding Lady Comes to Visit
I came across a rare flower today, cypripedium candiduma, the white lady's slipper. There is a lady's slipper village in the woods not...
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Dina Stander
- Apr 11, 2022
- 3 min
Recipe for Solace
Another breath, a little flow of gratitude, a memory of dancing with abandon. My recipe for solace.
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Dina Stander
- Apr 4, 2022
- 8 min
A Welcome Guest
A Reflection on Doula Bags, Boffo, and the EOLD Marketplace.
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Dina Stander
- Feb 5, 2022
- 3 min
Small Mercy ~ A February Tale
February does have a way of smacking you in the head and leaving you stunned.
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Dina Stander
- Jan 27, 2022
- 2 min
The Blessing of Enough
A short meditation on the maps we draw from existing and the importance of signing our art.
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Dina Stander
- Dec 12, 2021
- 3 min
A Friend to Stumps By the Side of the Road
Driving home in the glimmer of a winter dusk. Death walker, story listener, a friend to stumps by the side of the road.
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Dina Stander
- Nov 8, 2021
- 9 min
Practice Notes: Nursing Home Residents & EOL Doula Care
The doors of a nursing home should never be a barrier to good end-of-life care for the people we love. A doula can help.
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