EKR Foundation - Community Outreach, The Five Invitations, with Rhyena Halpern - Part 1 Feb. 2022
Rhyena Halpern is a professional End of Life Doula, certified by the University of Vermont’s Lasher School of Medicine in 2020. She helps people who are dying while living and their families prepare, providing compassionate support emotionally & spiritually. In that space, she does life reviews and establishes final wishes, design rituals and plans. The Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation is 501(c)(3) non-profit organization inspired by the life of psychiatrist, humanitarian and hospice pioneer, Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Though Elisabeth is often described as the “death and dying lady” or the “creator of the Five Stages of Grief®” she often referred to herself as the “life and living lady”. It is in the spirit of embracing all of life, which includes death, that we further the mission and vision of Elisabeth through the work of the Foundation that bears her name. The Foundation participates in initiatives and collaborates with individuals and/or organizations that: Enhance compassionate care for the seriously ill and/or the dying Further the acceptance of death as a part of life (versus those that see death as a separate event apart from life) Enhance end-of-life care for special populations (such as those involved in hospice or palliative care for children, within the prison environment, or those living in remote populations or in developing countries, etc.) Improve access to properly prescribed pain management medications as part of the end of life process Enhance communication surrounding all aspects of end of life care and compassionate care of the dying (and those that love them) Foster awareness of the power of unconditional love and forgiveness as an important component of one’s life journey Enhance compassion and understanding of those who are grieving regardless of cause or origin Further the wishes of the end of life patient while respecting his or her right to humane treatment and compassionate care #EKRFoundation #deathdoula #eol #grief #griefsupport #dying #loss #thefiveinvitations #communityoutreach #kublerross #susanbarber #deathanddying #death&dying
Rhyena Halpern is a professional End of Life Doula, certified by the University of Vermont’s Lasher School of Medicine in 2020. She helps people who are dying while living and their families prepare, providing compassionate support emotionally & spiritually. In that space, she does life reviews and establishes final wishes, design rituals and plans. The Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation is 501(c)(3) non-profit organization inspired by the life of psychiatrist, humanitarian and hospice pioneer, Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Though Elisabeth is often described as the “death and dying lady” or the “creator of the Five Stages of Grief®” she often referred to herself as the “life and living lady”. It is in the spirit of embracing all of life, which includes death, that we further the mission and vision of Elisabeth through the work of the Foundation that bears her name. The Foundation participates in initiatives and collaborates with individuals and/or organizations that: Enhance compassionate care for the seriously ill and/or the dying Further the acceptance of death as a part of life (versus those that see death as a separate event apart from life) Enhance end-of-life care for special populations (such as those involved in hospice or palliative care for children, within the prison environment, or those living in remote populations or in developing countries, etc.) Improve access to properly prescribed pain management medications as part of the end of life process Enhance communication surrounding all aspects of end of life care and compassionate care of the dying (and those that love them) Foster awareness of the power of unconditional love and forgiveness as an important component of one’s life journey Enhance compassion and understanding of those who are grieving regardless of cause or origin Further the wishes of the end of life patient while respecting his or her right to humane treatment and compassionate care #EKRFoundation #deathdoula #eol #grief #griefsupport #dying #loss #thefiveinvitations #communityoutreach #kublerross #susanbarber #deathanddying #death&dying