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Planning Together for End of Life

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About Us

Who We Are

Deborah Luscomb, although primarily known for her decades of ritual textile production, has a passion for bringing people together around difficult, but necessary conversations. In addition to hosting the Halifax Death Café and Final Curtain Films, she leads Advance Planning workshops, acts as a Thanadoula and Funeral Guide, assisting during the transition and postmortem experience, and is a Founder, and Past Chair of Green Burial Nova Scotia. She brings extensive training in meditation, contemplation, deep listening and midwifery… and a fine sense of humour… to this inevitable adventure.

 

 

 

Dawn Carson, an accomplished business owner, has seamlessly transitioned into the role of a Death Doula, Community Deathcaring Educator, Funeral Coordinator, President of the Green Burial Society of Nova Scotia, Meditation Instructor, and Certified Yoga Instructor. Through a unique blend of practical planning and empathetic communication, she offers education and resources to guide individuals in making informed end-of-life decisions. As the host of Death Café & Green Burial Café and a consultant for Death Matters, Dawn actively contributes to fostering a culture of openness surrounding both living and dying well. By assisting you in creating a thoughtful plan, she ensures that you can confidently articulate your vision and values for a meaningful and peaceful end-of-life. Regardless of where you are in the process, Dawn encourages you to reflect on the question, “What must I do to be at peace with myself so that I may live presently and die peacefully?”

 

Vision Statement

By creating numerous opportunities for conversation, Death Matters hopes to open up an area which has traditionally been in the closet….. that of dying and death…. an area of normal, healthy human experience which has been denied coverage by our death-phobic culture for far too long.

In exploring our fears about this great adventure, we encourage the possibility of approaching it with grace and perhaps joy. In fact, recognizing the mortal nature of our brief existence, may bring grace, joy and gratitude to every moment of our daily life.

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These intertwined triple, purple hearts represent the inseparability, richness and mystery of birth, life and death.

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Purchase Exit Planning Workbook

Been putting off your end-of-life paperwork?  Finding it difficult to know where to begin?  The EXIT PLANNING Workbook provides a path to completion.  Download it now.  And get on with your life!

PDF with fillable fields, 56 pages. $24.00.

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The “D” Word

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Dollars Ah, money – that little paper or shiny metal that keeps everything moving, even if it feels like it’s always slipping through your fingers when you need it most. In Canada, hospital visits are free (yay!), but everything else – from ...

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