#58 Conscious Deathcare with Anne-Marie Keppel

The Conscious Diva

Renowned Death Doula Anne-Marie Keppel joins me in this episode to discuss her new book, Death Nesting: The Heart-Centered Practices of a Death Doula.

Anne-Marie brings new-age spiritual aspects and practices to support the modern death doula. She founded Village Deathcare, whose inspiration and purpose is incorporating deathcare into the community.

Her book contains advice and experiences from various spiritual and religious traditions like Buddhism, Hinduism, Paganism, and Catholicism. It also includes support for people working as, or thinking about becoming a death doula, plus invaluable advice and mindfulness practices for contemplating your own mortality.

Anne-Marie explains:

• What exactly does a death doula do? Anne-Marie explains what the word doula means.
• Why talking about death is essential for vital people.
• Differences between Ancient and Modern Death Doulas.

• Mindfulness practices for contemplating your own mortality. And why it is important to do this.

• Death douling for our animals and pets.

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More about Anne-Marie Keppel:

https://www.annemariekeppel.com

BIO:

Anne-Marie Keppel is the founder of Village Deathcare 501c3 whose inspiration and purpose is incorporating deathcare into the community. Of Irish Celtic and Finnish Sámi (indigenous Finno-Ugric) roots, she draws from her work as a death doula, a nurse assistant, a life-long meditator, Reiki Master Teacher and mother of three. She is a certified Feeding Your Demons facilitator, Life Cycle Celebrant (certificate in funerals) and trained Home Funeral Guide. Anne-Marie has passed the National Home Funeral Alliance proficiency test and regularly supports families through Family Directed funerals, home burial and green burial.