End of Life Resources
Indianapolis / Indiana Resources
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Balanced Soul
Jennifer Foley, MS, HHP, TTS, EOLD
End of Life Doula, End of Life Planning Guide, Reiki, Energy Medicine, Comfort Care Planning, Support and Coaching for Caretakers. Offering a variety of services that embrace a natural, spiritual, and balanced approach to living well.
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The Healing Sanctuary
Shiela Dimof LMT, CAP
Therapeutic Massage for senior health care and hospice care.
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Gray Staging and Design
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Aken Home Care
Eunice Kahuri
Attendant Care, Personal Care, Home Maker, Companion Care, Errand Runner
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Michelle Qureshi Music and Harmonic Sound Immersion
Michelle Qureshi
Offering 15 albums since 2012, Michelle’s music has millions of streams on global platforms. Harmonic Sound Immersion is a transformative sound meditation created by the healing vibrations of ancient and modern instruments.
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CBD Jubilee
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Medi Pedi Indy
Monica Jay
Medical manicures and pedicures that are sanitary, eco- friendly and non- toxic, specializing in advanced waterless e-file pedicures for at-risk feet.
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Threshold Singers
Threshold Singers of Indianapolis honor the ancient tradition of singing at bedsides for people who struggle with living or dying.
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The Memory Compass
Jessie Hillock, M.A. CCC-SLP, CDP
Connecting families to services when someone has been diagnosed w/Dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease.
Online Resources
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Death Over Dinner
Everything you need to start and host a conversation over dinner about end of life.
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Keeper
Keeping memories alive. Free online Memorials and Tributes
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Living Wake
A tool kit to host a living wake or living funeral for the people we love while they are still alive.
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Everplans
A secure, digital archive of wills, trusts, and insurance policies; important accounts and passwords; advance directives and DNRs; final wishes and funeral preferences.
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Meet Grace
An excellent online hospice and assisted living directory
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DeathLab
DeathLAB reimagines how you handle death by designing new models of mortuary infrastructure which embrace biologically sensible alternatives; supporting innovative civic spatial constructions that are ecologically progressive; and expanding forms of intimate and social remembrance.
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Death Café
Death Cafe's objective is to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.
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The Conversation Project
The Conversation Project® is a public engagement initiative of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). Our goal is both simple and transformative: to help everyone talk about their wishes for care through the end of life, so those wishes can be understood and respected.
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Netflix Documentary: Surviving Death
What happens after we die? This docuseries explores personal stories and research on near-death experiences, reincarnation and paranormal phenomena.
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Mesothelioma and Cancer Guide
This free resource from The Mesothelioma Center outlines valuable information for family members dealing with the loss of a loved one due to cancer. Their Patient Advocate Team also offers 24-hour, 1-on-1 support for those who need it.
Recommended Reading
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The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to free Yourself and Your Family from a lifetime of Clutter
by Margareta Magnusson
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Sacred Dying: Creating Rituals for Embracing the End of Life
by Megory Anderson
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Let’s Talk about Death (Over Dinner)
by Michael Hebb
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The Grief Guidebook: Common Questions, Compassionate Answers, Practical Suggestions
by Gary Roe
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A Moment of Calm: Meditative and Reflective Readings for Inner Peace
by Diana J Ensign
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Death Doula: Tools & Techniques for End- of Life Support
by Kelly Ruby Hanson
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Finding Peace at the End of Life: A Death Doula’s Guide for Families and Care Givers
by Henry Fersko – Weiss
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Life Lessons
by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross & David Kessler
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SIGNS: The Secret Language of the Universe
by Laura Lynne Jackson
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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
by Sogyal Rinpoche
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The Dreamers Book of the Dead
by Robert Moss