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Hello, I’m Rachel….here to help!
End of Life & Transitional Doula
Samsara provides personalized end of life, transitional and loss care

Set backs. They happen all of the time. Includin

Set backs. They happen all of the time. Including to Mother Nature, as we saw this week. Sometimes in our grief we may have months were we steadily feel like we are getting better and then "whamo" something triggers the barely healed spot in our heart. We suddenly feel dark and sad again. Please know that this moment will pass. Don't start worring that you will be stuck in that spot forever. It doesn't mean that you haven't been doing better. It's what happens. There are not many straight lines in life and this feeling is definitely not one of them. Maybe you could think of it this way. It's May. We know that the next month is June and the one after that is July. We know that as the weeks go past that it's going to get warmer and warmer. We also know that we can expect rains and some infrequent days of cooler weather in the near future. Yesterday we got an abundance of snow and cold. It's possible that there will be some death in the newly budded leaves and that the blossoms on the shrubs are now gone. Some of the hard work of planting may have been for nothing. It's disappointing, sad, and disheartening. All of the progress of spring has been blanketed and it looks like it never happened. But the progress is still there, even if we can't see it right now. we know that it's not going to be this cold and snowy for much longer. We know that it will not keep snowing like this for the next few months. It's a set back that is all. No one is immune, even Mother Nature (And she's pretty powerful) :). Remember to look at your entire journey, not just where you are right now, it's the only way to see how far you have come.

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Decluttering after a loved one's death is commonpl

Decluttering after a loved one's death is commonplace. This rite of ritual isn't spoken about too often, even though the job can be considerable and taxing. It usually falls upon the children who live in the same town as their newly deceased mother or father. However, the duty is sometimes granted to a niece or nephew, friend, or other relatives.
Here are some things you may want to look into if you find yourself with this duty.

💙 Keep in mind if you are not ready to get rid of something - You do not have to, there are options.
💙Systems of organizing and decluttering such as Swedish Death Cleaning or Marie Kondo's Art of Tidying up
💙Asking for help when needed.
💙Allow yourself an allowance for companies that will haul things to the dump for you
💙Bring along totes to organize items to keep for other loved ones. The big yellow and black ones are awesome for this.
💙Consider digitizing the process though lots of photos so that you have a copy of all momentos and papers
💙 Start a family messenger chat so that you can post photos if you don't know what something is, or if you want to find out if someone wants a particular item
💙 Photo Albums, considering hiring someone or tasking someone to digitize these. And then give the albums to who would like them. This goes the same for old letters, and other sentimental items
💙Considering hiring help for all of the physical heavy work, as you will most likely be busy doing some emotional heavy lifting
💙If you would like to keep some articles of clothing they can be made into quilts and pillows.

Beyond this, know that this is a big task that you can handle. This will be one last task that you can do your loved one.

Samsara Doula Care does offer assistant services in this area. If you need us, send us a message, we would love to help.

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Happy Mother's day to all of you. We honor you al

Happy Mother's day to all of you. We honor you all including the the non traditional ones. You are all special 💗
The current momma's, the momma's who only held their babies in their arms once or not at all, the momma's that found out they were a mom after the time had passed, the borrowed moms, the foster moms and the surrogates too. We see you. We honor you.

Please reach out to all of these mom's today and to those that have lost their mom too. Mother's day can be hard for those that have loss in normal times. The isolation created by the pandemic can make these feelings worse. Let them know you care and that you honor them too

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How am I supposed to carry all of this? This ques

How am I supposed to carry all of this? This question is asked often, mostly to ones self. The answer? Sometimes you carry it beautifully, some days you crumble under it's weight. There will be days when your support system will lighten your load and there will be days when you not only carry it, but help someone also carry theirs. There is no way around it. It's yours because you loved and there is no shame in that. It is heavy and burdensome and beautiful at the same time.

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