Nov 14, 2023
How can you build a healthier relationship with death and dying that will benefit both caregiver and recipient? Aaron Yukich is an end-of-life doula, mindfulness practitioner, and hospice care worker. In his work with the Family Caregivers of BC Caregiver Support Line, Aaron incorporates meaning-making and self-reflection into his sessions with caregivers, helping them uncover new ways to provide support to their care recipients without overlooking their own well-being.
The end-of-life process has many varied aspects. Aaron helps caregivers navigate this intricate spiritual and emotional experience with grace, through activities and mindsets that can offer comfort and even joy. He also guides them in practical considerations, such as establishing often-overlooked financial and personal mental health support structures.
Aaron shares his holistic perspective on providing end-of-life care:
- Moving through the transition from palliative to hospice care
- Resources for addressing the impacts of caring for a care recipient
- Imbuing the time your loved one has left with more meaning
- Considering death and dying through a lens of celebration and reflection as well as grief
Resources:
- United Way Better at Home - https://betterathome.ca/
- Island Health Dementia Video Series - https://www.islandhealth.ca/learn-about-health/seniors/dementia-video-series
- Discover a local hospice - https://www.chpca.ca/listings/
- Hospice care information and assistance - https://www.virtualhospice.ca/
- Hospice resources with a cultural focus - https://livingmyculture.ca/
- Navigating the End of Life: A Road Map for Caregivers webinar - https://www.familycaregiversbc.ca/archives/video/navigating-the-end-of-life-a-road-map-for-caregivers
- Finding Peace at the End of Life: A Death Doula's Guide for Families and Caregivers by Henry Fersko-Weiss (2020 edition) - https://bookshop.org/p/books/finding-peace-at-the-end-of-life-a-death-doula-s-guide-for-families-and-caregivers-henry-fersko-weiss/13032460?ean=9781590035023
- Caring for the Dying: The Doula Approach to a Meaningful Death by Henry Fersko-Weiss (2017 edition) - https://www.amazon.ca/Caring-Dying-Doula-Approach-Meaningful/dp/1573246964
- BC Grief and Bereavement Society: list of support groups and other help for BC residents (also some options are across Canada) Contact the Helpline at 604-738-9950 and toll-free 1-877-779-2223 - https://bcbh.ca/groupsandevents/
- TalkDeath: death positive, grief and bereavement resources - https://www.talkdeath.com/
- Family Caregivers of BC Caregiver Support Line: 1-877-520-3267 (Monday through Friday 8:30am to 4pm PT)
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