
Resources
Books
- A Beginner’s Guide to the End: Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death by B.J. Miller, MD and Shoshana Berger
- Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
- Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying by Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley
- The Four Things That Matter Most by Ira Byock
- Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life by Ira Byock
- What Happens When a Loved One Dies?: Our First Talk about Death by Dr. Jillian Roberts and Cindy Revell (picture book)
- Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief by David Kessler
- Grief is a Journey by Dr. Kenneth J. Doka
Websites
- UCSF Resources for End-of-Life https://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/resources-for-end-of-life
- National Institute on Aging Resources for End-of-Life https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/end-of-life
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization https://www.nhpco.org/patients-and-caregivers/
Community Resources
- Hope Hospice and Health Services https://hopehospice.com/
- International End of Life Doula Association Hope Hospice and Health Services https://www.inelda.org/
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Amy Kitajima – AMFT #119467
Supervised by Arley Fong –
LMFT #90329
