"I didn't know!"

"I really wish we had known about you guys BEFORE my husband died…" 

"I wish we had been able to use someone like you when, fill in the blank _____ (grandma, mom, dad, etc…) was dying" 

There is no shame in not knowing what is unknown. There isn't always a felt sense of how to do something, whether it's how to support a loved one through a disease, the options for caring for a body after it has passed, or the control you have as the consumer with end-of-life choices, products, services, and more. 

Like birth, death was industrialized, hospitalized, and removed from the home about a century ago. Institutional systems and medical professionals often replaced traditional wisdom keepers. Wisdom was traded for knowledge, which was then upgraded to information - but where has this gotten us all? Unfortunately, for many, this has led us to a place where we feel overwhelmed, pressured, sad, and out of control.

Those of us working in the end-of-life space are here, serving as reminders to the innate wisdom and knowing within every one of us. We simply need to reconnect with this body of collective memories, traditions, rituals, needs, and emotions.

When you work with our collective, you will first and foremost receive support. Love and understanding aren't far behind. And confidence boosting.

• We will share with you all the ways to support the caregivers, the person dying, and the young children.

• We will listen attentively, and with compassion and empathy.

• We will offer suggestions on how a room is set up for someone who is dying, or how to interact with a medical team or hospice group so you feel heard, and your loved one is, as each case permits, in control of their final journey.

• We will suggest how to create something to be left behind for the friends and family of an individual, and how to help their legacy live on for generations to come.

The work we do in the end-of-life space is rich, rewarding, and full of humanity and love. When you work with us in partnership, we hope to reduce the feelings of loss and overwhelm.

"I didn't know" will turn into, "I helped co-create a beautiful death for my person. I am thankful for your support. Now I DO know."

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To connect with our collective: http://edge-walking.com / 206.825.9780 / edgewalking.transitions@gmail.com