Heart to heart

May these writings inspire your heart.
The Multidisciplinary End-of-Life Study
ELP Training
The Multidisciplinary End-of-Life Study

Utilizing didactic and self-directed learning, inquiry, case reviews, examination, peer-to-peer learning, case study, and reflective practices.

Dr. Andrea Deerheart, PhD, ELP
Choosing the Best Death Doula Training Program
ELP Training
Choosing the Best Death Doula Training Program

Choosing a death doula educational training program can be extremely daunting. So here is a guide to finding the differences.

Dr. Andrea Deerheart, PhD, ELP
Legacy Work
ceremony & tradition
Legacy Work

By its very nature, legacy work supports transcendence and significance, and it brings meaning to life.

Dr. Andrea Deerheart, PhD, ELP
Help Bring Repose To California
Laws and Regulations
Help Bring Repose To California

AB 351 is headed to the Senate Business, Professions, and Economic Development Committee.

Dr. Andrea Deerheart, PhD, ELP
No Time To Grieve
Grief & Loss
No Time To Grieve

We have no time to grieve. We face daily tragic deaths, murders, and many disappointments in our daily lives.

Dr. Andrea Deerheart, PhD, ELP
Barbara's Living Myth
preparing for death
Barbara's Living Myth

Barbara chose to abandon the medical model treatment plan and her Judaic cultural traditions during the last months of her life.

Dr. Andrea Deerheart, PhD, ELP
Amanda's ELP Training Experience
ELP Training
Amanda's ELP Training Experience

I found myself needing to lean into a more substantial training on death and dying, so I connected with Dr. Andrea Deerheart.

Amanda Reid
Place Visitation Stones on a Grave
ceremony & tradition
Place Visitation Stones on a Grave

Leaving a stone offers an expression of the love, honor, and richness of life and an expression of how their life enriched this world.

Dr. Andrea Deerheart, PhD, ELP
Love Letter To The Dying
Grief & Loss
Love Letter To The Dying

My heart is yearning to be near. To bring comfort and to be comforted. I lie awake at night thinking, you are safe, at ease with all, and feel loved.

Dr. Andrea Deerheart, PhD, ELP