I recently put a question out there asking for a one-word answer to what grief means to you. My intention for this was to remind all of...

grief is sharp and it cuts deep and can feel as though you have been wrapped tightly with barbed wire your heart gets snagged by the...

Something weird happened to me the other day… it affected me so much that I had to take a few days to process it and figure out the...

You would think that working in hospice and end-of-life care and being present for so many people who were about to start their grief...

A few months ago, I received a phone call from a number I did not recognize. I usually assume those are SPAM calls and ignore them, but I...

Gabby, I have a friend who was recently given a pretty scary diagnosis. We are all trying to stay positive and hopeful, but we also feel...

Several years ago, I walked the Camino in Spain. After a long day and a lot of miles I came across a fork in the road and wasn’t sure...

Grief enters the door of your heart as though it is marching to the beat of a very loud drum it effects every part of your body, leaving...

One thing I never do is interfere with the beliefs of another human being when they are dying. I don't pass judgment, I don't tell them...

During the height of COVID when families were not allowed to sit at the bedside of someone who was dying, I said their goodbyes for them....

When I am dying, I don’t want the last sounds I hear to be machines beeping and alarms going off telling me what I already know, which is...

A death doula (also referred to as an end-of-life doula) is traditionally a non-clinical companion and guide for someone who is...

I witnessed a death the other day … or should I say, another death. In this particular case, it was a woman, under the age of sixty, who...

I was asked some really good questions the other day… “Gabby, how do you keep it together when families are grieving? Do you ever break...

I am often asked by those at the bedside of someone who is dying, “do they know that I am here?” My answer is always, “yes.” I have had...

I was at the grocery store recently and as I was walking the isles, I noticed that many people were struggling with walking; some with a...

I have spent my whole life trying to figure out who I am and what lane I belong in. Most of my life I did and said everything I thought...

I am strong But not always On the outside I look soft and secure But I have rough edges that most people cannot see Unless I want them to...

I was at the bedside of a patient who took her last breath… I did not rush anything, and I did not feel the need to say anything, I just...

I sat down next to his bed and told him matter-a-factly, “you have to let people help you, you cannot do this on your own anymore.” I...