Kayla Moryoussef,Death Doula Candidate

I am a verb. Radical Humanist. Community Worker. Hospice Volunteer. Death Doula Candidate. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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The trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let things go. #trees #nature #loss #seasons #autumn #fall #change #letgo #lettinggo #letitgo #letterboard #grief #bereavement #death #dying #deathanddying #deathpositive #deathliteracy #deatheducation #gooddeath (at Planet Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/BojZb0UD-l3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yvnrt447zctz

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Question time! Inspired by tonight's Death Café: where would you like to be when you die? I always said I'd like to be at home -- but I'm starting to think/hope that I can be surrounded by my loved ones, pets, and music - and die OUTSIDE. Where outdoors doesn't bother me so much, I just love the idea of dying devoid of four walls and a ceiling. ••••• #lastwishes #question #questions #prompt #inspiration #motivation #endoflife #qualityoflife #death #dying #deathliteracy #deatheducation #deathpositive #deathdoula #gooddeath #gooddeathdoula #thanatology #foodforthought #conversation #deathcafe #life #living #die #where #location #nature #outdoors #toronto #outside #getoutside #deathcafe (at Planet Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/Boco0unH4u8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vr6ty8pr5dst

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Just a reminder that the Downtown Toronto Death Café (facilitated by yours truly) is just one week away! Tuesday, October 2nd | 7-9pm | 75 St. Nicholas Street (just south of Yonge and Bloor) | Fully Acessible. We still have a few spots left, so RSVP [email protected] if you'd like to attend. We'd love to have you! #deathcafé #downtown #toronto #talk #dialogue #conversation #death #dying #deathanddying #life #living #whattodo #the6ix #cafe #tea #cake #hha #endoflife #deathpositive #deatheducation #deathliteracy (at 75 St. Nicholas Street) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoKhPgigOAN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zsh5lv3zdxfw

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Stephen Jenkinson signed my Die Wise! But I have no idea what it says before 'and for what they'll ask.' Anyone? ••••• #StephenJenkinson #DieWise #decipher #handwriting #DeathSymposium #gooddeath #grief #loss #bereavenent #deathpositive #deathliteracy #deatheducation #toronto (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoFiIIvA_0k/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tjoa976bd1im

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"Grief is not a feeling it is a capacity. It is not something that disables you, we are not on the receiving end of grief we are on the practising end of grief." - #StephenJenkinson , #DieWise Privileged to have met Stephen this weekend and see him speak on 'Making Meaning of Life and End of Life.' I can only wish for a career and life-in-death as participatory and profound as his. ••••• #grief #loss #bereavement #experience #emotion #feeling #action #power #meaning #motivation #support #griefwalker #death #dying #deathanddying #deathpositive #deatheducation #deathliteracy #gooddeath (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoFKAe0gTzP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mkb2t1ig0o06

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"I fully embrace the concept of death. I think there is this indescribable beauty in it." - #JeremieSaunders #SickBoy Had the pleasure of meeting Jeremie Saunders of SickBoy today at the International Death Symposium. Yesterday when he spoke, he reminded us to breathe, and to relish our breaths - because not everybody can take them. ••••• #DeathSymposium #death #dying #deathanddying #life #living #beauty #beautiful #deathpositive #deatheducation #deathliteracy #gooddeath #pain #quote #quotestoliveby #wisdom #wise #words #wordstoliveby #deathdoula (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoEr8b4g2v4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14yyn6rfq78dp

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"There's no human being that doesn't need a human being." - #BJMiller , #DeathSymposium ••••• #death #dying #deathanddying #life #living #deathpositive #deathliteracy #deatheducation #gooddeath #palliative #palliativecare #hospice #wise #wisdom #wordstoliveby #words #quote #quotes #quotestoliveby #humanism #humanbeing #humanity #sharing#caring #compassion (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoEpfJnAPRZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hdd446im2tq9

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Had the pleasure of seeing Dr. BJ Miller speak yesterday, he remind us that "What makes anything precious but that it ends." - #BJMiller , #DeathSymposium ••••• #death #dying #deathanddying #life #living #deathpositive #deathliteracy #deatheducation #gooddeath #palliative #palliativecare #hospice #wise #wisdom #wordstoliveby #words #quote #quotes #quotestoliveby #precious #purpose #motivation #inspiration (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoEk1eHgQWN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1c3eop1jqof7h

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"Maybe death has it's place in paradise too." - #BJMiller , #DeathSymposium ••••• #paradise #death #dying #deathanddying #life #living #deathpositive #deathliteracy #deatheducation #gooddeath #palliative #palliativecare #hospice #wise #wisdom #wordstoliveby #words #quote #quotes #quotestoliveby (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoEinwqA6Uw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qz3c4y4vktx0

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"You cannot peel away death from life. Part of the problem is that we've sequestered the two." - #BJMiller ••••• #medicine #death #dying #deathanddying #doctor #doctors #life #living #deathpositive #deatheducation #deathliteracy #gooddeath #deathdoula #wisdom #wise #wordstoliveby #quote #quotestoliveby (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoCERGyFKlb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fd107l9wmuz6

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"Insist on going to the cremation, insist on going to the burial. Insist on being involved, even if it is just brushing your mother’s hair as she lies in her casket. Insist on applying her favorite shade of lipstick, the one she wouldn’t dream of going to the grave without. Insist on cutting a small lock of her hair to place in a locket or a ring. Do not be afraid. These are human acts, acts of bravery and love in the face of death and loss." - #CaitlinDoughty, From Here to Eternity ••••• #books #author #death #dying #deathanddying #life #living #funeral #honour #ritual #family #caregiving #endoflife #actsoflove #brave #orderofthegooddeath #gooddeath #deathpositive #deatheducation #deathliteracy #deathwork #deathbook (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoBweKUFMOc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yjyxugpdqe4e

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"Accepting death doesn't mean you won't be devastated when someone you love dies. It means you will be able to focus on your grief, unburdened by bigger existential questions like, "Why do people die?" and "Why is this happening to me?" Death isn't happening to you. Death is happening to us all." ••••• Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Caitlin Doughty (@thegooddeath ), author and founder of The Order of the Good Death. She spoke about death rituals from around the world, and how we can empower families and communities to care for their dead. ••••• #caitlindoughty #orderofthegooddeath #deathsymposium #smokegetsinyoureyes #author #writer #mortician #death #dying #deathanddying #dead #rituals #deathpositive #deatheducation #deathliteracy #grief #loss #bereavement #endoflife #gooddeath #deathdoula #toronto (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoBs0UDFsJj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=praqsdlhu5tb

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Oh, I'm ready! It's International Death Symposium time. So honoured to be a part of this historical event. ••••• @deathsymposium #deathsymposium #death #dying #deathanddying #deathpositive #deathliteracy #deatheducation #deathdoula #gooddeath #education #learning #conference #toronto #taboo #talk #dialogue #conversation (at Chestnut Residence & Conference Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn_72ZrlPgV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vl2l83pflo1q

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What is the number one thing on your bucket list? ••••• #bucketlist #list #beforeidie #lastwishes #question #questions #prompt #inspiration #motivation #endoflife #qualityoflife #death #dying #deathliteracy #deatheducation #deathpositive #deathdoula #gooddeath #gooddeathdoula #thanatology #foodforthought #conversation #deathcafe #life #living (at Planet Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn_aT3vFl7G/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11jvdqrev67od

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"We find a place for what we lose. Although we know that after such a loss the acute stage of mourning will subside, we also know that we shall remain inconsolable and will never find a substitute. No matter what may fill the gap, even if it be filled completely, it nevertheless remains something else. And actually this is how it should be. It is the only way of perpetuating that love which we do not want to relinquish." - #SigmundFreud repost from @whatsyourgrief ••••• #freud #loss #love #grief #bereavement #mourning #grieving #life #living #motivation #inspiration #emotions #psychology #psychologist #death #dying #deathanddying #deathpositive #deatheducation #deathliteracy #gooddeath #deathdoula #wisdom #wise #words #wordstoliveby #advice #quote #quotestoliveby (at Planet Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn9ZUlWgmee/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15b6ac7cg6uvr

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"Death is inevitable, living a life we can be proud of is something we can control." - @claire.wineland repost from @thespooniesisterhood ••••• #life #living #proud #control #actions #motivation #inspiration #purpose #activist #author #death #dying #deathpositive #deatheducation #deathliteracy #gooddeath #deathdoula #quote #quotestoliveby #quotes #wise #wisdom #words #wordstoliveby (at Planet Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn9RaFTAg6i/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qsjtpokdeii9

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Repost from @refugeingrief • • • • • If you’re like most people, you’re never sure what to do or say when faced with someone’s pain. That’s why our resident illustrator, Brittany Bilyeu, made you this handy “care and feeding” guide. https://www.refugeingrief.com/2018/09/09/help-a-friend-comic Isn’t it wonderful? You can find more of Brittany’s work at her shop, Culture Flock (https://cultureflock.com/). Be sure to spread this comic around, friends. Helping people get better at giving support is going to take a team effort. • #itsokthatyourenotok #griefsupport #lifeafterloss #howtohelp #grief #loss #bereavement #support #grieving #friends #howto #grieving #deatheducation #deathpositive #deathliteracy #gooddeath #deathdoula (at Planet Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn7n4rRAHZa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1k9ue5q6i6ds9