Yvonne Heath
Author of Love Your Life to Death, Canada
Title: Love Your Life to Death: Exploring the 7 take aways so you can live well, grieve well, die well. and teach others to do the same.
Biography
Biography: Yvonne Heath
Abstract
As a follow up discussion to Yvonne’s plenary I Just Showed Up, we explore the 7 Take Aways further and discuss in the detail the things we can do as medical professionals both personally and professionally. How do we grieve? What is self care? Why have we become scared of Death? What is your legacy as a
Do you avoid those hard conversations or situations?
Why should we change? Why do we need to do better? Why? Because… Grief shows no mercy. It arrives unannounced and uninvited. It does not care what else you are going through and it does not care if you’ve had enough. Everyone grieves—regardless of age, race, culture, gender, sexual orientation or economic situation; Divorce, diagnosis, mental health issues, financial stress and yes, facing end of life.
The 7 Take Aways are the culmination of my learning in 30 years of nursing and in interviewing hundreds of people. Living by these principles, you will learn to live well, grieve well and die well—and teach others to do the same.
The 7 Take Aways
The best time to talk about, plan and prepare for grief is when we are young and healthy. The Next Best Time is Now!
It Takes a Village to support: the ill, the caregiver, the dying, the bereaved and each other. When someone is grieving,
Just Show Up! To be empowered, resilient and compassionate,
Show Up For Yourself First! Structure Your Life in such a way that you are self-reliant. (and so are the people surrounding you.
Find your Post, and hold onto it.
What will Your Legacy be?