The Good Death

A Guide for Supporting Your Loved One through the End of Life

Suzanne B. O’Brien

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Vermilion
20 April 2025

Home nursing & caring; Coping with death & bereavement; Family & relationships

A practical and compassionate guide that redraws what a good death means in the 21st century - from one of the world's leading death doulas, whose care model is practised in over 20 countries.

There is no harder life experience than caring for a loved one who is dying. This book will empower you approach this monumental transition with empathy, patience and peace of mind.

After working as a hospice nurse for many years, Suzanne O'Brien founded the Doulagivers Institute in 2012, which has since trained hundreds of thousands of death doulas around the world to provide a peaceful and dignified death for loved ones and their families. The Good Death brings together everything Suzanne has learned during her decades in healthcare to provide you with a simple, step-by-step guide to preparing for the future death of someone close to you, as well as helping them through the actual passing when the time comes.

Full of practical tools to approach the death of a loved one with dignity, knowledge and compassion, this book will equip you with everything you need to know to prepare for a financial, physical, mental, emotional and spiritually good death - both for you, and for your loved one.

By: Suzanne B. O’Brien
Imprint: Vermilion
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 136mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 272g
ISBN: 9781785045875
ISBN 10: 1785045873
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 20 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Suzanne B. O'Brien is the Founder & CEO of Doulagivers Institute, which she founded after years of firsthand experience as a hospice and oncology nurse and palliative care professional. She was awarded 'Worldwide Leader in Healthcare' by the International Nurses Association for her work creating Doulagivers Institute, and was named Humanitarian Ambassador for Oprah Magazine in 2019. The Doulagivers Model of end-of-life care has now been embraced by communities around the world, and is now being practiced in more than 20 countries worldwide.