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Help for Healing My name is Darcy Thiel. What people say they appreciate most about me is my genuine nature. I’m Darcy Thiel. This dovetails with the books I have written.

I utilize my professional and personal experiences to increase my understanding and compassion to help others. My career has many faces, so let me tell you about a few. I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in NY State and am a couple and family therapist. As an Adult Planning Specialist and End of Life Doula, I take my experiences with my parents’ and husband's illnesses and passing to help others navigate the crazy, complicated medical world we live in. Bitter and Sweet: A Family’s Journey with Cancer, the prequel to Life After Death, on This Side of Heaven is an honest and raw perspective on coping with the diagnosis and subsequent loss of Tim, my spouse. I have done extensive speaking on the above topics through live audiences, radio shows, and an occasional TV spot. For more information, see my websites at www.marriageandfamilycounseling.net, www.babycooppublishing.com, or www.darcythiel.com.

South Africa 3.0 #12Footsteps I had a huge event. I spent the night at Phumi's in Dunoon. Volunteers never go into Duno...
11/21/2025

South Africa 3.0 #12

Footsteps I had a huge event. I spent the night at Phumi's in Dunoon. Volunteers never go into Dunoon at night. Actually, people who live there generally don't either. This was a great opportunity to see the sun go down in the township. I also learn new things, and sometimes it means correcting a misconception I had. For instance, some white people live in Dunoon....

Footsteps I had a huge event. I spent the night at Phumi’s in Dunoon. Volunteers never go into Dunoon at night. Actually, people who live there generally don’t either. This was a great …

South Africa 3.0 #11A while ago, a gentleman from Zambia contacted me with a project he was working on. He was the frie...
11/17/2025

South Africa 3.0 #11

A while ago, a gentleman from Zambia contacted me with a project he was working on. He was the friend of one of the principals who had heard about the work we are doing. He reaches out every now and then, and I have to keep telling him I don't have any resources for him. Today, I got a message from someone in Uganda....

A while ago, a gentleman from Zambia contacted me with a project he was working on. He was the friend of one of the principals who had heard about the work we are doing. He reaches out every now an…

Your support at work. Your donations enabled Footsteps to get a new grass carpet for their play area. Phumi is extremely...
11/16/2025

Your support at work. Your donations enabled Footsteps to get a new grass carpet for their play area. Phumi is extremely excited because it has arrived in time for their graduation ceremony. Dumi is such a ham. The school year runs from January to December here, so graduation is around the corner. When the environment is clean and appealing, the parents are pleased....

Your support at work. Your donations enabled Footsteps to get a new grass carpet for their play area. Phumi is extremely excited because it has arrived in time for their graduation ceremony. Dumi i…

Nyakallo I've been thinking that I am quite lucky lately. This week, a couple of the Swedish volunteers were informed th...
11/14/2025

Nyakallo I've been thinking that I am quite lucky lately. This week, a couple of the Swedish volunteers were informed their visas to Tanzania were being revoked because they don't want anyone traveling there with all of the issues going on. August was not long ago when I was there, so I'm grateful for the timing. A girl on a horseback safari here in South Africa was attacked by a lion last week....

Nyakallo I’ve been thinking that I am quite lucky lately. This week, a couple of the Swedish volunteers were informed their visas to Tanzania were being revoked because they don’t want …

Back to work. I changed my schedule to go to a school that is really struggling. Remember I said once that the principal...
11/12/2025

Back to work. I changed my schedule to go to a school that is really struggling. Remember I said once that the principals ARE the schools? Well, she is struggling. She had to let a teacher go for hitting the children, and it was the straw that broke the camel's back. She said I can share her story with no names....

Back to work. I changed my schedule to go to a school that is really struggling. Remember I said once that the principals ARE the schools? Well, she is struggling. She had to let a teacher go for h…

Baboons get more airtime. They get a bad rap. With good reason, of course, but they get a bad rap. I remember the first ...
11/12/2025

Baboons get more airtime. They get a bad rap. With good reason, of course, but they get a bad rap. I remember the first time I was in South Africa, I saw a baboon squad- police dedicated to keeping baboons out of the towns. They shot paintball guns at them to keep them from going into the city. If they got into a house, they would literally destroy it....

Baboons get more airtime. They get a bad rap. With good reason, of course, but they get a bad rap. I remember the first time I was in South Africa, I saw a baboon squad- police dedicated to keeping…

Animals, lots of them. I had a challenging conversation tonight with a couple of my South African friends. They were con...
11/11/2025

Animals, lots of them. I had a challenging conversation tonight with a couple of my South African friends. They were concerned about the lion walk and how the animals may be exploited. I promised to do some research, but I definitely am hoping I might disagree. I certainly would not want to support something that is harmful... At any rate, the different drives/cruises we went on yielded lots of sightings of animals....

Animals, lots of them. I had a challenging conversation tonight with a couple of my South African friends. They were concerned about the lion walk and how the animals may be exploited. I promised t…

My tour took me to Botswana for two days. It was strange driving up to the border. I felt like it was a movie set where ...
11/11/2025

My tour took me to Botswana for two days. It was strange driving up to the border. I felt like it was a movie set where they show people deciding whether to cross or not. You just pass through the gate and wa la, you are in another country. Apparently, foot and mouth disease is a big issue. You must "wash" your shoes before crossing by stepping in a pan of water....

My tour took me to Botswana for two days. It was strange driving up to the border. I felt like it was a movie set where they show people deciding whether to cross or not. You just pass through the …

The Village Stores close before dark here. It's very dangerous to be out at night, but not because of crime but because ...
11/10/2025

The Village Stores close before dark here. It's very dangerous to be out at night, but not because of crime but because of the animals. We drove by a big gathering of cape buffalo one night, and I definitely would not want to be out with them. Wild animals and tours are super cool, but who the people are and where they really live is just as important to me....

The Village Stores close before dark here. It’s very dangerous to be out at night, but not because of crime but because of the animals. We drove by a big gathering of cape buffalo one night, …

Victoria Falls I haven't talked much about people I've met from around the world, but it has been the usual wide span of...
11/09/2025

Victoria Falls I haven't talked much about people I've met from around the world, but it has been the usual wide span of folks. The couple that I am on the tour with are from Sweden. They are both quite knowledgeable about all kinds of different things, which I thoroughly appreciate. The Australians I have met have also been delightful. The British man I met said he is also usually the only one who speaks only one language wherever he goes....

Victoria Falls I haven’t talked much about people I’ve met from around the world, but it has been the usual wide span of folks. The couple that I am on the tour with are from Sweden. Th…

Lions (no tigers, no bears) Today I went on a lion walk. People told me it was a crazy thing to do. Some guy in the airp...
11/08/2025

Lions (no tigers, no bears) Today I went on a lion walk. People told me it was a crazy thing to do. Some guy in the airport told me you aren't supposed to support places "like that," but I didn't understand the reasoning. So off I went. First things first. When you get my age, you always make sure you go to the bathroom when you have the opportunity....

Lions (no tigers, no bears) Today I went on a lion walk. People told me it was a crazy thing to do. Some guy in the airport told me you aren’t supposed to support places “like that,& #82…

Hippos Don't judge, but I took a 5-day vacation to travel to another country I haven't been to. I figure if I'm coming a...
11/07/2025

Hippos Don't judge, but I took a 5-day vacation to travel to another country I haven't been to. I figure if I'm coming all this way, I want to catch some new places. Hence, Zimbabwe. The day we arrived, it was 75 degrees, but it felt much hotter. I burned my feet walking around the pool, so I got my sandals....

Hippos Don’t judge, but I took a 5-day vacation to travel to another country I haven’t been to. I figure if I’m coming all this way, I want to catch some new places. Hence, Zimbab…

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Darcy Thiel

I’m Darcy Thiel. What people say they appreciate most about me is my genuine nature. I utilize my professional and personal experiences to increase my understanding and compassion to help others. My career has many faces, so let me tell you about a few.

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in NY State and am a couple and family therapist. As an Adult Planning Specialist and End of Life Doula, I take my experiences with my parents’ and husband's illnesses and passing to help others navigate the crazy, complicated medical world we live in.

This dovetails with the books I have written. Bitter and Sweet: A Family’s Journey with Cancer, the prequel to Life After Death, on This Side of Heaven is an honest and raw perspective on coping with the diagnosis and subsequent loss of Tim, my spouse. I have done extensive speaking on the above topics through live audiences, radio shows, and an occasional TV spot.

For more information, see my websites at www.marriageandfamilycounseling.net, www.babycooppublishing.com, or www.darcythiel.com.