Michigan Deathcare Collaborative

Michigan Deathcare Collaborative Empowering our region in community-based and holistic care of our dead, dying, and grieving.

Visit our website (www.mideathcare.com) to join our growing network and to learn about death, dying, and grief in Michigan

You don't want to miss this one! ✨🐈‍⬛🐕We're excited to learn from Angela ( ) on Wednesday, November 19th. Can't make it ...
10/31/2025

You don't want to miss this one! ✨🐈‍⬛🐕

We're excited to learn from Angela ( ) on Wednesday, November 19th. Can't make it on the 19th? Sign up and you'll have access to the recording to view at your convenience!

Angela Shook is an end-of-life doula, companion animal doula and the Past President of the National End-of-Life-Doula Alliance (NEDA). She is an instructor for the doula programs at the University of Vermont and offers multiple end-of-life educational workshops and grief support groups. She is a veterinary doula with Pet Well Mobile Vet where she assists with euthanasia and the end-of-life care and support of companion animals. Angela has received the Animal Hospice Advocate Certificate from the International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care (IAAHPC). She is a certified Pet Loss Grief Specialist through the Association of Pet Loss and Bereavement. She is also the owner of Dragonfly End-of-Life Services where she provides guidance and support to the dying and those who love them across the globe. Angela and her doula work have been featured in Time Magazine, The New York Times, Well + Good Magazine and several podcasts including End-of-Life University, Best Life Best Death and Wolfie's Wish. She is the co-author of The Doula Tool Kit: The Complete Practical Guide for End-of-Life Doulas and Caregivers. She is currently working on her next book Hearts Unleashed, a guidebook to support pet caregivers through their companion animals' end-of-life journeys.

All are welcome, donated-based! No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Registration required in order to get the meeting link. Sign up in our bio!

We have a busy end of the month planned!  Consider joining us for one of the following events.                          ...
09/18/2025

We have a busy end of the month planned! Consider joining us for one of the following events.

Our Speaker Series is shifting! Sign up for our recording or join live!We'll now meet on the 4th Wednesday of each month...
09/08/2025

Our Speaker Series is shifting! Sign up for our recording or join live!

We'll now meet on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 6pm 🗓️⏰

We know weekdays can be tricky- that's why if you sign up, you'll automatically get the recording. Join live for Q&A if you can, but no worries if you can't! We are aiming to get the recording out one week after the live session!

Our next speaker will be ! Toula is an experienced death worker specializing in perinatal and pediatric support for serious illness, end-of-life and after deathcare. Her work and advocacy emphasizes the power of education, community, and collaboration. Toula is committed to raising awareness of intuitive presence and its impact on cultural change in the tapestry of innovation and creating brave spaces and equitable access to service. ♥️🌿

All are welcome, donation-based! No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Registration required in order to get the zoom link. Sign up in our bio!

Join us on August 28th as we learn from Tony Mayotte, Executive Director of Jeremiah Commons. Jeremiah Commons is a 501c...
08/12/2025

Join us on August 28th as we learn from Tony Mayotte, Executive Director of Jeremiah Commons. Jeremiah Commons is a 501c3 non-profit, an early conservation cemetery and land commons effort in south-central Michigan. We are so excited to learn and share more about this community based and sustainable end of life option ♥️🌿

All are welcome, donation-based! No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Registration required in order to get the zoom link. Sign up in our bio!

We’ll be in downtown Ann Arbor tomorrow!  Catch us near the corner of Main and Liberty from noon til at least 6 pm!  We ...
08/01/2025

We’ll be in downtown Ann Arbor tomorrow! Catch us near the corner of Main and Liberty from noon til at least 6 pm! We will be set up alongside Compassion & Choices and will have a wealth of information and resources.

We will have some fun interactive activities too!

🎁 Enter to win a gift basket filled with community deathcare goods

⚰️ Have you ever thought about what song you’d want blasted at your funeral? Add it to our growing community playlist!

📍Check out our interactive electronic map of natural burial grounds around Michigan!

🫧 Try blowing bubbles with a wand made from coffin scraps (yes really!)

We hope to see you there!

Catch us in Grand Rapids this Saturday .peninsula for a beautiful festival that weaves together art and conservation.  W...
07/24/2025

Catch us in Grand Rapids this Saturday .peninsula for a beautiful festival that weaves together art and conservation. We’ll be set up along Front Avenue with information about little known but more sustainable end-of-life options already available in Michigan. Practices like natural burial, utilizing an end-of-life doula, opting for a home funeral, or making your own burial vessel are just a few of many already available options. We’ll have a wealth of local information and resources to share about these choices and so much more.

We’ll even have a few quirky but fun interactive activities you can participate in as well! Also, consider bringing along an old shirt (natural fiber works best!) to DIY blockprint the nature-centric logo or other ecology-themed designs on. Hope to see you there!

What a lovely weekend at Earthcraft Skill Share.
07/15/2025

What a lovely weekend at Earthcraft Skill Share.

Join us for the second Zoom in our Speaker Series! Featuring Peter and Amanda of  - makers of all wood caskets that doub...
07/02/2025

Join us for the second Zoom in our Speaker Series! Featuring Peter and Amanda of - makers of all wood caskets that double as practical, beautiful bookcases and chests.

All are welcome, donation-based! No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Registration required in order to get the zoom link. Sign up in our bio!

Last call!  We'll be sending out a link to the recording of last night's wonderful discussion with Ashley Inclima soon. ...
06/27/2025

Last call! We'll be sending out a link to the recording of last night's wonderful discussion with Ashley Inclima soon. If you missed the live version and would like a recording, please register at the link below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIUMFViTh6oFCmVHD6iuKsBhXdJqP84ctJ0teFNAtQOSUyEQ/viewform?usp=header

Join us as we kick off our Speaker Series with Ashley Inclima, Founder of !

All are welcome, donation-based! No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

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Join us as we kick off our Speaker Series with Ashley Inclima, Founder of ! All are welcome, donation-based! No one will...
06/11/2025

Join us as we kick off our Speaker Series with Ashley Inclima, Founder of !

All are welcome, donation-based! No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Registration required in order to get the zoom link! Sign up in our bio!

Our Speaker Series kicks off June 26! 🎉 Join us on the 4th Thursday of each month for informal, inspiring conversations ...
06/09/2025

Our Speaker Series kicks off June 26! 🎉 Join us on the 4th Thursday of each month for informal, inspiring conversations with folks working across Michigan's alternative deathcare landscape.

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