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Justin Higginbottom/JPRBirth doulas who help mothers through delivery are well known. But there鈥檚 a growing movement of end-of-life or death doulas. They can be especially helpful for isolated, older residents in rural areas. -
Sophia Prince JPR NewsA cemetery often evokes images of mahogany coffins, ornate headstones and embalmed bodies. That鈥檚 not the case for The Forest Conservation Burial Ground, the first burial ground in Oregon that is completely dedicated to green burials. JPR's Sophia Prince recently took a tour ...
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It's become something of dogma that grief will follow a standard trajectory: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. But it's entirely鈥� -
An organic farm outside Ashland plans to open the Oregon鈥檚 first modern natural burial ground this spring.The Willow-Witt Ranch grows vegetables for local鈥� -
Will you hear music when you die? Forget the after-life implications, that's an Earth-bound question. And the answer is yes, if you want it. 老夫子传媒鈥� -
Have you thought much about what will happen to your body when you die? In this time of increasing interest in green burials, there are alternatives to鈥� -
We don't have to like death, but we do have to accept it. Any life will include some grief, and that's why WinterSpring exists. The Medford-based鈥� -
We don't like to think about death. And that's a problem when the event approaches and we've made no plans. It takes some advance thinking to stay healthy鈥� -
Even the happiest life can end in a hospital bed, lit by fluorescent lights. Which is not how most people say they would like to go. So speak up now, says鈥� -
It gives some people great comfort to think that they will see their long-gone loved ones again, in another place. Michael Shermer is not inclined to鈥� -
Reading all the books about handling death and grief may not prepare people for tending to a person in their final days. Ashland authors Katie Ortlip and鈥� -
Most of us will not meet a funeral director until someone we know and love has already died.It does not have to be that way, and organizations like the鈥� -
You're familiar with the role of a midwife: assist mothers-to-be with bringing their children into the world. But the ancient role of midwife has been鈥� -
We all lose someone to death sometime. That knowledge does not really help with the grief, though. Words of comfort can... the kind that Ashland's Susanne鈥�
