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The Good Death

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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.

© Suzanne B. O’Brien 2025 (P) Hachette Audio 2025

Author Suzanne B. O'Brien
Narrator Suzanne B. O'Brien
Duration 7 hours and 8 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781529969535
Format Audiobook
Publisher Ebury Publishing
Genre Coping with death and bereavement, Home nursing and caring, Relationships and families: advice and issues
Availability AU, GB, IE

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