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Living with a Life-Limiting Illness

For the person facing it, and the people beside them

This is different work, and it moves differently. If time is short, call directly — 250-213-9993.

Who this is for

People living with a diagnosis that has changed the shape of the future, and who want somewhere to put the fear, the anger, the unfinished business, or the questions that don’t have anywhere else to go.

Family members and partners — often the person doing the searching. Anticipatory grief is real grief, and caring for someone dying is its own kind of exhaustion.

People carrying a grief that has already happened and hasn’t settled.

Sarah’s own life has been shaped by the liminal space between living and dying: she cared for a medically complex child for many years. This is not unfamiliar territory.

Living in the liminal spaces of life and death.

Relevant training

TheraPsil — psilocybin-assisted therapy for end-of-life distress

End-of-Life Doula course

Therapeutic Touch, Levels 1 to 3 — often welcome when talking is too much or no longer possible

Getting in touch quickly

If circumstances are urgent, phone rather than book online. Sessions can happen at home or in hospital where that’s what’s needed.

If you need support right now Counselling isn't crisis care. If you're in distress, call or text 9-8-8 (Suicide Crisis Helpline, anywhere in Canada) or call 310-6789 (BC Mental Health Support Line, no area code, 24/7). In an emergency, call 9-1-1.

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