free class
MAiD
understand MAiD. Support end-of-life autonomy. come closer to love.
A 30-Minute Live Presentation
Co-led by Lauren Carroll & KATIE SUE VAN valkenburg
february 19 at 12pm MT
Medical Aid in Dying is a compassionate end-of-life option that honors individual choice and affirms ones inherent wisdom about their own death. It’s an opportunity to recognize that suffering and dignity can coexist - that within the painful reality of terminal illness, there can also exist a final act of self-determination. It’s a way to come closer to love through radical acceptance of each persons unique relationship with death.
If you’ve ever wondered…
What is Medical Aid in Dying?
Is Medical Aid in Dying safe?
What is in MAiD medication?
How much does MAiD cost?
Why choose Medical Aid in Dying?
Who is eligible for Medical Aid in Dying?
Who supports Medical Aid in Dying?
What safeguards are in place?
…then this class is for you
Your teachers
Katie Sue
Katie Sue Van Valkenburg is a Medical Social Worker and the Program Coordinator for Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) for Denver Health. Her passion lies in providing dignified deaths to all, and meeting clients where they are emotionally and physically. She has developed dignified death programs for skilled nursing facilities and protocols for hospices to better support patients/families/staff involved in the MAiD process.
Lauren
Lauren Carroll, co-founder of La Mort, is a Death Educator & Holistic Funeral Director who is passionate about weaving community and family back into the death space. Her work centers around re-aligning our culture with Mother Earth and helping humans remember how to love one another. She is a former board member for the National Home Funeral Alliance and co-founded The Deathwives. She lives on an urban farm at the base of a mountain where she tends to her animals, raises her two children, and dances around bonfires on the full moon with friends while listening to Nick Cave.
understand MAiD. Support end-of-life autonomy. come closer to love.
Join Colorado MAiD Coordinator Katie Sue and Death Educator Lauren Carroll as they candidly answer the most common MAiD questions. This is a 30-minute, free presentation for death doulas and anyone else wanting to learn more about MAiD. We can’t wait to see you there.
30 MINUTE LIVE PRESENTATION
february 19 at 12pm MT
Our Teaching / Learning / Creating Style at La Mort
We leave behind the polished, gate-keepy approach to education. We teach in ways that carry story and experience. We listen. We laugh (a lot). We go off-script sometimes. We cry (with you)(for those you’ve loved)(for those we’ve loved). We like science and studies and logical frameworks, but also mysticism and poetry and all that stuff. We really love to honor history and those who came before. We move through some serious curricula, but don’t take anything too seriously. We dedicate ourselves to seeing you, and want you to feel seen. We deeply honor our intuition and yours. We lead with integrity (always). And we welcome the odd-balls and misfits, because it takes one to know one.