Exploring End of Life Options
Medical Aid in Dying & Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking
Co-taught by Eric Rooney (something about his experience with maid & vsed)
& Lauren Carroll
July 22 from 6-8pm MT
Recording available
COST: $99
Or, FREE with Membership
Our relationships with death are as unique as our relationships with life.
The range of options available to us at the end of life support our individual choices, affirm our inherent wisdom about our own deaths, and allow us final acts of self-determination (should we choose). Through radical acceptance of our autonomy - in death as in life - we come closer to love.
This two-hour interactive Zoom workshop offers a compassionate and comprehensive introduction to Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) and Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) — two distinct, legal end-of-life options available to some individuals.
Designed for beginners, this class will blend education, personal storytelling, breakout group dialogue, and legal review to equip participants with a clear understanding of these options and the ethical, emotional, and practical considerations surrounding them.
Join us to gain:
A clear understanding of MAiD and VSED
Knowledge of current laws in the U.S., Canada, and Switzerland
Insight into the professional care roles of hospice, palliative care, and death doulas
Reflection tools to support end-of-life planning
A resource guide for deeper exploration and community support
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For death doulas, chaplains, hospice workers, family caregivers, those supporting someone at the end of life, and anyone interested in planning for a good death.
Whether you’re a curious learner, an activist, an advocate, or someone interfacing with (or planning to interface with) MAiD or VSED, this class will support you in understanding these important end of life options – and more largely, bring you toward a more holistic relationship with dignity at the end of life.
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Support End-of-Life Autonomy. Come Closer to Love.
This is a 2 hour workshop designed for beginners, co-taught by Eric Rooney and Lauren Carroll. Participants will build an understanding of MAiD & VSED, the legal implications of each option, and ethical, emotional, and practical considerations surrounding them.
July 22 from 6-8pm MT
COST: $99
Or, FREE with Membership
Eric
Your teacher
Here’s Erics bio
Lauren
Your teacher
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.
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.