Full Circle of Living and Dying
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    • Donate Here
  • About us/Contact
    • Contact Us
    • Testimonials
    • Board of Directors >
      • Akhila Murphy, Founding Director, End-of-Life Doula, post-death care guide
      • Mary Good, End-of-Life Doula, Secretary of the Board
      • Julie Bottini, Treasurer
      • Vivian Hodges, End-of-life doula, Reiki Practitioner
      • Rosie Mariani, EOL Doula
      • Amanda Kenney, Death-Care Midwife, Board Director
      • Mary Jo Curtin, Board Director
    • FCLD Core Circle Volunteer Team >
      • Judy Lay, EOL Doula volunteer
      • Carolyn Seyler, Past President
      • Sushila Mertens, End-of-Life Doula >
        • Spotlight Sushila Mertens
      • Bonnie McKeegan, LCSW, Past Vice President Board Director
      • Donna Peizer, Past Treasurer
      • Jan Windz, NP PhD VP
      • Nancy Jacobsen, Past Treasurer
      • Nancy Parraz, Death Care Midwife
      • Martha Turner, Midwifery, Past President
      • Linda More, End-of-Life Doula, Past Board Director
      • Nandi Szabo, Co-Founder
      • Rebecca Sengolu
    • Advocates for end-of-life choices and death-care rights
    • FAQ
    • What is an End-of-Life Doula or Death Death Educator?
    • Sign up for Newsletter/send email
    • Pregnancy and Infant Loss >
      • Cuddle Cot 2021
      • Support group: Pregnancy and Infant Loss
    • Gallery
    • Donate Here
    • JOIN OUR TEAM
    • Our Education >
      • Our Final Passages Death Midwifery Training
      • Home Funeral Article by Jerrigrace Lyons
  • Home-based Funerals
    • Know your rights. Home death care is legal.
    • In-Home Death Care >
      • Sacred Death Care
    • Home Death Care in California Consumer Guide
    • What is "Lying in Honor?"
    • CALIFORNIA DEATH CERTIFICATE Instructions
    • Tattoo Preservation after Death
    • Symbolism of our LOGO
    • Donate Here
    • Pet Funeral >
      • Pet Euthanasia in the Home
    • Death Certificate Worksheet
    • Video: A Conversation about After Death Care
  • End-of-Life & Death Care Options
    • End-of-Life Care Options
    • Advance Directives, Dementia, Five Wishes
    • Resources for Medical Aid in Dying support
    • California End of Life Option Act (MAID)
    • Bereavement support, After Medical Aid in Dying see End of Life Choices, CA
    • Video Options for End-of-Life
    • End-of-Life Doula
    • Support in dealing with Suicide
    • Pregnancy and Infant Loss >
      • Support group: Pregnancy and Infant Loss
      • Cuddle Cot 2021
    • VSED, Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking >
      • VSED, Nurse Julie video
      • VSED: Resources/Links
    • Sacred Bridges, Local End-of-Life Caregivers
    • Remembrances
    • Contributions
  • Green Burial
    • History of Natural Green Burial, Cherokee Cemetery, Nevada County >
      • Green Burial Video from GBC
    • Exploring Cemeteries
    • Natural Organic Reduction -Composting Human Remains
    • Natural Organic Reduction Amigo Bob's story
    • Rules for Scattering Ashes
    • Find A Grave (website)
    • Aquamation: Water Cremation >
      • Desmond Tutu: Aquamation
    • Cremation- Not so Environmentally Friendly!
  • Events & News
    • What is a Wind Phone? by Susie Stonefield
    • A Sudden Goodbye by Karen Feiling
    • FCLD Newsletters Archive & Subscribe
    • Morning Altar April 2025
    • Legacy Letters Workshop March 2, 2025
    • Death Over Drafts Monthly, stay tuned!
    • Article: We Won our Lawsuit! 2024
    • June 26, 2024: Death Cafe March 27, 2024
    • The Art of Saying Good-bye April 27,2024: Pre-REGISTER Here
    • Upcoming Jun 2, Workshop "After the Last Breath"
    • Past Zoom Death Conversations Mar. 21, 2024
    • Past Class at Sierra College Feb. 21, 2024
    • Past November 19, 2023 Senior Nesting Options
    • Past Event October 19, 2023 Death Conversations- Breaking the silence
    • Past Event -September 24, 2023 Event: End-of-LIfe and After-death Care
    • PAST EVENT Sept. 12, 2023 : Natural Organic Reduction - Register
    • PAST EVENT Aug. 27, 2023 MAID & VSED Explained
    • 2023 News >
      • California EOL Doula Lawsuit/Institute for Justice >
        • Death Doulas C&C Article Nov. 2021
        • California Death Doulas Fight
        • LA TIMES Article about Lawsuit Aug. 2022
        • PODCAST and links -Lawsuit EOL Doulas vs CA State Funeral Bureau
        • Article: Death Doula Lawsuit Dec. 2021
    • Past presentations June 6, 2023 Educational Series: AS YOU WISH: Creating a Beautiful End-of-Life
    • Past Presentation, Dementia Directives
    • Past Workshop: In-Home After-death Care April 30, 2023
    • Past event May 18, 2023 Death Conversations Event
    • Past Educational Series March, 2023: AS YOU WISH: Creating a Beautiful End-of-Life
    • Past event Aquamation Presentation Jan. 18, 2023 link to recording
    • 2022 Past Events
    • Newsletters
    • KVMR Podcasts: Featuring End-of-LIfe Doulas
    • PUBLISHED ARTICLES >
      • Article from The Order of the Good Death
      • Article: California's End-of-LIfe Option Act
      • Article Amigo Bob -Natural Organic Reduction Human Composting
      • April 2020 Ventilators in times of COVID-19
      • Union Article Caring Cradle Sept 2019
      • Giving Back After Tragedy, September 2019 The Union
      • Article The Union May 2019 New nonprofit
      • Article The Union August 2019 HBO Documentary
      • Choosing When to Die
      • Home Funeral Visitation
    • PAST EVENTS 2019/20 >
      • Past Event Oct 7 & 8, 2020 Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss
    • 2018 Past Events
  • Resources
    • Alzheimer's The Conversation Project
    • Bereavement Support in Nevada County
    • Links and Resources
    • Advance Directives, Dementia, Covid-19, Five Wishes
    • Write a Good-bye Letter
    • LEGACY VIDEO Options for End-of-Life
    • MAiD/California End of Life Option Act + Update SB 380 >
      • Links for California's End-of-Life Option Act
    • Bereavement Support in Nevada County
    • Hospice of the Foothills, Nevada County
    • Senior Outreach Services, Nevada County
    • One Source Empowering Caregivers
    • American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying >
      • ACAMAID: Mixing medications
    • What is an Irish Wake?
    • Pregnancy and Infant Loss >
      • Cuddle Cot 2021
      • Union Article Caring Cradle 2019
    • Support group: Pregnancy and Infant Loss
    • End-of-Life Plan of Care
    • Pharmacy, Compounding
    • Body / Organ Donation
    • Threshold Choir
    • 5 Regrets of the Dying
    • People in the Death Trade & Training
    • Holding Space
  • FAQ
  • Help after Suicide death
  • Companions for Pregnancy Loss
    • Cuddle Cot 2021
  • Death Related YouTube
  • Beauty of EOL Study
  • Bardo, Buddhism and the Art of Dying
  • Accomplishments
  • Remembrance donation
  • Kids Sit Vigil with their Granny
  • Sharon's End-of-life days
  • Nearing Death Awareness
  • After-Death Care of my Mom by Akhiila Murphy
  • Archive Video FCLD Collective
  • A Remembrance Gathering for Mom?
  • Marina Bokelman Legacy
  • EOL Doulas fight for Rights
  • Rites and Rights, EOL Doulas 2024 Article
  • VSED, Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking
  • VSED, Nurse Julie video
  • Creating a Caring Circle Community
  • Altar Show 2023 Sushila Mertens
  • Event: The Art of Saying Goodbye
  • Taphophilia: Fascination with Cemeteries & Tombstones
  • At the Threshold: Dying & Beyond
  • Blog
  • Poems
  • Bereavement Support in Nevada County
  • Obituary Templates
  • LGBTQ+ Queer Community
  • Jan Windz & Debbie Denise Obituary
  • Article: Netherlands -Euthanasia is legal
  • Workshop: Grief Rituals March 7, 2026

Important Links to Death Related Services

Our Partners and Support in Death Care:

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Hospice of the Foothills is our region's largest hospice program and the area's leading provider of end-of-life care and information.
"Contact us. We Care."(530) 272-5739
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Links and Organizations

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Death Industry Partner of Full Circle Living & Dying Collective: Nevada Cemetery District - Offering Green Burial at Cherokee Cemetery, Rough & Ready Cemetery and Coming soon to  Red Dog Cemetery
www.nevadacemeterydistrict.com/
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Compassionate Care for Generations
​ Call 530.265.2429

459 Hollow Way ,Nevada City, CA 95959
Open Monday through Saturday
Available 24 hours a day by phone.

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Chapel of the Angels Mortuary under the guidance of Kari Murray supports home funerals, green burial and provides compassionate mortuary care. 
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(530)273-2446
​www.chapeloftheangels.com/
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ENDORSED BY FULL CIRCLE of LIVING and DYING
Compassion & Choices End of Life Care Guides,Tool Kits, Worksheets
https://www.compassionandchoices.org/plan-your-care/
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Green Burial Council -  Mission: To inspire and advocate for environmentally sustainable, natural death care through education and certification   http://greenburialcouncil.org/
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​MY WONDERFUL LIFE.COM - Website to Document your Wishes - Plan your funeral/memorial, write obituary, upload photos...

My wonderful LIfe.com
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BETTER PLACE FOREST- CREMATION ONLY SCATTERING​

betterplaceforests.com/mendocino-forest/
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Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep -  
Mission:  To introduce remembrance photography to parents suffering the loss of a baby with a free gift of professional portraiture.
 https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/
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The Conversation Project: The Conversation Starter Kit is a useful tool to help you have the conversation with a family member, friend, or other loved one about your – or their – wishes regarding end-of-life care.  theconversationproject.org/starter-kits/
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California Advance Directive: 

Advance Health Care Directive Form - Attorney General.  A fillable online form
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"Be a Tree; the Natural Burial Guide for Turning Yourself into a Forest"by C.A.Beal 
​The Ultimate guide for Back to the Land Movement

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Forget Coffins – Organic Burial Pods Will Turn Your Loved Loved Ones Into Trees   www.boredpanda.com/biodegradable-burial-pod-memory-forest-capsula-mundi/
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Mushroom Death Suit
https://www.everplans.com/articles/green-burial-the-mushroom-death-suit​
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Bereaved Employee Returning to Work - What to Know:
americanhospice.org/the-bereaved-employee-returning-to-work/
​The information provided using this web site is only intended to be general summary information to the public. It is not intended to take the place of either the written law or regulations. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
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  • Home
    • Donate Here
  • About us/Contact
    • Contact Us
    • Testimonials
    • Board of Directors >
      • Akhila Murphy, Founding Director, End-of-Life Doula, post-death care guide
      • Mary Good, End-of-Life Doula, Secretary of the Board
      • Julie Bottini, Treasurer
      • Vivian Hodges, End-of-life doula, Reiki Practitioner
      • Rosie Mariani, EOL Doula
      • Amanda Kenney, Death-Care Midwife, Board Director
      • Mary Jo Curtin, Board Director
    • FCLD Core Circle Volunteer Team >
      • Judy Lay, EOL Doula volunteer
      • Carolyn Seyler, Past President
      • Sushila Mertens, End-of-Life Doula >
        • Spotlight Sushila Mertens
      • Bonnie McKeegan, LCSW, Past Vice President Board Director
      • Donna Peizer, Past Treasurer
      • Jan Windz, NP PhD VP
      • Nancy Jacobsen, Past Treasurer
      • Nancy Parraz, Death Care Midwife
      • Martha Turner, Midwifery, Past President
      • Linda More, End-of-Life Doula, Past Board Director
      • Nandi Szabo, Co-Founder
      • Rebecca Sengolu
    • Advocates for end-of-life choices and death-care rights
    • FAQ
    • What is an End-of-Life Doula or Death Death Educator?
    • Sign up for Newsletter/send email
    • Pregnancy and Infant Loss >
      • Cuddle Cot 2021
      • Support group: Pregnancy and Infant Loss
    • Gallery
    • Donate Here
    • JOIN OUR TEAM
    • Our Education >
      • Our Final Passages Death Midwifery Training
      • Home Funeral Article by Jerrigrace Lyons
  • Home-based Funerals
    • Know your rights. Home death care is legal.
    • In-Home Death Care >
      • Sacred Death Care
    • Home Death Care in California Consumer Guide
    • What is "Lying in Honor?"
    • CALIFORNIA DEATH CERTIFICATE Instructions
    • Tattoo Preservation after Death
    • Symbolism of our LOGO
    • Donate Here
    • Pet Funeral >
      • Pet Euthanasia in the Home
    • Death Certificate Worksheet
    • Video: A Conversation about After Death Care
  • End-of-Life & Death Care Options
    • End-of-Life Care Options
    • Advance Directives, Dementia, Five Wishes
    • Resources for Medical Aid in Dying support
    • California End of Life Option Act (MAID)
    • Bereavement support, After Medical Aid in Dying see End of Life Choices, CA
    • Video Options for End-of-Life
    • End-of-Life Doula
    • Support in dealing with Suicide
    • Pregnancy and Infant Loss >
      • Support group: Pregnancy and Infant Loss
      • Cuddle Cot 2021
    • VSED, Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking >
      • VSED, Nurse Julie video
      • VSED: Resources/Links
    • Sacred Bridges, Local End-of-Life Caregivers
    • Remembrances
    • Contributions
  • Green Burial
    • History of Natural Green Burial, Cherokee Cemetery, Nevada County >
      • Green Burial Video from GBC
    • Exploring Cemeteries
    • Natural Organic Reduction -Composting Human Remains
    • Natural Organic Reduction Amigo Bob's story
    • Rules for Scattering Ashes
    • Find A Grave (website)
    • Aquamation: Water Cremation >
      • Desmond Tutu: Aquamation
    • Cremation- Not so Environmentally Friendly!
  • Events & News
    • What is a Wind Phone? by Susie Stonefield
    • A Sudden Goodbye by Karen Feiling
    • FCLD Newsletters Archive & Subscribe
    • Morning Altar April 2025
    • Legacy Letters Workshop March 2, 2025
    • Death Over Drafts Monthly, stay tuned!
    • Article: We Won our Lawsuit! 2024
    • June 26, 2024: Death Cafe March 27, 2024
    • The Art of Saying Good-bye April 27,2024: Pre-REGISTER Here
    • Upcoming Jun 2, Workshop "After the Last Breath"
    • Past Zoom Death Conversations Mar. 21, 2024
    • Past Class at Sierra College Feb. 21, 2024
    • Past November 19, 2023 Senior Nesting Options
    • Past Event October 19, 2023 Death Conversations- Breaking the silence
    • Past Event -September 24, 2023 Event: End-of-LIfe and After-death Care
    • PAST EVENT Sept. 12, 2023 : Natural Organic Reduction - Register
    • PAST EVENT Aug. 27, 2023 MAID & VSED Explained
    • 2023 News >
      • California EOL Doula Lawsuit/Institute for Justice >
        • Death Doulas C&C Article Nov. 2021
        • California Death Doulas Fight
        • LA TIMES Article about Lawsuit Aug. 2022
        • PODCAST and links -Lawsuit EOL Doulas vs CA State Funeral Bureau
        • Article: Death Doula Lawsuit Dec. 2021
    • Past presentations June 6, 2023 Educational Series: AS YOU WISH: Creating a Beautiful End-of-Life
    • Past Presentation, Dementia Directives
    • Past Workshop: In-Home After-death Care April 30, 2023
    • Past event May 18, 2023 Death Conversations Event
    • Past Educational Series March, 2023: AS YOU WISH: Creating a Beautiful End-of-Life
    • Past event Aquamation Presentation Jan. 18, 2023 link to recording
    • 2022 Past Events
    • Newsletters
    • KVMR Podcasts: Featuring End-of-LIfe Doulas
    • PUBLISHED ARTICLES >
      • Article from The Order of the Good Death
      • Article: California's End-of-LIfe Option Act
      • Article Amigo Bob -Natural Organic Reduction Human Composting
      • April 2020 Ventilators in times of COVID-19
      • Union Article Caring Cradle Sept 2019
      • Giving Back After Tragedy, September 2019 The Union
      • Article The Union May 2019 New nonprofit
      • Article The Union August 2019 HBO Documentary
      • Choosing When to Die
      • Home Funeral Visitation
    • PAST EVENTS 2019/20 >
      • Past Event Oct 7 & 8, 2020 Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss
    • 2018 Past Events
  • Resources
    • Alzheimer's The Conversation Project
    • Bereavement Support in Nevada County
    • Links and Resources
    • Advance Directives, Dementia, Covid-19, Five Wishes
    • Write a Good-bye Letter
    • LEGACY VIDEO Options for End-of-Life
    • MAiD/California End of Life Option Act + Update SB 380 >
      • Links for California's End-of-Life Option Act
    • Bereavement Support in Nevada County
    • Hospice of the Foothills, Nevada County
    • Senior Outreach Services, Nevada County
    • One Source Empowering Caregivers
    • American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying >
      • ACAMAID: Mixing medications
    • What is an Irish Wake?
    • Pregnancy and Infant Loss >
      • Cuddle Cot 2021
      • Union Article Caring Cradle 2019
    • Support group: Pregnancy and Infant Loss
    • End-of-Life Plan of Care
    • Pharmacy, Compounding
    • Body / Organ Donation
    • Threshold Choir
    • 5 Regrets of the Dying
    • People in the Death Trade & Training
    • Holding Space
  • FAQ
  • Help after Suicide death
  • Companions for Pregnancy Loss
    • Cuddle Cot 2021
  • Death Related YouTube
  • Beauty of EOL Study
  • Bardo, Buddhism and the Art of Dying
  • Accomplishments
  • Remembrance donation
  • Kids Sit Vigil with their Granny
  • Sharon's End-of-life days
  • Nearing Death Awareness
  • After-Death Care of my Mom by Akhiila Murphy
  • Archive Video FCLD Collective
  • A Remembrance Gathering for Mom?
  • Marina Bokelman Legacy
  • EOL Doulas fight for Rights
  • Rites and Rights, EOL Doulas 2024 Article
  • VSED, Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking
  • VSED, Nurse Julie video
  • Creating a Caring Circle Community
  • Altar Show 2023 Sushila Mertens
  • Event: The Art of Saying Goodbye
  • Taphophilia: Fascination with Cemeteries & Tombstones
  • At the Threshold: Dying & Beyond
  • Blog
  • Poems
  • Bereavement Support in Nevada County
  • Obituary Templates
  • LGBTQ+ Queer Community
  • Jan Windz & Debbie Denise Obituary
  • Article: Netherlands -Euthanasia is legal
  • Workshop: Grief Rituals March 7, 2026