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Death, Dying, Grief & Care, Reimagined

A thoughtful, death-positive space for the conversations that shape how we live, die, grieve, and care.

Our Latest · Autumn 2026 · Issue 3

The Work of the Living

Featured Conversation DEAD Talks Host

David Ferrugio

“The Future I Grieved as a Child”

DEAD Talks host and author David Ferrugio joins Death Doula Magazine for a candid conversation about growing up with loss, how grief changes over time, humor, memory, and making room for the life that continues alongside it.

Death Doula Magazine Autumn 2026 Issue 3 cover featuring DEAD Talks host David Ferrugio
About Death Doula Magazine

A magazine for people willing to talk about what matters.

Death Doula Magazine brings together lived experience, professional insight, practical guidance, and honest conversation about death, dying, grief, bereavement, caregiving, hospice, end-of-life care, and the growing work of death doulas.

Autumn still life reflecting grief, memory, and the work of carrying on
Stories for the work of living, dying, grieving, and caring.

Created for death doulas, caregivers, hospice and palliative-care communities, grieving people, and anyone curious about mortality and end-of-life care, the magazine makes room for complexity without losing warmth, curiosity, or humanity.

Stories & lived experiencePersonal essays and reflections on grief, caregiving, memory, legacy, loss, and the many ways people carry on.
Conversations & perspectivesInterviews and thoughtful perspectives from death doulas, caregivers, practitioners, and others reshaping how we speak about mortality.
Practical supportGrounded resources, rituals, and guidance for the real work that surrounds dying, death, and bereavement.
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Death Doula Magazine is published by the International End-of-Life Care Association (IEOLCA).