Being a Soul Midwife
As we get older, death inevitably becomes a more common feature of our lives. Last month, we interviewed Poppy Mardell – founder of Poppy’s, a funeral business in South London. She was a huge inspiration and opened our eyes to how beautiful working in the world of death can be.
This month, we are delighted to have one of our members, Dionne Henry, come and talk to us about her role as a Soul Midwife: supporting the safe delivery of a client towards their death.
Dionne will share her perspectives on:
The good things about working in this sector
The eye-opening things to consider
Alternative approaches to death and opportunities to work in the field (such as Death Doula, Celebrant, Funeral Director)
What training/qualifications you might need to consider
The qualities and strengths you need
Bio:
Dionne Henry is a Felicity Warner trained Soul Midwife Practitioner. She is a compassionate companion to support people through the process of dying. Dionne is a former psychiatric social worker (still registered). Dionne came into the profession of soul midwifery as a result of a long personal and professional journey, having (like many others) experienced the death of friends and close relatives. Dionne’s inspiration to do this work came from hearing about soul midwifery during a conference at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London in 2017. Following her intuition, she trained, qualified, and began offering her time as a volunteer support worker in the community, to sit with those who were receiving end of life care.