The Death Midwife

08/25/2026

Here's your change to attend a deep-dive workshop with incredible teachers before the Mycelium Mysteries Conference weekend.

06/19/2026

It's not always the elderly. 💔

05/26/2026

Catch me while you can! We're back in northern Illinois in June!

We believe there are alternatives to the traditional approaches toward death and dying. We think you should know about them. 

05/26/2026

Because a Death Midwife knows the ways of death are infinite, and grief comes in many forms.
Prayer for Miscarriage
Mother of Life,
Mother of Death,
There is a spirit who was unable to complete the building of their Earth home, their body temple.
For them, the gates of life and death are just an archway in their dancing ground.
They have danced their way back to you.
Their passage was easy
but mine has been hard.
I nurtured them in my body;
I wanted to hold their living flesh and feel their soft breath and their heartbeat.
I would have fed them from my breasts.
I would have cared for them
and watched their first steps
and listened for their voice.
No other child that may come to me will ever be what they would have been.
Nothing, nobody, will ever replace them.
Whatever healing I may find,
this loss will always be a part of me.
I will never forget
I will feel no guilt for never getting over this loss.
Bless my womb, which has the power to create life and death.
Bless my arms that would have embraced this little body.
Bless my hands
that would have lifted them.
Bless my heart that grieves.
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And to you - Dear Mother of Loss,
Ride the flow. Grieve. Grieve and mourn - mourn the loss of all the things connected to this, the hopes ad dreams, the disappointment. Don’t let anyone try to minimize this or take it from you or guilt you into thinking you are overreacting, or that your grief is going on too long. This loss is now part of you, part of the fabric of your being, woven into the very tapestry of who you are. Talk to the little one if you need to. Plant a tree in their honor - (or a house plant!) something you can visit and commune with whenever your heart hurts. Hold a doll, do some self care - mani-pedi, massage, bubble bath…
Love transcends the veil. Bring love down though your heart chakra and allow your grief to flow into the Earth. It is a measure of comfort, not a cure.
~Angie
March 2014
Art by JlynnTaylor

05/25/2026

There are reasons to become educated, to gather emotional, spiritual and practical tools for yourself and others before you are forced to come face to face with it. I'm Angie Buchanan and I'm not just one more teacher - I'm one of the original educators of Death Midwifery. I've been training Death Midwives since 2011, over 1000 of them. I only train in-person because people who are preparing for their final rite of passage deserve your personal time and attention.
You don’t need aesthetic feeds, and thousands of followers when all you’re distributing is generic, parroted, advice. What you want to look for in an educator is someone who has actually lived, maybe raised children, buried parents, and held the hands of dozens as they've made their final passage - not medical professionals, not funeral industry folks, not academia. Death Midwives who flow between all of them. Come, join me in Illinois.
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05/12/2026

Welcome to all of the new followers. We're glad to have you here. Please be sure to check out upcoming trainings. Sign up for our newsletter while you're there. You can take the training anywhere in the country that you'd like, your information will be tailored to the state you register from. Also, stay tuned for important information and announcements about Medical Assistance in Dying, (MAID) as it makes its way in front of legislators across the country.

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05/04/2026

We'll be in northern Illinois in June. The information in this training is good for anyone, anywhere in the country. We will provide you with state specific materials based on whatever state you register from. I hope you'll join us!

We believe there are alternatives to the traditional approaches toward death and dying. We think you should know about them. 

05/04/2026

Getting ready for the first steering committee meeting for WELO (Wisconsin End of Life Options).
I'll be helping to educate Wisconsinites about the Death With Dignity/M.A.I.D. (Medical Assistance in Dying) bill that is up for introduction and discussion by Wisconsin Senators and Assembly Members in 2027, and advocating for its passage. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions about this topic. Stay tuned for more information about how you can help!
Art by Marcia Good

05/04/2026

As more and more states are contemplating MAID legislation, I wanted to share this link. VSED is already legal in all 50 states however, not everyone choosing to use this method can qualify for hospice care since they may not fall under the 6 month terminal diagnosis. This means they can stop eating and drinking but they can't receive palliative medications to help ease the process. Some advocates fear that VSED will soon be deemed illegal in some states as there is currently some pushback about it. The link is an example of the pushback. It is for a book that talks about the VSED choice and process, but it has been BANNED from Amazon. This is the first I am hearing of Amazon banning books! I find that very disturbing.

UPDATE JANUARY 22, 2026: The VSED Handbook is available in paperback on Barnes & Noble, bookshop.org, and via special order from independent bookstores under a new ISBN: 979-8994556900. E-book …

05/01/2026

Things are changing. We’re doing what we were meant to do.