Doula Diary

There are so many ways we are still connected to the people we love who have died. Connection does not end because someone is no longer here the way they once were.

Tomorrow isn’t promised, but the conversations we avoid can become one of the greatest gifts we leave behind. This heartfelt blog explores advance care planning, end-of-life wishes, and how speaking up now can spare loved ones confusion, stress, and painful guesswork later. Learn how to begin these tender conversations with more clarity, courage, and love, before a crisis forces the moment.

Every September, I'm reminded that joy and grief aren't mutually exclusive - they coexist in a delicate balance.

Three years ago, my father, Frank J. Rizzo III, died. As the world was reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, our family said "so long" to our patriarch. Due to the overwhelming circumstances, we never formally published an obituary. However, his memory is far too precious to leave unacknowledged. Now, three years later, we have an obituary . It's a way to share his story with the world. He lived a life. He was a good man, kind, generous, warm, honest, loving, forgiving, stubbor