Dianne Gray, End of Life & Grief Doula
My life is dedicated to helping seriously ill, dying and grieving people around the world live as fully as possible until their very last breath.
Dying and grieving are personal (not just medical) journeys. I'm enormously thankful for the work of Dr. Kübler-Ross, who informed my decade-long hospice and palliative care experience with my healthy daughter, Christina and son, Austin, who died at age 14 from a rare, degenerative neurological syndrome.
I am a/an:
- Certified Death Doula
- Grief Mentor
- End of Life & Grief Education Content Producer
- Film Producer
- Researcher
- On-camera Host
- Award-winning Author
- Global Keynote Speaker
- Founder, Austin’s Kitchen Garden at Cura Orphanage, Kenya
- Adventure, Nature & Animal Lover
Givebacks:
- Global Ambassador, International Children’s & Palliative Care Network @icpcn
- Former President / Current Board, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Foundation @elisabethkublerrossfoundation
- Content Curator, Choose Love Movement @chooselovemovement
You can follow me at:
- Instagram / @diannebgray
- Twitter / @diannebgray
- Facebook / @diannegrayhospice
I can speak on these topics:
(all available for CE credits)
- The Power of Choice: A Key Component to Building Resilience While Coping with Loss
- Building Bridges, Not Walls Through Enhanced Communication With Patients & Families
- Talking About Death is Talking About Life: Using Research, Media & Technology to Lower Barriers to Care
- Contemporary Media & End of Life Care: Who’s Really Teaching Our Patients about Death?
- Keys to Improving Communication with Patients & Families in End of Life
- Pediatric Palliative Care: Here’s What You Said, Here’s What I Heard
- Facts & Fallacies of the EKR’s Five Stages: Why knowing the difference is important to you & your patients
- Hope, Resilience and the Extraordinary Value of Living a Meaningful VS Happy Life
- Compassionate Communication & Active Listening: Global Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Foundation Coursework
- Compassionate Bereavement Approaches: Choice, Connection & Your Unique Journey / Global Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Foundation Coursework
- Active Listening & Compassionate Communication
- More upon request
About
I created Hospice and Healthcare Communications to right the wrongs and further the things that I see going well for seriously ill patients, the dying and the grieving. Even before my son Austin was born and died at the age of 14 due to a rare, neurodegenerative disease, I had had years of education and experience working with other families who faced end of life decision-making. What I had seen happen to them, happened to us.
Dianne, I'm so grateful I found you right at the time when my father suddenly became ill and was taken to the hospital. It was right after Maria’s mom’s passing when she talked for the first time on her show. I did not know anything about grief specialists! So God brought you to my life when I needed you the most, and I see it as a blessing for me and my family.
AK
“Working with Dianne is a distinct pleasure; she simply works to make things happen and to tailor the engagement experience to the unique needs of the organization. She's responsive, intuitive and genuinely cares."
Jennifer Hale, RN BS CHPN
State Executive, Georgia Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
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