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Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

Note-keeper, list-maker, facilitator, reader, listener, scientist.
PhD.
End of life doula.
Talk.Listen.Connect.
Living with Mom's cancer.
I'm not dead yet.
https://doulala.carrd.co
* All photographs are my own, except where I have re-posted*

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Lesley Beeton @shacklefordlb.bsky.social · May 30

#doulala #deathpositive

Word cloud for end of life doula, tender conversations.

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

On this UK budget day, spare a thought for the children of the Peace and Learning Centre Nursery School in Parabongo, northern Uganda.

A poem called 'Poverty'. #Uganda #education #poverty

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Poetry corner

from the Peace and Learning Centre Nursery School, Parabongo, Uganda

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November 26, 2025 at 9:27 AM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

#silentsunday #artgallery #woking

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November 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

#silentsunday

Remembrance Sunday, Shackleford War Memorial

November 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

Alongside my post on Substack, a personal note on my blog. livingwithmomscancer.blogspot.com/2025/11/look... #photography #mindfulness #kindness

Looking at Dad with new eyes

Living with Mom's cancer End of Life Doula Grief Advanced Statement I'm not dead yet

livingwithmomscancer.blogspot.com

November 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

Photography and Mindfulness. A new post on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/doulala/...

Photography and Mindfulness

A treat to myself

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November 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

So, this started today.

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Pause 1.

See with greater detail.
Be captured by the photo.
#photographyandmindfulness

Cherry tree in the cool morning breeze and soft light. Dappled shade playing on the patio.

October 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

#silentsunday

Badgers Bowl, Winkworth Arboretum, Surrey. Autumn colours.

October 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

#silentsunday

October 5, 2025 at 6:51 AM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

Time for the NHS to listen to the lived experience of end of life carers. What does death look like in the UK in 2025? #endoflifedoula

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Time for the NHS to listen to the lived experience of end of life carers

Living with Mom's cancer End of Life Doula Grief Advanced Statement I'm not dead yet

livingwithmomscancer.blogspot.com

September 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

I'd like you to meet Patience. New post on Substack. On educating women and girls in northern Uganda. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Girls finding out about reusable sanitary pads, Parabongo, northern Uganda.

September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

If you only do one thing today ...
New blog post. livingwithmomscancer.blogspot.com/2025/09/if-y...

If you only do one thing today...

Living with Mom's cancer End of Life Doula Grief Advanced Statement I'm not dead yet

livingwithmomscancer.blogspot.com

September 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

#silentsunday

Rainbow over church yard, St Marys Church, Shackleford

September 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

I think a good doula can ... open.substack.com/pub/doulala/...

A good death or a good doula?

The importance of research in doula practice

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September 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

#silentsunday

August 31, 2025 at 10:15 AM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

Nature window board. Collected in my garden.

August 20, 2025 at 7:28 AM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

The view from my yoga mat this morning. #smileyface #intentionandgratitude #nature

Smiley face appears in the hedge during yoga practice.

August 20, 2025 at 7:24 AM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

Lists of things, anyone can do it. open.substack.com/pub/doulala/...

Lists of things

Because lists are the new doodles ...

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August 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

You can't scare me, I have a daughter. The reason why I am an end of life doula. New on the blog. livingwithmomscancer.blogspot.com?view=magazine #deathpositive

Living with Mom's cancer

Living with Mom's cancer End of Life Doula Grief Advanced Statement I'm not dead yet

livingwithmomscancer.blogspot.com

August 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

#silentsunday

Yew tree in a country churchyard, St Nicholas Peper Harow, Surrey.

August 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

Ida's story. A story of life and death. Is there any hope?
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Ida's story

It was very warm in Ida’s hut.

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July 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

#silentsunday

Time to sit and contemplate. The roar of the River Nile at source means it is too loud to talk.

July 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM

Lesley Beeton

@shacklefordlb.bsky.social

Don't forget to set up your Legacy Contact for your digital data and photos. iPhone make it easy to do this. Settings > Sign-In & Security > Legacy Contact. Do it today and save this important information in your LifeBook. livingwithmomscancer.blogspot.com/2025/05/star...