Couture EOLD
@coutureeold.bsky.social
Thanatologist | End-of-Life Doula
I support people navigating #grief. Evidence-based, current literature, research, theory & applied practice. 15+ years experience in research & field settings.
Cape Breton, NS, Canada 🇨🇦
www.nataliecouturethanatology.com
I support people navigating #grief. Evidence-based, current literature, research, theory & applied practice. 15+ years experience in research & field settings.
Cape Breton, NS, Canada 🇨🇦
www.nataliecouturethanatology.com
"In my #grief, my time writing was a place where I could dance with loss as it moved across my landscape (Kuhnke, 2023)."
Have you used #poetry or #journaling as a tool for grief?
You are welcome to share a piece of #writing or poetry below.
"Egg" by C.G. Hanzlicek
Have you used #poetry or #journaling as a tool for grief?
You are welcome to share a piece of #writing or poetry below.
"Egg" by C.G. Hanzlicek
April 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"In my #grief, my time writing was a place where I could dance with loss as it moved across my landscape (Kuhnke, 2023)."
Have you used #poetry or #journaling as a tool for grief?
You are welcome to share a piece of #writing or poetry below.
"Egg" by C.G. Hanzlicek
Have you used #poetry or #journaling as a tool for grief?
You are welcome to share a piece of #writing or poetry below.
"Egg" by C.G. Hanzlicek
"Listening to sad music can lead to beneficial effects such as regulation of negative emotion and mood as well as consolation. Such beneficial emotional effects constitute the prime motivations for engaging with sad music in everyday life (Taruffi & Koelsch, 2014)."
Share your "Sad Song" below.
Share your "Sad Song" below.
Brandon Flowers - The Clock Was Tickin' Acoustic
YouTube video by dobwat
m.youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"Listening to sad music can lead to beneficial effects such as regulation of negative emotion and mood as well as consolation. Such beneficial emotional effects constitute the prime motivations for engaging with sad music in everyday life (Taruffi & Koelsch, 2014)."
Share your "Sad Song" below.
Share your "Sad Song" below.
The millennial urge to mix business with pleasure to make business pleasurable.
March 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The millennial urge to mix business with pleasure to make business pleasurable.
My undergraduate office was located next door to a rat lab - made for interesting conversations with participants.
#psychology
#science
#research
#psychology
#science
#research
New research suggests mice may exhibit revival-like behaviors to help unconscious mice recover faster.
Lab mice may give 'first aid' to unconscious mates
New research suggests mice may exhibit revival-like behaviors to help unconscious mice recover faster.
www.npr.org
February 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
My undergraduate office was located next door to a rat lab - made for interesting conversations with participants.
#psychology
#science
#research
#psychology
#science
#research
Two 50-something men in the isle of the grocery store talking about how hard they had it as children. Both men describing physical/emotional abuse from their mothers without naming it - trying to laugh it off all while nodding and understanding. People WANT to talk. We NEED community grief spaces.
February 20, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Two 50-something men in the isle of the grocery store talking about how hard they had it as children. Both men describing physical/emotional abuse from their mothers without naming it - trying to laugh it off all while nodding and understanding. People WANT to talk. We NEED community grief spaces.
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In today's Morning File, articles by Jennifer Henderson and @joanbaxter.bsky.social.
I have more on HRM and X, plus interviews with men who work with men to prevent intimate partner violence. Also, photos in Province House of Black Nova Scotians in politics.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
I have more on HRM and X, plus interviews with men who work with men to prevent intimate partner violence. Also, photos in Province House of Black Nova Scotians in politics.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
'That's where it begins': Men need to talk with other men to prevent intimate partner violence - Halifax Examiner
Interviews with Dave Simpson, Russell Borden, and Tod Augusta-Scott who work with men at risk of committing or who have committed intimate partner violence.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
February 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
In today's Morning File, articles by Jennifer Henderson and @joanbaxter.bsky.social.
I have more on HRM and X, plus interviews with men who work with men to prevent intimate partner violence. Also, photos in Province House of Black Nova Scotians in politics.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
I have more on HRM and X, plus interviews with men who work with men to prevent intimate partner violence. Also, photos in Province House of Black Nova Scotians in politics.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
"Mustard on the beat. And it could help you save a life with Hands-Only CPR." Thanks, @americanheart.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"Mustard on the beat. And it could help you save a life with Hands-Only CPR." Thanks, @americanheart.bsky.social
#GriefEducation doesn't always look like private group sessions or public info-talks.
Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show Held Up A Mirror To America
As a Black woman, Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show hit deeper than just entertainment. It was a bold statement on identity, resistance, and America’s complex history. Here’s why his performan...
www.refinery29.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
#GriefEducation doesn't always look like private group sessions or public info-talks.
It's OK to not know what to say. Let's talk about our lack of preparedness for difficult conversations.
What to say when someone is grieving is tricky. Sometimes actions speak louder than words
‘Widowhood confused me and everyone around me was just as flummoxed about how to deal with a young widow’
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
It's OK to not know what to say. Let's talk about our lack of preparedness for difficult conversations.
Valentine's Prompt: What would you tell your younger self about love?
February 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Valentine's Prompt: What would you tell your younger self about love?
So many layers of grief in this case. #NovaScotia is feeling every bit of it as more and more cases flood our news streams. And, we know that's only the reported and covered ones.
#IPV #IntimatePartnerViilence
#IPV #IntimatePartnerViilence
Police officer charged in intimate partner violence case
SiRT release: The Director of the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) has reasonable and probable grounds to believe that an off-duty RCMP Officer committed a criminal offence in relation to an inci...
haligonia.ca
January 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
So many layers of grief in this case. #NovaScotia is feeling every bit of it as more and more cases flood our news streams. And, we know that's only the reported and covered ones.
#IPV #IntimatePartnerViilence
#IPV #IntimatePartnerViilence
Core Provincial Funding IS Community Grief Care. Time spent applying for grants is time taken away from doing the actual work. Every second counts. Every minute matters.
Core provincial funding urged for organizations that combat intimate partner violence www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Core provincial funding urged for organizations that combat intimate partner violence
The N.S. government is being urged to provide and increase core funding for support groups that work with intimate partner violence cases.
www.saltwire.com
January 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Core Provincial Funding IS Community Grief Care. Time spent applying for grants is time taken away from doing the actual work. Every second counts. Every minute matters.
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Die With Me is a chat app you can only use when you have less than 5% battery.
The perfect product for this day and age: zeroing in on the human need for connection and the driving desire to get the hell off our phones.
Go down in a blaze of connection!
diewithme.online/
The perfect product for this day and age: zeroing in on the human need for connection and the driving desire to get the hell off our phones.
Go down in a blaze of connection!
diewithme.online/
Die With Me
Die With Me - The chat app you can only use when you have less than 5% battery. Die together in a chatroom on your way to offline peace.
www.diewithme.online
January 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Die With Me is a chat app you can only use when you have less than 5% battery.
The perfect product for this day and age: zeroing in on the human need for connection and the driving desire to get the hell off our phones.
Go down in a blaze of connection!
diewithme.online/
The perfect product for this day and age: zeroing in on the human need for connection and the driving desire to get the hell off our phones.
Go down in a blaze of connection!
diewithme.online/
Let's also address the grief this brings to family members (often children), witnesses, and communities.
Public awareness being increased in N.S. after killings linked to intimate partner violence - Halifax | Globalnews.ca
Nova Scotia's justice minister says the provincial government is working to increase awareness about support for those experiencing intimate partner violence.
globalnews.ca
January 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Let's also address the grief this brings to family members (often children), witnesses, and communities.
Here's to everyone who might be feeling disappointed, #grief, angry, guilty, or jealous as we ring in the new year. These feelings are important to acknowledge but don't seem to have the same PR as the "positive" feelings. Let's talk about that more in 2025.
December 31, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Here's to everyone who might be feeling disappointed, #grief, angry, guilty, or jealous as we ring in the new year. These feelings are important to acknowledge but don't seem to have the same PR as the "positive" feelings. Let's talk about that more in 2025.
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Signing off, with this suggestion to maintain our peace of mind over these few days so filled with emotion & expectations.
Create yourself a retreat space.
Use it.
Whether you're soaking up joy, breathing out sorrow, or calming your frustrations - take some mindful moments.
Wishing us peace.
K 🧡
Create yourself a retreat space.
Use it.
Whether you're soaking up joy, breathing out sorrow, or calming your frustrations - take some mindful moments.
Wishing us peace.
K 🧡
December 22, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Signing off, with this suggestion to maintain our peace of mind over these few days so filled with emotion & expectations.
Create yourself a retreat space.
Use it.
Whether you're soaking up joy, breathing out sorrow, or calming your frustrations - take some mindful moments.
Wishing us peace.
K 🧡
Create yourself a retreat space.
Use it.
Whether you're soaking up joy, breathing out sorrow, or calming your frustrations - take some mindful moments.
Wishing us peace.
K 🧡
It should have always been "cat in the manger."
dog in the manger
noun phrase
: a person who selfishly withholds from others something useless to himself
@merriam-webster.com
#MerriamWebster #bodegacats
dog in the manger
noun phrase
: a person who selfishly withholds from others something useless to himself
@merriam-webster.com
#MerriamWebster #bodegacats
December 22, 2024 at 5:53 PM
It should have always been "cat in the manger."
dog in the manger
noun phrase
: a person who selfishly withholds from others something useless to himself
@merriam-webster.com
#MerriamWebster #bodegacats
dog in the manger
noun phrase
: a person who selfishly withholds from others something useless to himself
@merriam-webster.com
#MerriamWebster #bodegacats
Grief IS political. Disenfranchised grief is everywhere.
#griefsky #grief #political #poverty #NovaScotia #CapeBreton
#griefsky #grief #political #poverty #NovaScotia #CapeBreton
December 21, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Grief IS political. Disenfranchised grief is everywhere.
#griefsky #grief #political #poverty #NovaScotia #CapeBreton
#griefsky #grief #political #poverty #NovaScotia #CapeBreton
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I just heard a phrase that beautifully captures altruism: 'Plant a tree you're not going to sit under.' Seems like a nice, reflective way to end the week and head into the holidays.
December 20, 2024 at 7:42 PM
I just heard a phrase that beautifully captures altruism: 'Plant a tree you're not going to sit under.' Seems like a nice, reflective way to end the week and head into the holidays.
My youth group decided my music sounded like a "Temu Playlist." The youth will save us & also keep us humble.
#Youth #GroupSessions #PrivatePractice
#Youth #GroupSessions #PrivatePractice
December 19, 2024 at 1:55 PM
My youth group decided my music sounded like a "Temu Playlist." The youth will save us & also keep us humble.
#Youth #GroupSessions #PrivatePractice
#Youth #GroupSessions #PrivatePractice
Maybe this time of year is hard. Maybe it's the actual worst. Are you hesitant to go to events worried you won't feel cheery enough, or want to leave part way through.
I get it.
Give yourself permission to take breaks, arrive late/leave early, or decline an invitation. Take care of yourself.
I get it.
Give yourself permission to take breaks, arrive late/leave early, or decline an invitation. Take care of yourself.
December 19, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Maybe this time of year is hard. Maybe it's the actual worst. Are you hesitant to go to events worried you won't feel cheery enough, or want to leave part way through.
I get it.
Give yourself permission to take breaks, arrive late/leave early, or decline an invitation. Take care of yourself.
I get it.
Give yourself permission to take breaks, arrive late/leave early, or decline an invitation. Take care of yourself.
I often hear people speak about "Two Cape Bretons."
One #CapeBreton boasts the 3rd "Most Beautiful Island in the World."
One Cape Breton has a 32.4% #ChildPoverty rate - #StatisticsCanada 2022.
Has anyone else heard this?
One #CapeBreton boasts the 3rd "Most Beautiful Island in the World."
One Cape Breton has a 32.4% #ChildPoverty rate - #StatisticsCanada 2022.
Has anyone else heard this?
December 18, 2024 at 1:45 PM
I often hear people speak about "Two Cape Bretons."
One #CapeBreton boasts the 3rd "Most Beautiful Island in the World."
One Cape Breton has a 32.4% #ChildPoverty rate - #StatisticsCanada 2022.
Has anyone else heard this?
One #CapeBreton boasts the 3rd "Most Beautiful Island in the World."
One Cape Breton has a 32.4% #ChildPoverty rate - #StatisticsCanada 2022.
Has anyone else heard this?
"More than one in five Nova Scotian children are living in low-income families. New report documents a historic single-year increase in #NovaScotia #ChildPoverty, explores intersectional factors correlated with child #poverty rates, and provides recommendations."
This is #grief.
This is #grief.
December 18, 2024 at 1:28 PM
"More than one in five Nova Scotian children are living in low-income families. New report documents a historic single-year increase in #NovaScotia #ChildPoverty, explores intersectional factors correlated with child #poverty rates, and provides recommendations."
This is #grief.
This is #grief.
This is #grief.
2024 Report card on child and family poverty in Nova Scotia: Swift action is needed for child and family wellbeing | CCPA
Halifax/Kjipuktuk – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) just released the 2024 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia: Swift Action is Needed for Child an...
www.policyalternatives.ca
December 17, 2024 at 11:29 AM
This is #grief.