What is a Death Doula?

Holly Strelzik is my guest this week.

Holly Strelzik is on a mission to rebrand grief. Her personal experiences including childhood trauma, a near-fatal aneurysm, and her husband’s diagnosis with Alzheimer’s Disease prompted Holly to reexamine grief first as a hospice volunteer and then in the form of a career shift. Her second act began when she was certified as an end-of-life doula, eventually leading to her certification as an Advanced Grief Recovery Method Specialist.™ During the many years Holly spent serving individuals and families facing a wide range of experiences related to grief and loss, she realized the deep need for widespread end-of-life literacy and care. It was out of that need that Center For The Heart, a nonprofit organization committed to delivering such services was born.

To Learn More About Holly and the Center For The Heart:
[email protected]
https://centerfortheheart.com/
Facebook – / centerfortheheart
Instagram – / centerfortheheartnj / @centerfortheheartnj
LinkedIn Personal – / holly-strelzik-c4th
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What Is Loss, Really?


As Americans, our society has not set us up to deal with loss or grief. We’re not equipped to deal with the loss of a person, a job, or even a “thing”.

I wanted to share a few conversations I had last week with some amazing women. The losses they talked about were ones they didn’t even realize they were going through.

Discharging from military, having a baby (YES, I’ll tell you what the loss is), moving from one house to another….

What have you lost and how did you deal with the unfamiliar?

Join the ⁠Walking Through Loss Facebook Group⁠: facebook.com/groups/walkingthroughloss

Widowhood and Finances with Donna Kendrick

When life changes, it creates new levels of complexity and uncertainty making it hard to step forward. You know that you need to take care of your family – emotionally, physically, and financially – right now and for the future. But it’s hard to get a handle on it when life has or is about to change.

Sephton Financial was founded by Donna Kendrick, CFP®, CDFA®. Donna focuses her practice on financial planning for families in transition, the unique planning needs of those whose tomorrow is much different than their today.

Donna follows her passion for helping people prepare their futures and navigate the sudden changes life puts forward. Donna is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner and holds the Series 7, 66, and PA Accident and Health, Life and Fixed Annuities. Donna is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® Professional.

Born and raised in the Philadelphia area, Donna graduated from Penn State University with a bachelor’s in Management Science and Information Systems/Quantitative Business Analysis and achieved her master’s from Eastern University.

Donna’s career began in business management over 20 years ago, and she has lived and worked internationally for several years returning stateside in 2011.

Donna married her husband Jim in 2022 and between them, they have six children, Connor, Katie, James, Jeanie, Delaney, and Seamus. Together with their Newfoundland and English bulldog, they enjoy living in the community of Springfield Township, Wyndmoor, PA.

Widowhood and Finances with Donna Kendrick

When life changes, it creates new levels of complexity and uncertainty making it hard to step forward. You know that you need to take care of your family – emotionally, physically, and financially – right now and for the future. But it’s hard to get a handle on it when life has or is about to change.

Sephton Financial was founded by Donna Kendrick, CFP®, CDFA®. Donna focuses her practice on financial planning for families in transition, the unique planning needs of those whose tomorrow is much different than their today.

Donna follows her passion for helping people prepare their futures and navigate the sudden changes life puts forward. Donna is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner and holds the Series 7, 66, and PA Accident and Health, Life and Fixed Annuities. Donna is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® Professional.

Born and raised in the Philadelphia area, Donna graduated from Penn State University with a bachelor’s in Management Science and Information Systems/Quantitative Business Analysis and achieved her master’s from Eastern University.

Donna’s career began in business management over 20 years ago, and she has lived and worked internationally for several years returning stateside in 2011.

Donna married her husband Jim in 2022 and between them, they have six children, Connor, Katie, James, Jeanie, Delaney, and Seamus. Together with their Newfoundland and English bulldog, they enjoy living in the community of Springfield Township, Wyndmoor, PA.