Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh
Author, podcaster, rabble rouser
and death doula
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"At once tender and gruesomely honest" |
Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh is an American writer. podcaster, and activist. She has been founding organizations to solve problems all her life, including three international charities. She is the author of four books, and has produced four podcast projects, She is currently the Death Doula in residence at Congressional Cemetery in Washington DC and volunteers for a DC hospice. When not needed to save the world she tap dances, digs up ancestry clues, and watches very old movies. Hey, TCM: movies from the 60s are not old enough.
For more on Laura's death doula work, read the January 2023 article in the Washington Post, titled "Dying can be a taboo topic. Enter the death doula and visit the Congressional Cemetery website to plan a visit to Death Doula Days on Saturdays in 2023.
Watch TV interviews and other media about Death Doula Days as well as rsvp for events by clicking here.
For more on Laura's death doula work, read the January 2023 article in the Washington Post, titled "Dying can be a taboo topic. Enter the death doula and visit the Congressional Cemetery website to plan a visit to Death Doula Days on Saturdays in 2023.
Watch TV interviews and other media about Death Doula Days as well as rsvp for events by clicking here.