Being a Soul Midwife

​As we get older, death inevitably becomes a more common feature of our lives. Last month, we interviewed Poppy Mardell – founder of Poppy’s, a funeral business in South London. She was a huge inspiration and opened our eyes to how beautiful working in the world of death can be. 

​This month, we are delighted to have one of our members, Dionne Henry, come and talk to us about her role as a Soul Midwife: supporting the safe delivery of a client towards their death.  

​Dionne will share her perspectives on:

• ​The good things about working in this sector

• ​The eye-opening things to consider

• ​Alternative approaches to death and opportunities to work in the field (such as Death Doula, Celebrant, Funeral Director)

• ​What training/qualifications you might need to consider

• ​The qualities and strengths you need

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​Bio:

​Dionne Henry is a Felicity Warner trained Soul Midwife Practitioner.  She is a compassionate companion to support people through the process of dying.  Dionne is a former psychiatric social worker (still registered). Dionne came into the profession of soul midwifery as a result of a long personal and professional journey, having (like many others) experienced the death of friends and close relatives.  Dionne’s inspiration to do this work came from hearing about soul midwifery during a conference at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London in 2017. Following her intuition, she trained, qualified, and began offering her time as a volunteer support worker in the community, to sit with those who were receiving end of life care.