98. Dignity with Departure: Shantell Riley

Our guest on this episode is Shantell Riley BSN, RN, RYT-200HR, End-of-Life Doula Registered nurse by profession who has a passion for reducing the stigma surrounding end-of-life (or the challenging term death) advocating for and supporting an individual's right to have quality of life until the end. Shantell also assist individuals through the grief process after experiencing a loss. Shantell offers Yoga for Grief as a way for individuals to connect with their grief allowing a space to be present in the moment and poses used to open themselves up the emotions related to grief. She found yoga to be personally beneficial on her healing journey after the loss of her oldest son, Jevontese Riley Sr. Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin mother of three sons, bereaved mother, grandmother, registered nurse, end-of-life doula, wholistic wellness practitioner, registered yoga teacher, herbalist, and advocate for mental health and death awareness. Shantell is the facilitator of Death Café MKE where participants come together to talk about death. She is also the owner of Dignity with Departure that others preparation and support for individuals for death and grief. She is also the owner of Blue Lotus Life which others wholistic services and products to restore balance and harmony for the wellbeing of individuals. Shantell received her associate degree in nursing from Milwaukee Area Technical College in 2007 and obtained her bachelors of science in nursing from Concordia University-Mequon in 2016. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, running, reading, connecting with nature, and researching alternative therapies for wellness. You can connect with her at: Phone: 414-666-1875 Email: dignitywithdeparture@gmail.com Website: https://dignitywithdeparture.com Please follow The Death Dialogues Project and learn more about this project at www.deathdialogues.net where you will find links to podcast platforms and our social media. Instagram is our fave social media home @deathdialoguesproject --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/deathdialogues/message