Naturopathic Comfort Care at the End of Life (webinar)

October 16, 2025|Patty Brennan|Webinars

With Beth Barbeau

When Beth’s mom had a long home-hospice journey, it was natural to continue to support her and her family with the holistic approaches she had cherished throughout her life. The valuable versatility of naturopathic modalities across the entire life cycle was demonstrated as homeopathy, botanical medicine, flower remedies, meridian holds, and more eased discomforts and difficulties for all involved. In this webinar, Beth shares her personal and professional perspectives on effective options, outlines the benefits of firsthand experience with natural techniques, and prepares you to support clients who may be curious about or using these approaches.

Beth Barbeau, CPM, LM, is a homebirth midwife and educator with 40+ years of experience in holistic maternity care and naturopathic family health. She and her sister Laura (a doula) extensively used holistic modalities through their mother’s nine-month home hospice journey, followed by after-death home care. Beth also pioneered the Holistic Doula Program at The Naturopathic Institute and taught Death and Dying within their Certified Naturopath curriculum. In 2007 she founded Indigo Forest: Health Births, Healthy Lives where she focuses on practical, evidence-informed courses, and resources to empower families and professionals.

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Peter M. Abraham, BSN, RN, EOLD on October 16, 2025 at 8:20 pm

Thank you. This was an extremely informative session.

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Patty Brennan

Patty is the owner and visionary force behind Lifespan Doulas. For 40+ years, she has been a doula, midwife, educator, author, nonprofit executive, and entrepreneur. Patty has personally trained over 3,500 people to become doulas. She is the author of "The Doula Business Guide: How to Succeed as a Birth, Postpartum or End-of-Life Doula," 4th Edition, and accompanying Workbook. In 2025, she published her most recent book, "Into the Fog: Navigating My Mother's Journey Through Dementia" which is both a memoir and guide for family caregivers.