08 - Conscious Dying with Rev. Olivia Bareham

Reverend Olivia Bareham is a Death Midwife, Energy Healer, Interfaith Minister and Founder of Sacred Crossings, The Institute for Conscious Dying. She was born and raised in England and received her BA in Education from the University of London and a bachelors in Natural Theology and Sacred Healing from the Healing Light Seminary in California. 

Olivia guides individuals toward a conscious dying experience and supports families to reclaim what she terms as - 'The lost art and healing ritual of a home funeral'. 

Her training program, 'The Art of Death Midwifery' is an intensive 3-level course that encompasses the roles of death doula, spiritual end-of-life counselor, home funeral guide and celebrant.

In 2017, Olivia founded the Sacred Crossings Funeral Home in Los Angeles offering natural alternatives to traditional funeral home practices including home funerals, green burials and full-body sea burials.

Sacred Crossings publishes The Death Care Directive - a planning booklet for your funeral and final disposition. 

Olivia's mission is to change the culture of death and dying through Death Education, Death Midwifery Support and a Home Funeral Home.

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