About...
Barbara Rose Kaplan, M. Ed., LMP
Grief, Loss, and End of Life Support and Education
Contact: 360.393.1270 in Bellingham, WA
Or email Barbara@SoulJournings.com
Welcome to my web site.
In looking back over my life, death has been with me nearly from the womb. My identical twin sister died within hours of birth, followed by my grandmother and great grandmother in my early elementary years. My father's death, however, in my late teens was the most devastating for me and it has taken probably 25 years to come to understanding and healing with his struggle with cancer.
There is really no timetable in working through loss and grief, despite society's expectations that you "get over it." Death creates a huge rupture in your life. It has been my experience that healing can always occur ... before and beyond death. Fifteen years ago my husband died of leukemia. It was not until very recently that I uncovered the grief I tightly held surrounding his death. I was able to be with my husband's parents during their final days and I sat vigil with my mother who recently died of Alzheimer's Disease. These experiences have been transformative!
As an added value, I practice therapeutic foot reflexology and relaxation massage. I work locally and make house calls to nursing homes and adult family homes. Please see my page on services for treatment options and locations.