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Talks and workshops ranging from
20 minutes to all-day and weekend.

  • The Language of Dying: How to recognize and understand the unique metaphors of language and gestures

  • What Dying Can Be: Lydia’s Last Year

  • Map of Dying: Understanding the Threshold Events that Guide the Process

  • Non-ordinary Experiences: Understanding Pre-Death Visions and After-Death Communication

  • Helping Children When Someone They Love is Dying

Sample Speaking Topics

From the Audience

If you want it done right, with anything in life, leave it to the professionals. Martha Jo Atkins is a pro with a unique set of skills, subject matter expertise and championship-level message delivery skills.”

“From 30 years of studying end-of-life care, I think this talk was the best ever.”

“I so appreciate your wonderful sense of humor, rich capacity for narrative, and your bravery in diving into this area that sorely needs to be explored and better understood.”

“This morning I experienced pure, exquisite joy. Martha Jo led our class through a guided imagery process that allowed me to reconnect in a deeply profound way with my mother.
Mom passed away last June and yet we were together again experiencing pure bliss. There were no spoken words. There was only Love.”

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Professional Supervision & Consultations

I offer consults…

for professionals working with clients at end-of-life

and those managing a personal loss experience in the midst of the important work you do

I’ve advised psychologists, social workers, professional counselors, hospice professionals, death doulas, medical professionals, chaplains, lawyers, care facility administrators, and others. Please contact me for more information.

Let’s move towards hope together.