Tricia takes the fear out of talking about death,
so you can live more fully in the NOW!
The Peaceful Dying Project, founded by Tricia "Nurse Zirit" Schuster, has a vision of improving the way we live AND die by offering end-of-life conversations for adults of ALL ages.(Because NONE of us are opting out!)
prepare for the end. live for the NOW.
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A project inspired by 20+ years at the bedside of dying patients; and 30+ years as a meditation practitioner .
"After many years as a hospice & palliative care nurse, I've seen too many people spend their final chapter suffering — with no quality of life — because they didn't make their wishes known ahead of time. That's what I'm here to change! And through meditation, I've realized that when we have this difficult conversation more upstream in life, it allows us to live more fully and freely in the HERE and NOW!"
- Founding member of Florida's first Palliative Care Consultation Team in 2003; as well as the "Meaningful Conversations": Hospital-wide Advance Care Planning Program in 2016 and hospital-wide bereavement program in 1999. (All programs at Tampa General Hospital)
- Registered Nurse, Registered Yoga Teacher, Children's Book Author, Mindfulness Trainer & Channeling Guide for the Zirit-Life Meditation Method
How the Conversation Helps
End-of-Life Conversations (for adults of ALL ages)
Peaceful Cessation of Nourishment: PCON (for adults of ALL ages)
Holistic Hospice Care (for terminally ill clients only)
When you don't have this difficult conversation preemptively, your loved ones can potentially pay the price.
Financial Strain
The cost of a long-term care facility, nursing home, or private caregivers in the home — for an extended period of time — can cause extreme financial strain on your loved ones.
Emotional Exhaustion
Your loved ones are left confused, exhausted, grief-ridden, and second-guessing what your end-of-life wishes would've been.
Decisions in the Dark
Without a preemptive plan in place, difficult decisions fall on your overwhelmed loved ones.
Peace of Mind for Everyone
When you DO take the courageous step to have this difficult conversation preemptively, it's a beautiful gift to everyone you love and everyone who loves you. Schedule your session today.
The body knows how to die when its time comes, we simply allow the natural process to unfold.
As it releases the need for food and fluid, the body floods itself with natural endorphins and pain receptors; which are neurochemicals that create a sense of comfort, peace, and even bliss at times.
Nature, it turns out, is remarkably kind at the end!
Support the Vision
World's First Peaceful Dying Dome
Imagine your final days inside a beautiful geodesic dome. Loved ones by your side. Allowing the sacred, natural process to unfold with peace and ease.
Help Tricia build a sacred space where terminally ill clients — and their loved ones — can experience the end of life in a very natural, holistic, and dignified way.
Donate on GoFundMeLet's have a conversation.
(No time like the present.)
$150/one-hour conversation (price includes CONVERSATION GUIDE and PCON form)