About Devorah Medwin
“What surprised me was being “met” where I was!” I didn’t even know what that meant until I was “met” by Devorah.
So simple, but the benefits - deep and ongoing.“
Care, Coaching, and Practical Preparation from the pile of papers, to the question of “What am I doing with my life?” to the practical and existential Life Cycle issues of Emotional Fitness and End of Life Care. Certifications & Degrees which together with real life experience make up Devorah’s body of knowledge:
Devorah has over thirty years of experience supporting individuals, couples, family and corporate clients with practical wisdom and actionable plans designed for your specific needs.
A two time cancer survivor and three time primary caregiver, she knows the tools and tips from the inside out. Devorah was already an educator on illness, dying and emotional fitness, and while her knowledge didn’t make all the hard stuff magically go away, it did help diminish the unnecessary suffering significantly, and markedly increase the windows of calm and compassion.
“By age 15, I felt like I was 50, but now, at 57, I am stronger, healthier, and more flexible physically and emotionally than ever! Would I wish I had learned the gifts of illness some other way? You bet, but from it, I gained so much, and developed a method to help us navigate life, and end of life, with the utmost of care, and effectiveness.”
I use all these tools and trainings to help people discover and develop emotional fitness and use it to become our fullest selves.
To create a personal sense of centered calm and contentment.
I offer support and coaching to get complete and in compliance with necessary conversations and paperwork, including a DNR, advance Directive, Power Attorney, living will, etc.
I hold generous listening, in all areas, including the sometimes taboo subject of death and dying, grief, and sadness.
And help clients develop and strengthen a healthy relationship with their mortality, which helps us learn to be in the present moment. The greatest gift, illness or no illness.
And I offer gentle guidance, coaching and training to develop a personalized program of daily and long term self care. Because the care of ourselves turns out to be a great way to care for everyone else.
What People Are Saying
My Tools
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Theatre
I developed a training modality using theatre as a tool to help navigate life, that’s now being used by large organizations for educational purposes.
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Counseling
I’ve worked with couples, and trained in marriage enrichment, peer to peer counseling, and non violent communication.
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Grief
I’m a grief educator. Additionally I have worked and studied Thanatology, which is the study of death and dying.
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Ceremony and Ritual
I also have my woo woo creds, and have done many trainings - reiki, shamanism, hands on healing, ceremony and ritual.
Emotional Health and Fitness Training
Emotional Fitness Coach
Integrative and Reevaluation Counseling
Marriage Enrichment Leader
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
Life Cycle Care Educator and Coach Grief Education
Death Literacy and End of Life Planning
Masters Degree in Playwriting Actors Studio Drama School, New York, New York
Thanatology Certificate (study of death and dying) The Open Center, NY, NY
Certificate, Natural Medicine Kushi Institute of Northern Europe, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Certificate, Integrative Counselor Institute for Integrative Nutrition, New York, New York
Certified Yoga Teacher Soul of Yoga Institute, San Diego, CA
Reiki Master Level
I’ve done a lot work on communication.
How to have challenging conversations, or just learn to express ourselves and our needs to our loved ones and our doctors.
How to get into healthy relationship with ourselves, and create practice of loving compassion.
Over the last thirty years, I have trained and been experienced in so many modalities, because I needed them, for myself, to get better, on every level, and as I got better, I wanted them, to be able to share with others.
