WELCOME
Thank you
for visiting the website of Death Education Consulting and Franne
Whitney Nelson in beautiful Vermont. Resources are available
here that can help you cope with death and grief, whether the death was
expected, sudden or sudden, unexpected.
The
information is based on Franne's experience making more than 400 sudden
death notifications with law enforcement officers and in hospital
emergency departments; a five-year study
of 1,626 grieving survivors; personal,
hands-on
experience with 542 terminally ill individuals; and
dealing
collectively with thousands of
grieving folks across America.
The
Death Lady is the moniker
bestowed on Franne by the Vermont State Police in 1995
when she started their Sudden Death Trauma™
Program. The name spread around the country and that is how Franne is
professionally known
to this day. "ASK
THE DEATH LADY™"
is a question and answer column on death and grief
written by Franne, with a new column published frequently.
Previous
columns are archived by date and can be easily accessed at this
location.
Anyone who sends in a question that is used in the column will have
their
choice of a free booklet.
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here to view
PRODUCTS
AND SERVICES
is comprised of several categories:
Certification
contains information about how to acquire national designation as a
Certified Sudden Death Trauma Specialist™.
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here to view
Booklets
is a complete listing of publications on various aspects of death and
grief written by Franne. Several of the booklets were sponsored by the
United States Department of Justice. The cover photo and the Table of
Contents of
each booklet is available for viewing in this section, as well
as ordering information. There is also a list of booklets to
be
published in the future.
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Presentations
contains information about Franne's national lectures and workshops. All her presentations
come with a guarantee that if 95% of those
attending are not satisfied, 100% of her speaker fee is
refundable to
the sponsoring organization.
Franne has presented in Alabama,
Arkansas,
Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico,
New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. She has also presented via
the Emergency Communication Network to over 350,000 people worldwide.
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ANIMAL
THERAPY PROGRAM:
Read how one of Franne's beloved rescue animals helped soothe
a
grief-stricken child who was so traumatized by the inadvertent sight of
her mother
killing herself, she completely stopped talking, and how this
experience led to the development of Franne's free program "Another Legacy
Animal Therapy For Grieving Children".
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CASE
STUDIES:
These are actual cases of Franne's that she
writes about to illustrate and expand
on certain points addressed in the "Ask The Death LadyTM"
column. The case write-ups are
archived by the date of the corresponding
column.
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here to view
Your
comments, questions and suggestions are very welcome. In fact, anyone
who makes a suggestion that is incorporated into this website will have
their choice of a free booklet. So please come
back and visit often.
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