Never Can Say Goodbye, Part 3 of 3
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In this three-part Reimagine series, Darnell Lamont Walker and special guests explore themes from his new book Never Can Say Goodbye: The Life of a Death Doula and the Art of a Peaceful End (Harper One, 2026). What’s a death doula? In many ways, it’s a role we all need to learn and develop: being present emotionally and spiritually at the bedside, to help our beloveds feel seen and heard, and to honor their wishes in their final days. Because we all face mortality, the series is for everyone. According to Darnell, “If you’ve ever sat with someone who was grieving, if you’ve ever listened to a loved one tell a story from their past, if you’ve ever been there for someone when they needed comfort—you’ve already been doing the work. You’ve been holding space, just like my grandmother held space for me all those years ago.”
Topics will include the traditions and the taboos that surround death and dying across cultures, the impact of generational trauma on our ability to grieve, racial inequities at end of life, Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD), the power of collective mourning when public figures and celebrities die, and the capacity of storytelling to guide us from grief towards growth.
Discussions will also cover Darnell’s eight steps to dying with fewer regrets: getting honest with yourself, embracing your mortality, finding your truth, telling your story, letting go of perfection, connecting with others, defining your own success, and living with intention.
Session 3 focuses on justice and equity at the end of life. What does a just death look like in a society still struggling toward justice for the living? How do race, class, identity, and access shape the way people die—and the support their families receive? How can mindfulness and community-based healing practices create more equitable end-of-life experiences? What tools do we need, individually and collectively, to transform not just how we live, but how we leave?
From February 2 to April 17, 2026, registrants to the series receive a 15% discount on the paperback version of Never Can Say Goodbye on Bookshop.org using the code REIMAGINE.
Darnell Lamont Walker is a death doula, Emmy-nominated children’s television writer, producer, and explorer. Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, he creates spaces worldwide for healing through storytelling, end-of-life care, and workshops on grief, resilience, unlocking the writer within, and radical empathy. He joyfully lives in the Chattahoochee National Forest of North Georgia.
As a palliative care physician and health justice activist, Dr. Naheed Dosani is dedicated to advancing equitable access to healthcare for people experiencing structural vulnerabilities like poverty and homelessness. These efforts include founding & leading the Palliative Education and Care for the Homeless (PEACH) Program at the Inner City Health Associates in downtown Toronto, serving as the Medical Director of Kensington Hospice (Kensington Health), a Health Equity Expert Advisor at the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer and as a palliative care physician at St. Michael’s Hospital (Unity Health Toronto). Dr. Dosani shares his passion for palliative care and health equity with learners as an Assistant Professor with the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. As a researcher, he is appointed as an Investigator with the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St Michael’s Hospital’s Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, with a special interest in health system innovation & advancing access to equity-oriented care for structurally vulnerable populations. In May of 2025, he was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal, awarded to Canadians whose work strengthens their communities and country.
At the intersection of story, service, and systems transformation, Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar is redefining how nations honor, support, and accompany Veterans and their loved ones as they age, face end-of-life, experience bereavement, and navigate survivorship. As Founder & CEO of In Their Honor, she leads a creative consulting practice that uses storytelling, arts-based inquiry, and community engagement to strengthen how societies understand and care for military-connected communities. Through her national leadership with PsychArmor, Dr. Galloway-Salazar has shaped strategies and programming that deepen military cultural competency across healthcare, education, and community systems. An Army Veteran, spouse to a Combat Veteran, end-of-life doula educator, and George W. Bush Institute Veteran Leadership Scholar (Class of 2025), she has spent more than two decades creating environments where military-connected individuals feel seen, heard, and held. Her creative scholarship spans monologue performances, applied theatre, and dialogue-driven community experiences. Recognized as USA Today’s 2024 Woman of the Year for Georgia and the Inaugural Georgia Woman Veteran of the Year (2022), she contributes her expertise to national advisory bodies focused on caregiving, end-of-life care, and compassionate communities, while mentoring doctoral students and emerging scholars exploring military-connected well-being and death education.
https://psycharmor.org/caring-for-veterans-through-end-of-life
Jamie Thrower (she/they) is a Queer death doula, end of life and grief educator, and founder of Queer Grief Club, an online community support and resource space for LGBTQ grievers. Jamie focuses her work on both advocacy and direct client care for LGBTQ folks in end-of-life and grief support.
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