Elaine Lindsay Keep Breathing!

Losing a brother you only recently came to know, is as raw for an amazing death shaman as it would be for anyone. Michele shares her story.  "Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family." Death is a topic that most people prefer to avoid in everyday conversation. But for death shaman Michele Bell, it’s a daily centerpiece in her life journey, one whose stigma she’s working hard to remove by Illuminating the topic that is so often hushed.  "I encourage a sturdy voice in the midst of a society that is in fear of feeling." For Michele, tucking death into a closet that’s not meant to be opened isn’t an option. She believes that life is precious right up to the very last breath, and those whose lives we lost require compassion, emotional support, and spiritual guidance at a time when its most difficult for their loved ones to provide.  “As a society, we’re uncomfortable witnessing other people’s emotional pain, particularly as it relates to death,” she explains. “We tend to shy away from