Tom Johnson-Medland

A public speaker since 1975. A published author since 1987. A retired ordained Greek and Russian ​Orthodox Clergyman (1997 - 2019). Chaplain for the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem ​(Hospitallers) since 1999. 26 years as an end-of-life specialist, advocate, and hospice leader. A ​certified End-of-Life Doula (University of Vermont) since 2019. Currently an Hospice Liaison for ​Amedisys Hospice of York, PA. Tom has been and remains deeply involved in nature / ecology instruction and advocacy, food ​service management and cooking, spirituality, leadership formation and direction, painting, ​gardening, hiking and camping, dreamwork, fishing, tying flies, and photography. Tom loves authoring books (22), poems and articles (50+), stories, essays. He also dabbles painting ​with watercolor and taking photographs. He and his wife Glinda just started a 501(c)3 foundation ​for poets - word hive: a space for poets. word hive is committed to the education, development, ​and collaboration of local poets; to awaken artistic expression in local communities. wordhive.org Tom lives in Columbia, Pennsylvania at 203 Walnut Street. tomjohnsonmedland@gmail.com FULL CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rut1BubKBETenBL3sn0N8Sh2bnUmmayO/view

I have been working with the dying and their loved ones since 1997 and am not only at home in end-of-life, but feel called to always do the work. I have been a certified Doula since 2019. I originally came to the work as a spiritual care provider; believing in a wholistic spiritual approach and not that of any one approach. I am well published in the field and most all of my works are at my website. I have written a guidebook for doulas and enjoy supporting others who do the work. Let's create a connection and do some work to help prepare you and or your loved one for what lay ahead and how it can be approached with the greatest faithfulness to who you or they have been throughout all of life.