Alua Arthur
Alua Arthur | |||
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| Born | May 29,1978 | ||
| Nationality | Ghanian-American | ||
| Education | Wesleyan University (BA), University of Colorado Law School (JD) | ||
| Website | https://goingwithgrace.com/ | ||
Alua Adwoba Arthur (born May 29, 1978) is a Ghanaian-American Death midwife.[1] In 2015, Alua founded Going with Grace, an end of life planning and death doula training organization.[2]
Early Life and Education
Alua Arthur was born to Rev. Dr. Appianda Arthur and Aba Arthur (Birth name) in Ghana. She has three sisters including Netflix CMO Bozoma Saint John[3], educator Dr. Ahoba Arthur, and American actress imdbname:2353060. Her family lived in Nairobi, Kenya, Washington, D.C. and settled in Colorado Springs, Colorado when she was 11.
In 2000, Arthur graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in Psychology and Sociology.[4][5] She received her Doctorate of Law from the University of Colorado School of Law in 2003.[6][5][7]
Career
Alua began her career as a lawyer at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, working in social justice. In 2012 she took a leave of absence and supported her brother in law Peter Saint John through his terminal illness with Burkitt lymphoma|Burkitt's Lymphoma until his death in 2013[8][9][10]. In 2015, Arthur founded Going with Grace, an end of life planning, and death doula training organization in Los Angeles, California.
Arthur has been a keynote speaker at Yale University for the annual Kenneth and Georgia Barwick Lecture on Death Work and Palliative Care in the Afterlife of Slavery[11], and the 2019 EndWell Conference.[9] She has also been featured in Refinery29, Vogue (magazine), CNN, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and Goop (company)|goop Podcast speaking about the importance of end of life planning, the work of a death doula, and how COVID-19 has increased the need for end of life support. [12][13][14][15][16][17]
Advocacy and Awards
- 2018-2020 NHPCO Advisory Council Member
- 2019-2020 NEDA Board Member[18]
- 2019 EndWell Speaker[9]
- Co-Creator of 2020 Sayin' It Louder: A Conversation about "A Good Death" in a Racist Society Webinar[19]
- 2021 Marie Claire Changemaker[20]
- Recompose Advisor[21]
- Cake Advisor[22]
Personal Life
Alua Arthur resides in Los Angeles.
References
- ↑ What is a Death Doula and How to Become a Death Doula, with Alua Arthur, retrieved 2021-08-10
- ↑ "Death Doula Alua Arthur on How Death Taught Her How to Live". Radiant Health Magazine. 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ "Netflix names Bozoma Saint John its new CMO". Ad Age. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ Writer, DANA TOFIG; Courant Staff. "WESLEYAN TRIMS LEVEL OF STUDENT DEBT". courant.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Alua Arthur". Linked In.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Alua Arthur - Lawyer Directory". Avvo.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Greenberg, Annie Georgia. "Why I Became A "Death Doula" — & What It Really Means". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ "Peter Saint John - Burkitt's Lymphoma Society". 2017-06-09. Archived from the original on 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Answer To Your Life | Alua Arthur, retrieved 2021-08-10
- ↑ "Peter Saint John Obituary - New York, NY". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ ""Death Work and Palliative Care in the Afterlife of Slavery: A Roundtable Discussion" Feb. 23". medicine.yale.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ I Help People Die For A Living | For A Living | Refinery29, retrieved 2021-08-10
- ↑ Nast, Condé (2020-07-30). "How Death Doulas Have Adapted End-of-Life Care Amid COVID-19". Vogue. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ CNN, Maria Morava and Scottie Andrew, CNN Video by Mackenzie Happe. "End-of-life doulas help people die comfortably. In a pandemic, they're more important than ever". CNN. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "How do you foster 'a good death in a racist society'?". Los Angeles Times. 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Miller, Jennifer (2020-07-16). "Boom Time for Death Planning". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ "How Do We Hold Grief and Joy at the Same Time?". Goop. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ "NEDA Board of Directors". NATIONAL END-OF-LIFE DOULA ALLIANCE (NEDA). Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ "How do you foster 'a good death in a racist society'?". Los Angeles Times. 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Willis, Raquel (2021-03-10). "Presenting Marie Claire's 2021 Changemakers List". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ "Recompose — Who We Are". Recompose. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ "Our Company | Cake". www.joincake.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
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