Houston IANDS November Meeting featuring
Danielle Slupesky
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM Central
Virtual via Zoom
IANDS Houston is hosting its Fall virtual meeting on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, featuring speaker Danielle Slupesky.
In 2013, Danielle Slupesky faced her own mortality through a long and harrowing medical crisis. She barely survived, and in the midst of it, she had a near-death experience that changed everything. She came back no longer afraid of death, with a new calling to help others meet it peacefully. In this talk, Danielle shares what her experience taught her about surrender and acceptance, the cost of living unconsciously, and the meaningful messages woven through our lives that are so easy to miss. Her story will enlighten, challenge, and encourage anyone who hears it.
FEATURED SPEAKER
Danielle Slupesky has spent her adult life caring for others, starting as an EMT at 18 and later working as an emergency room nurse after earning her BSN. In 2013, she was hospitalized for more than three months, spending much of that time in the ICU on a ventilator. A broken leg led to a blood clot in her lung. A medical error resulted in sepsis, kidney failure, and multiple abdominal surgeries. During this crisis, she had a near-death experience that transformed her view of life and death.
That journey taught Danielle the art of surrender and filled her with deep compassion for anyone facing serious illness or the end of life. Today she is an end-of-life guide, death doula, and peer grief companion, and the founder of the New Mexico Deathcare Network. She helps people talk openly about death and plan for a peaceful, personalized experience.
“I believe, like birth, death can be a journey we navigate with love and courage,” she says, “and I’m here to help guide others through this incredible transition.”
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