1st Edition

Dispelling the Shadow Activities Exploring Life and Death with Young People

By Mala Hoffman, Lucy Moran Copyright 2025
124 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Prufrock Press

124 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Prufrock Press

Dispelling the Shadow provides a context for navigating through the challenges and emotions that children may experience when discussing the cycle of life. Using a curriculum framework adaptable to many different settings and purposes, this book contains discussion prompts, activities and resources grounded in science, folklore, belief systems and creative expression to allow young people at... Read more

Introduction  How to Use This Book  1. Ages 5 and 6  2. Ages 7 and 8  3. Ages 9 and 10  4. Ages 11 through 13  5. Ages 14 through 17  Conclusion  Continuing the Conversation

Biography

Mala Hoffman is an educator with an MA in Curriculum and Teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University with nearly two decades of teaching experience who lives in upstate New York. Her articles on educational issues have appeared in Gifted Child Today as well as other journals and newspapers. She is also a published poet.

Lucy Moran is a certified holistic sex educator and loss companion based in upstate New York. She is a graduate of the Institute of Sexuality Education and Enlightenment (ISEE) and The Dying Years End of Life Doula training. She is a member of the National End of Life Doula Alliance (NEDA) and is currently focused on supporting people through the complexity of pregnancy loss.