Linda F Hochstetler

Linda F Hochstetler Social Worker, Consultant, and Workshop Facilitator helping Canadians make better decisions on death

I’m a registered social worker in private practice who wants to help you talk about your death and dying concerns. I am keen for the general population to feel more at ease around the topic of death and dying. I have more than 20 years experience providing counselling and social work conversations and discussions with individuals and family members. I am knowledgeable about Toronto’s palliative care hospital and home care services, as well as hospices and long-term care facilities. I help families discuss difficult topics together and complete Advance Care Directives and end of life wishes. I am an excellent problem solver and can help you listen to your heart and figure out what the next step is. Learn how to make well thought out decisions for end of life care. Clients tell me I am open, direct, positive, empathic, and fearless about talking about death and dying in ways that they have never experienced with any other grief counsellor. Issues I can help you with:
• Death & dying
• Uncertainty
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Grief and loss
• Changing relationships
• Making tough decisions

Who I work with:
• Individuals
• Couples
• Families
• Seniors
• Groups
• People who are dying, having health difficulties, or planning for their own eventual deaths
• People who are supporting others and their death and dying process

Just spent a week at the International Last Aid Conference in Liechtenstein. I skipped the translation service and prove...
09/13/2026

Just spent a week at the International Last Aid Conference in Liechtenstein. I skipped the translation service and proved that German still resides in my brain from 42 years ago? And also confirming for me yet again that people who work with dying and death live better and laugh more. I love these people helping everyone around the world prepare better for death in their own ways.

With Camino Magic healing my broken leg in around 2 weeks, I started carrying my own pack and headed off to Finnesterre ...
06/01/2026

With Camino Magic healing my broken leg in around 2 weeks, I started carrying my own pack and headed off to Finnesterre - what people used to call “the end of the earth”. Also spent time in Muxia, the Ganges River of ancient Europe, where people traditionally went to die or send their ashes to be buried. Life and death. Many magical vistas and deep, profound conversations with strangers. Only on the Camino!!! ❤️🥾❤️

A broken leg (fibula) just 11 days from my flight date couldn’t stop me from returning to the Camino for the second year...
06/01/2026

A broken leg (fibula) just 11 days from my flight date couldn’t stop me from returning to the Camino for the second year. With my doctor’s unbelievable blessing and a whole lot of Camino Magic, I completed 230km in 11 days of hiking without pain or injury. So happy to meet up with my dorm roommate from 44 years ago (Ramona), an intrepid world traveller and lover of life. After a week on the boardwalks and cobblestones of the Portuguese Camino, we went separate ways - me to slow down a bit and stop holding her back from the 30+ km days needed to complete it.

My dad, Daniel Hochstetler, died on March 16 at the age of 90 of congestive heart failure. He gave us all the greatest g...
03/25/2026

My dad, Daniel Hochstetler, died on March 16 at the age of 90 of congestive heart failure. He gave us all the greatest gift of love by completing his advanced care planning wishes. Twenty years ago he prepaid for his funeral and told us all exactly what he wanted. While I hope to never attend another visitation with an open casket and embalmed body viewing (too many toxic chemicals for my liking), I have peace knowing we followed his wishes in death exactly as he wanted. Rest in Peace, Dad. ❤️💀❤️

What does a Mexican sunrise and moonscape look like through a kaleidoscope? These photos were taken by Stephanie MacGreg...
02/19/2026

What does a Mexican sunrise and moonscape look like through a kaleidoscope? These photos were taken by Stephanie MacGregor on retreat at Xo Ki’in in Tulum Mexico. Stunning!!!

Just back from leading an Interbeing retreat at Xo Ki’in in the Sian Ka’an UNESCO biosphere south of Tulum, Mexico. ...
02/19/2026

Just back from leading an Interbeing retreat at Xo Ki’in in the Sian Ka’an UNESCO biosphere south of Tulum, Mexico. The plastic garbage that washes up with the seaweed is heartbreaking. This year we gathered 42 bags of it and had only clearly a small section. Next time you buy a cheap bottle of water when you’re out, think about where that cheap plastic bottle might end up.

The Work That Reconnects, Death Buddies/Buddhist/General Groups, Meditation Retreats, a Death Cafe, and much more! -
01/28/2026

The Work That Reconnects, Death Buddies/Buddhist/General Groups, Meditation Retreats, a Death Cafe, and much more! -

In a time of global uncertainty, choosing to be fully present is a radical act. This retreat centers The Work That Reconnects (Joanna Macy) as a pathway back to interconnection, resilience, and purpose—supported by Buddhist meditation, emotional healing, and a conscious, compassionate relationship...

Camino Reflections, Death Doula and Buddhist Clinical Groups, a Meditation Retreat on Dreams, and much more! -
09/29/2025

Camino Reflections, Death Doula and Buddhist Clinical Groups, a Meditation Retreat on Dreams, and much more! -

What if your sense of self wasn’t something solitary or separate—but a living, breathing part of the whole? This weeklong meditation retreat invites you to discover the profound freedom and joy that comes from Interbeing: the awareness that we are not isolated individuals, but intimately connect...

Lessons from the Camino (date change!), Death Doula/Grief Clinical Supervision Group, Buddhism 101 Classes, Last Aid, an...
05/27/2025

Lessons from the Camino (date change!), Death Doula/Grief Clinical Supervision Group, Buddhism 101 Classes, Last Aid, and much more! -

Exploring the Bardos: A Journey through Namgyal Rinpoche’s Teachings and Other Dharma Books on Dying and Death August 8-13, 2025 (weekend or 5 day retreat)

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Village Healing Centre, 240 Roncesvalles Avenue
Toronto, ON
M6R1L3

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