Join us on Saturday, May 18 at 7 pm to watch the inspiring film, 

In the comfort of your own home, you will log on with the link provided in your email from the purchase of your ticket and watch the film on your own TV or laptop. After the viewing is complete, stay on for a discussion with Tonya and Courtney.

is the Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Fulfilled Consulting LLC, as well as an End-of-Life Doula along with her husband Floyd. She is a paralegal in Smith Anderson’s Corporate practice; her areas of focus include Mergers and Acquisitions as well as Public Companies. She resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is a West Virginia native. 

Currently, she serves as a Board Member of CCLD, previously Secretary and Treasurer for CCLD, as well as past Treasurer and Board Member for the National End of Life Doula Alliance. Tonya has over a decade of experience in end-of-life care, and holds a certification in Thanatology and Master’s Degree from Marshall University. 

Tonya is very passionate about the death positive movement in our society. Her core values are: to educate, honor, and advocate for options and choice for ALL humans at the end-of-life, widen our cultural narratives around death, seek to honor sacred traditions, remove stigmas around death, empower connection and collective grieving, and create a safe space for BIPOC communities, and support through legacy planning.

started her career as a music therapist in the realms of both birth and death. These early experiences, along with her work as a Certified Nurse Assistant, Hospice volunteer and trained death doula as well as a 20+ career in social services has imprinted upon her the sacredness of the entire life cycle and the importance of community. Courtney is supported by her lifelong practices of meditation, Kundalini yoga, shamanic studies and ancestry work. She currently facilitates and supports the emergence of the Center for Conscious Living and Dying through strategic planning, organizational development.

Center For Conscious Living & Dying

The Last Ecstatic Days Movie (Australia)

"The Last Ecstatic Days" + Post-Screening Discussion with Tonya Fortune Smith and Courtney Smith

Scott Kirschenbaum

Prerana Thakurdesai

Hannah Fowler

Alex Harvey

David Seidler

Gail Harris

Jessica Zitter

Landon Maloney

Linda Rothman

Greg Lathrop

Brent Skidmore

Tommy Pallotta

Ethan Sisser

Aditi Sethi

Ethan Sisser, a young man with terminal brain cancer, sits alone in his hospital room. When he starts livestreaming his death journey on social media, thousands of people around the world join to celebrate his courage. Still, Ethan envisions more – to teach the world how to die without fear. To do that, he needs to film his death. Honoring Ethan's wish, his doctor Aditi Sethi transports him to an idyllic house in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. What unfolds next is a story rarely glimpsed: how a community of strangers helps a young man die with grace. A sensory immersion into leaving the body, “The Last Ecstatic Days” reveals a man who will not let us forget him – even after he’s taken his final breath. To support the film's impact campaign, please visit: https://givebutter.com/thelastecstaticdays