Death is Part of Living
Death isn’t just an ending. It’s a part of living. As a death doula, I support people in navigating the emotional, practical, creative, and spiritual aspects of dying. Whether you’re preparing for your own death, caring for someone you love, grieving a loss, or simply exploring what a good death and a full life can look like, I’m here.
This work is about honesty, tenderness, storytelling, and connection. It’s about making room for the hard conversations and the joy. However you want to approach this chapter—curious, afraid, practical, spiritual, or all of the above—you don’t have to do it alone.
For the Dying. And the Living
Hiring a death doula isn’t only about preparing for the end. It’s about embracing life more fully.
My work lives at the intersection of care, creativity, ritual, and truth-telling. Sometimes that looks like sitting quietly at the bedside. Sometimes it looks like laughter, music, or telling stories late into the night. Sometimes it looks like helping families make sense of paperwork, decisions, and fear. Always, it’s about helping people feel seen, supported, and less alone.
Death shapes life, but it doesn’t have to diminish it.
How I Support You
I offer holistic, non-medical support tailored to each person and family. Services can be combined or customized depending on your needs.
End-of-Life Companioning
Emotional and spiritual support for individuals who are dying
Presence at the bedside or during significant moments
Support with fear, uncertainty, legacy questions, and meaning-making
Creating space for honest conversations about death
Support for Loved Ones & Caregivers
Guidance for family members and chosen family
Emotional support before, during, and after death
Help navigating anticipatory grief
Holding space for complicated feelings: love, anger, relief, sorrow, gratitude
Legacy & Storytelling Work
Storytelling is a core part of my work.
Life review and legacy interviews
Writing, recording, or capturing stories, memories, and messages
Support creating letters, audio, video, or creative keepsakes
Helping people articulate what they want remembered—and how
Ritual, Ceremony & Meaning-Making
Personalized rituals before death, at the bedside, or after death
Support creating ceremonies rooted in culture, spirituality, or personal values
Honoring transitions, anniversaries, and moments of remembrance
After-Death Care & Vigil Support
Guidance and presence immediately after death
Support with home vigils and holding space with the body
Emotional grounding for loved ones in the hours and days following death
Advance Care Planning & Death Education
Conversations about wishes, values, and preferences
Support thinking through end-of-life choices
Helping make sense of documents and decisions (non-legal)
Death literacy for individuals, families, and communities
Grief Support & Community Care
One-on-one grief support
Facilitation of grief circles and group conversations
Support for those navigating loss long after the funeral is over
My Approach
I come to this work as a death doula, storyteller, writer, and community-builder. I believe death deserves the same care, creativity, and honesty we give to birth and life.
I don’t believe there is one “right” way to die or grieve.
I believe in:
Consent and choice
Cultural humility
Curiosity over fear
Tenderness without fixing
Letting joy and grief sit side by side
Who This Is For
People living with serious or terminal illness
Elders and those thinking ahead
Caregivers and loved ones
People navigating grief
Anyone curious about death, legacy, and living with intention
You don’t need to be at the end of life to work with a death doula.
Let’s Talk
If you’re curious, overwhelmed, planning ahead, or in the thick of it, I’m here. Reach out to schedule a conversation, ask questions, or explore what support could look like for you or your loved ones.
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