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Whether you are preparing for your own passing or caring for someone you love, you don’t have to face this time alone. I offer a calm, compassionate presence for the dying person and their family.
Sessions can include, but are not limited to:
Physical and emotional companionship: a steady, caring presence at the bedside
Education about the dying process: understanding the physical and emotional signs of dying to ease fear and reactivity
Guidance through your options: support in making decisions with clarity rather than panic
Honest, judgment-free conversation: space to speak openly about what you believe, wonder, or fear about what comes next
A peaceful environment: grounding the senses through lighting, sound, scent, intention, and texture
Legacy projects: help completing letters, recordings, keepsakes, and other meaningful work to leave behind
Language and meaning: help finding words for the mystery of where we go when we die
Being there at the end: I will be physically present through the dying process, whether that is a natural death, voluntarily stopping eating and drinking (VSED), or medical aid in dying (MAID), helping to create and protect your wishes and a peaceful environment
I provide non-medical support and do not serve in a medical role. My work complements, and never replaces, the care of your physician or medical team including palliative care or hospice.
If you don’t quite understand, but are curious about what this work means… I would love to talk with you.
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Losing a baby is one of life's most disorienting griefs. I walk alongside parents as they learn to hold their sorrow, honor their baby, and find their own path toward integration.
Working together may look like…
Attending termination procedures or birth support before, during, and after
Creating sacred moments with or for your baby; goodbye rituals, time for holding, bathing, dressing, photos, footprints
Navigating medical decisions
Honoring the body… yours and your baby's… through ritual, ceremony, and presence
Tending to your body's return; stopping your milk supply, postpartum healing, energy work
Helping with home integration and deploying your support system
Sharing trusted referrals to mental health professionals and community groups
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Life is impermanent.
I offer 1-on-1 guidance as you prepare the legal documentation that protects your wishes at end of life: Power of Attorney, Advance Directives, and Dementia Directives. Each document is completed according to your state's specific laws. And I'm with you for the emotional and spiritual weight this work carries… not just the paperwork.
Clarity is kindness. When the decisions are already made, your loved ones are able to be present in their love.
An end of life doula may be for you if…
You have received a serious or terminal diagnosis, reaching a milestone age or thinking about your own mortality, if caregiving becomes overwhelming, when planning Medical Aid in Dying or VSED, or as the final days approach…
