About End Of Life Doula services
As an end of life doula I offer companionship, comfort, and guidance to those planning for death, diagnosed with a terminal illness, or facing imminent death. Doulas offer nonmedical holistic support encompassing emotional, spiritual, and practical care. Doulas offer resources to help the dying person and their circle of care to make informed decisions in a supportive environment.
Doulas normalize deathcare by creating spaces to hold conversations leading to increased communication and increased spiritual and emotional well being. When individuals plan for death, they have autonomy over their decisions and are able to clearly define their end-of-life wishes with family and loved ones. While there are alternative names for end-of-life doulas like death doula, death midwife, death coach, end-of-life coach—the service provided is compassionate death care to transition as peacefully as possible.
Please contact me for more information. Services are by sliding scale $50-75/hr.
Offerings can include:
- Providing the opportunity to speak openly and frankly about dying
- Talking about creating an advance care directive
- Exploring the meaning of the dying person’s life and legacy
- Discussing and support end-of-life care planning
- Developing a plan for how the space for the dying person looks, feels and sounds
- Incorporating traditions or create new rituals during the dying process & after
- Bringing a focused and intuitive presence to the bedside
- Providing respite for exhausted caregivers
- Explaining the signs and symptoms of the dying process
- Processing the emotions and experiences with loved ones
- Supporting the spiritual/religious practices of all involved
- Supporting people through the early stages of grieving
- Holding vigil to honor the transition into death
