End of Life Doula
What is an End of Life Doula?
An end of life doula is an individual who provides practical, emotional, relational & spiritual support serving those who want to attend to their end of life proactively or for someone who is immediately facing a terminal illness. (Also called death doulas, death midwives, end of life coaches/guides)
In ideal cases, the doula serves both the dying person and their family.
Doulas provide support with advanced care directives, life review and meaning making, crafting rituals to honor important moments, remembering or legacy projects, caregiving relief and end of life education.
While doulas do not provide medical support, they do collaborate with palliative care and hospice teams to ensure holistic support for the client/patient bringing peace to this sacred moment.
How do Doulas Serve?
Services I Offer
Primary Caregiver Support & Respite
Life Review & Meaning Making
Guided Family Conversations
Ritual
(transitions, forgiveness, reconciliation)
Legacy Projects & Written Tributes
Living Memorial & Celebrations of Life
Vigil Planning & Bedside Presence
Grief & Reprocessing
Mortuary & After Death Planning
What kind of person makes a great Doula?
A great doula will be someone who brings calm and compassion to every meeting. When faced with a major medical incident or terminal diagnosis, navigating the medical and legal systems can become confusing and overwhelming.
A gifted doula will help their client know they are seen and heard—that their wishes are being honored and they have agency in their own, unique end of life process.
Feel more peaceful as you ready for this final threshold crossing … Knowing that you, your family, friends and loved ones are well supported, that you have attended to your wishes, spoken your love and celebrated your unique, incredible life.
Your absence has gone through me like thread through a needle. Everything I do is stitched with it's color.
— SEPARATION, BY W.S. MERWIN