End-of-Life / Death Doula
What does an End-of-Life or Death Doula do?
Death doulas help restore sacredness to dying, provide respite to exhausted caregivers, bring deep meaning to the dying experience, and prepare people for the last breaths of their loved one. (INELDA, 2022)
Why choose a Death Doula?
For many, death doulas offer an extra element of support meaning they believe they're more likely to have a more positive end of life experience than they would do without that extra help.
How someone experiences the end of their life has huge significance, both for them and for those close to them. When someone feels supported, pain-free, and able to express any final worries and wishes at the end of life, this can help bring peace to the dying process. For the people around them, this can bring comfort, and may help with their grief.
When someone doesn't get the right support at the end of their life, it can be very distressing for them and the people they leave behind. In some cases, causing complicated grief that can last a lifetime. (MarieCurie,2022).
Partners Who We Love, Trust, And Value The Most
British Columbia, Canada
End-of-Life Alternatives
Jo-Anne Haun is a professional End-of-Life Doula who supports individuals and families in planning end-of-life and after death care. Jo believes having ones end-of-life plans in place is the best gift one can leave for loved ones. This is why she helps her clients dig deep within themselves to identify who and what matters most to them, making their end-of-life journey so much more rich and meaningful.
Jo-Anne is an important part of the death doula community everywhere; serving as a death educator, licensed Willow EOL Educator, and is a co-founder of the Death Doula Network International.
Soul’s Gentle Journey End Of Life Doula
Soul’s Gentle Journey is committed to providing compassionate care to those facing end of life decisions and their loved ones. Our entire focus is to create a safe, respectful and sacred space that encompasses a meaningful transition.
Denise provides support through a person’s dying process and end of life care at home. She compassionately conducts vigil services and provides respite care for the caregivers.
“I would be honored to provide the support you need to make your death be as meaningful as your life has been”(Denise Brandon, 2023).
Steel Magnolia End of Life Doula Services
Steel Magnolia End of Life Services was founded by Sue Dvorsky, an End-of-Life Doula. Sue’s mission is to support and companion those at the end of life with strength and grace. Sue is located in Surrey British Columbia and available to enhance the space for a compassionate dying experience for both the person and family.
Reach out to Sue today at: Suedvorsky@steelmagnoliaendoflifedoulaservices.ca
Take The Journey
Take The Journey was founded by Karen Hendrickson, an End-of-Life Doula. Karen is a coach in life, death, and all the messy in-between. As an educator and speaker, she creates opportunities for you to discover the magic that's waiting for you in this space and time, here and now. In this life.
Additionally, Karen is co-founder of Death Doula International. As a community builder, Licensed Willow Educator, speaker and End of Life Doula, Karen supports communities, individuals, and families in understanding the intersection between life and death, how to uncover who and what matters most, turning it all into living life fully today. Whether in good health or at end of life, this work makes the journey much more meaningful and rich. The greatest gift you can give yourself is a life well lived. The greatest gift you can give your loved ones is a death well planned for.
Ontario, Canada
Blueberry Road
Blueberry Road is founded by Helen Grymaloski and offers many in-person and virtual services and classes. All of these services support specific needs of the dying, the caregiver or someone who needs a diversion from their daily routine.
Blueberry Road Personal Support Worker and End of Life Doula care services provide support for the dying and their caregivers, with personal care options, care and legacy planning, listening or creative legacy projects.
Blueberry Diversions services offer support to those in need of a creative outlet, or simply those in need of nature and soul realignment through outdoor activities at the lake.
Campfire chats are virtual meetings that offer an opportunity to talk and listen, providing the opportunity to feel connected and supported and the online grief paintings are a great way to acknowledge our grief using a creative outlet.
Georgia, USA
Atlanta, End-of-Life Doula
Denise is a Certified End of Life Doula, Licensed Willow EOL Educator, and Hospice Volunteer committed to ensuring that her clients and their families never have to face the harsh realities of death and dying alone. Denise works with people facing terminal diagnoses, and those who are healthy but want the peace of mind that advanced care planning provides, because “We don’t know whether we have days or decades so there is no better time than now to plan for the inevitable.”
EOL101 provides a diverse range of support services including, but not limited to, advance care planning, emotional and practical support, companionship, respite care, death care education, and advocacy. She assists with planning, coordinating, and hands-on facilitation to lighten the load that her clients and their families are carrying.
Colorado, USA
Denver End-of-Life Doula
Vanesa Johnston is an INELDA-trained End-Of-Life Doula who provides compassionate end-of-life companionship and support to those experiencing palliative or hospice care. Her focus is on shifting feelings of fear and anxiety to more love and meaning whenever possible. She offers personalized comfort measures based on individual preferences. She is a resource for information that leads to empowerment during transition, and facilitates difficult conversations and is an active listener. Everyone has a story to tell with an ending worth honoring.
North Carolina, USA
Rooted Transitions
Rooted Transitions is committed to providing compassionate, dignified, and respectful end-of-life care to ALL people. “May every person have the opportunity to tell their story and be held with compassion in doing so.
Seattle, Washington USA
Hayden Bixby
End-of-Life Doula
I’m a certified End of Life Doula and member of the Gentle Passage Doula Collective in Seattle. I am available for remote or in-person consultations in both Seattle and Nairobi.
St. Louis, Missouri USA
Inspired Dying
Amy is a practicing certified death doula based in St. Louis. She is passionate about cutting through the noise and chaos of our culture to help humans remember that dying and death is a sacred and powerful time of life — and how to restore it as such.
In her client work, Amy meets individuals and/or their loved ones wherever they are (literally and figuratively) in their dying and death journey, guided by the overarching goal of decreasing fear and increasing peace for all involved. To this end, she provides fully personalized practical, spiritual, and emotional support for dying individuals and/or their loved ones, including entire families. Her sweet spot is assisting clients with the full spectrum of needs presented during the acute dying phase (less than a month to live). That being said, she is honored to work with any humans willing to engage with dying and death at any time of life.
