Death Doula Work
"Doula" is a Greek work for servant or helper.
Just as a Birth Doula helps with the birthing process,
a Death Doula applies her helper skills at the end of life.
A Death Doula is a non-medical professional providing supportive care, education, advocacy and companionship at the end of life.
What you can expect from me:
I provide a safe and confidential space to have non-judgemental, heart-centered conversations where you can share your experience, whether you are in a healthy phase of your life, facing death in some way personally, or through the death of someone in your life.
I can assist you to create a plan and help coordinate the implementation of it for your last weeks and days, including a ritual meaningful to you.
I can support with the bereavement as well as provide resources for after the death care.
Death Doula Services
Contact me for an initial 20 minute free conversation to discuss your needs
and how I can be of service to you.
Preplanning including
Advance care plan guidance
Hearth-centered conversations and compassionate listening
Meditations
Companionship
Wisdom practices of embracing and releasing
Engaging with beliefs and fears related to end of life
Co-create personalized ritual
Comfort practices
Legacy work
Caregiver / Family support
Grief work
After death care support
I am also available to present on various end of life topics.
These services are for everyone.
For caregivers,
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Support in acknowledging the others’ expectations of you, as well as your own.
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Support for how to live with the constantly evolving ‘new normal’ of caregiving for someone whose health is progressively declining.
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For all family and friends,
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Support in being with, and coming to acceptance of your loved one’s dying process.
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For everybody,
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Those who want to explore the teachings and mysteries of Death’s lessons for the living.
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For those who need their space, indoors or outdoors, cleared of old or disturbing energies.
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I am open to work with people with or without any spiritual or religious affiliation.
Testimonials
“Her (Debbie’s) depth of expertise, her guidance and unique gifts about death and dying have considerably improved our quality of life under really difficult challenges to experience: for my husband, it has been about how to complete his life with his family and friends and get ok with his dying process. For me, it has been how to continue living while watching him die. This is about as hard as it gets and she has facilitated this with both of us together and separately, with ease, grace and compassion as well as challenging us about our preconceived ideas we have had about death and dying… We are both so grateful. I highly recommend her services for anyone experiencing what we are going through.”
– Thérèse