End of Life Doula

In our society, death is taboo. We don’t talk about it until it happens, leaving us unprepared to understand our loved ones’ wishes and ill-equipped for the process ahead. An End-of-Life Doula is a trained professional who will hold your hand through the entire journey and guide you through the unknown.

My goal is to help create a supportive and compassionate experience for the person who is dying while assisting them with end-of-life tasks and offering support for their loved ones and caregivers. 

As an EOLD I may assist with:

• Emotional Support
• Education
• Advocacy
• Navigating Grief
• End of Life Planning
• Legacy Work
• Facilitating Conversations
• Holistic Care
• Spiritual Support

I offer five distinct packages tailored to meet a variety of needs. Each package has been thoughtfully designed based on experience, providing a range of care options for individuals and families.

Package Services Include:

Compassion Care is the term I use for the basic services I provide, which every individual is entitled to. This includes: regular visits, emotional support, spiritual support, advocacy, education, end of life planning, legacy work, navigating grief, holistic care and facilitating conversations.

Final Days Support: On-call assistance available for 72 hours prior to an individual’s transition. This crucial time is often filled with emotional challenges, yet essential tasks still need attention—such as tending to pets, preparing meals, and managing laundry and dishes. I will coordinate with hospice services to provide support for you and your family, including participation in, planning, and scheduling a vigil if desired.

Services included in final days support 

• Meal planning and preparation
• Guest and visitor mediation
• Errand assistance
• Light housekeeping
• Post-event cleanup, including the removal and appropriate handling of medical supplies (e.g., briefs, pads, sponges,) to create a comfortable environment for your family to grieve.
• Making Phone call to mortuary and scheduling appointment 

Aftercare Family Visit: Follow-up visit to assist the family in processing and grieving.

Caregiver Support: Scheduled support to allow family caregivers time to rest and recharge ensuring they have necessary breaks each support package comes with a set number of hours and can be scheduled in one to two-hour increments. Additional Support hours can be purchased, subject to availability of Doula

Practical Support: Light housekeeping, laundry, grocery pickup and organization, meal planning assistance, and help with appointment reminders and scheduling—addressing all the small tasks that can accumulate. Additional support hours can be purchased, subject to availability of Doula 

End of Life Companionship: is my term for long-term support. This is a client-based relationship, working with the client for several months to years. This differs from my other packages, where I work closely with both the client and their family for shorter durations, limited by the stages and types of illnesses involved.  

End of life companionship focuses on accompanying the client through the early stages of their diagnosis. This could include someone who has received a diagnosis with several years to live and are wishing to get certain matters in order or junior and senior citizens looking to educate themselves about the future and plan accordingly.

Add on to any package:

Organization and declutter

 Vigil

I am based in Phoenix, Arizona and serve the Greater Valley area.

In 2008, at age 16, I had my first experience with hospice when my great-grandfather was brought home from the hospital due to complications from a stroke. The hospice nurse guided us through that moment, and I remember being so thankful she was there. She offered comfort, support, and knowledge. She informed us of changes, provided guidance on tasks, and knowing she was there brought us peace of mind. In that moment, I knew I wanted to be there for others the way she had been for us; I just wasn’t sure how.

Later in life, I began my program in the healing arts. In 2023, a few weeks before I began school, my stepfather died. I was thrown into a supporting role and I learned about some regulations in hospitals and the steps involved in planning a funeral and the mortuary process.

I knew this was my calling. I changed my minor to End of Life Doula the following day. Six weeks into my second course, my great-grandmother was placed on hospice due to complications from a stroke. I learned the hospice process from the hospital to transition. I witnessed each step involved and tended to a loved one in their time of need while offering support and care to others involved.

One week after my great-grandmother passed, my grandmother was diagnosed with stage three, triple-negative breast cancer, prompting me to create a package that could help her and others like her with long-term companionship. As we navigated symptoms and treatments together, I knew I could offer help to more than just the terminally ill, or dying individuals. I could create a longterm relationship that could last decades.

Each personal death has brought me closer to this journey, providing more education and experience. It has made me a stronger person for you and your loved ones. This is my calling, my passion, and my purpose: to guide and support others through the dark forest that is death, helping them and their loved ones find their way to the other side.