End of Life Doula
Practical support and presence through loss, grief and life's hardest transitions
I offer practical support and emotional presence as you navigate the thresholds of grief and loss. Being a death doula is much like being a birth doula — I tend to the needs of the one navigating the transition from one state of being to another, helping find the moments that make the experience bearable.
I am not a medical practitioner or a grief counsellor. I work alongside your medical team, complementing their clinical care with the human dimensions that often go untended — presence, patience, and attention to what matters most to you. What I offer is shaped entirely by the needs and preferences of the dying and the grieving. There is no formula. There is only what serves you.
Early in the process — I meet with you and your family to understand what you're facing, what matters most, and what kind of support would help. Some people reach out at diagnosis. Others call when death is close. Both are welcome. We build the relationship at whatever pace serves you.
As death approaches — I am present. I sit with the dying and their loved ones through the hard conversations, the silences, the practical decisions that no one prepared you for. I help coordinate with care teams when needed. I hold space for fear, love, anger, gratitude — without judgement, without an agenda.
For caregivers — Being a helper requires entirely different energy than being a griever. Both roles live in you at once. I help you find your own ground so you can be present with your person without losing yourself in the process.
Honouring your beliefs — I honour every tradition, every belief, and every absence of belief. Whether your family draws on faith, on cultural practices, on personal ritual, or on none of these — I meet you where you are.
"There was never an agenda. There wasn't any judgement, only pure compassion."— Bobbi Sarai
A conversation costs nothing and carries no obligation.