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This post is re-published with permission from www.serenityendoflifedoulaservices.ca Grief often arrives in silence. After the loss of a loved one, many find themselves yearning for one more conversation—one more chance to say the things left unsaid. While death is a natural part of life, the emotional landscape it leaves behind can feel overwhelming and isolating. As a death doula, I've seen firsthand the healing that comes from creating spaces where grief is not only acknow

In a world that celebrates birth with joy and ceremony, why do we so often shy away from discussing the end of life? Death is one of the few universal experiences, yet it remains cloaked in fear, avoidance, and uncertainty. As a death doula candidate, my mission is to shift this narrative by offering compassionate, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive support to individuals and families navigating the sacred transition of dying. My journey into end-of-life care began wit

The sign read, “Please help me feed my three children.”  It was made of a discarded side of a cardboard box, well-used and bent in the middle. The black ink was bold and dark, the P lease underlined. The whole sentence should have been underscored and punctuated. By her unspoken English and pleading gestures, I knew that someone else had written the sign for her. She wore her misfortune like a grieving widow, veiled in sadness and complexity. She, too, was deserving of somet

This post is republished with permission from Westcoast Duck Yoga . In a past post, I have outlined the role of the  yoga therapist a nd in this post, I wanted to outline the crossover between the role of a death doula and the yoga therapist. What is a  death doula ? The word “doula” is Greek for helper. Birth doulas, for example, are known in their work supporting /helping women during their labour process and so a death doula supports/helps a person through the dying proce

This blog post is reprinted with permission from https://www.mercyheartscompanioncare.com/post/the-rise-of-the-death-doula-reclaiming-death-care-traditions . Photo from Wix. The death experience, for both the dying & their bereaved loved ones, often leaves them with irrevocable pain & loss, some even facing the regret of unresolved goals or incomplete relationships. When I embarked on this journey to becoming a Death Doula , I thought a lot about my own death experiences, won

I had never heard of a death doula until the winter of 2016 when I attended my first Death Café in Guelph. The facilitator was a local death doula who, as a trained professional, provided companionship, emotional support, and assistance with end-of-life planning to individuals and their families. Her attitude struck me; she didn’t shy away from hard questions but was on a mission to celebrate life! I was inspired! For those that don’t know, a Death Café is where people from a

The medical model of care is focused on writing invoices, billing medications and not to say the least try to keep people from dying....

With life there is the guarantee of death.  Normally, we float through our life without a thought to the end of our journey.  Sure, we...

Life has a way of taking you to unexpected places sometimes, which is certainly true for my journey as a death doula candidate through...

I have known for many years that our medical system is broken. So deeply broken, but today...today I felt lost and hopeless, alongside...

Dear Friends, I am deeply passionate about my personal journey to becoming a death doula. Before I began the Home Hospice Association...

Last breaths, last rights, Grim Reaper, fear, finality, homecoming, release. There, I mentioned words that are most likely ones you think...

Death doulas are on the rise and here to take the fear out of dying. Let’s face it; we are all going to die one day. If you had the...

The loss and grief of a loved one drew me to research the valuable role that a death doula provides. Marg, my beloved sister-in-law who...

Dear Friends, I am writing with a wonderful book recommendation. I recently read the book, The Collected Regrets of Clover  by Mikki...

Raise your hand if you have ever thought or uttered the words, “Death/IPLD Doula work is my soul’s calling or soul’s purpose”. If you...

As I sit at my kitchen table, surrounded by course materials, notes on end-of-life care, and a growing stack of books on grief and...

In a world where we are constantly bombarded by information, schedules, and to-do lists, one of the most difficult—and often...

Early in my journey as a death doula candidate with Home Hospice Association, a friend introduced me to a close friend of hers named...

As a society, we often shy away from conversations about death. Whether it’s the discomfort of facing our mortality or simply the...