How Death Doulas Help

A death doula (also referred to as an end-of-life doula or a thanadoula) is a non-medical professional who compassionately supports, educates, and guides clients and client families through the end-of-life journey. Death Doulas facilitate end-of-life conversations and help clients understand the choices available regarding their health care decisions, final arrangements, and special ways they can be remembered even after their death.

Death Doulas empower individuals to determine their wishes in advance while they are still healthy and before anyone is in emotional distress. Death Doulas also advocate for, and walk alongside, those facing end of life and then provide ongoing grief support to the family after someone has died.

Death may be sad, but it is also natural, and we can (to some degree) determine what a good death means for each of us and how to make it easier on our families once we’re gone. As a death doula, I can help you do precisely that.