Night Rose Deathcare

Some people think that a death doula’s role is to help you have a “good death,” but that sentiment has never sat well with me. Having witnessed up close the metamorphosis that death delivers, I understand that there’s always a level of unpredictability involved. That’s part of what makes it extraordinary. I believe death is a miracle. It’s an event common to every living being on the planet yet unique to each one. Through death we connect to our natural environment, to our ancestors and descendents, to those we hold close, and to those we’ve never even met. To be invited into that most intimate space to bear witness and offer support as a death midwife is an incredible privilege, and it’s a responsibility I don’t take lightly. Your sacred autonomy is my north star. I center and respect your unique heritage, history, circumstances, preferences, intersections, traditions, relationships, values, identities, customs, faith, privacy, and definitions of safety in each moment of our work together.

Facing the end of life also can be an experience that is deeply intimate, joyful, insightful, connecting, and uniquely restorative. As a death midwife and funeral celebrant, I have boundless respect for the divine affair of dying, drawing from my hands-on experience as a caregiver, companion, mortuary employee, and hospice volunteer. My role is to meet you where you are in your death journey, hold space with empathy and deeply engaged listening, and help you to discover, restore, and maintain agency during this profound time.