Conscious Acts of Love: End-of-Life Doula & Coaching Svcs

I provide End-Of-Life Support as a Death Doula, Coach and Educator, Pet Death Guide and Grief Tender. I was called to this work through an intention of finding my place in service to my community, and through an awakening that this work has been a force in my soul from my earliest experiences with death and loss. With an open heart, I began to notice that there is a very real need in our communities to recognize death and its place in our lives. If we imagine our End-of-Life journey at all, we probably hope it will take place in our home, with our people close by, our comforts within reach and our fears and anxieties lessened by the familiar; but in reality, it is most often experienced in a medical setting without the hoped-for comforts of being in our own space, making our own choices and attending to the sacred journey that is taking place. When we reach that inevitable hour of our life’s journey and discover we have chosen to “hope for the best”, or rely upon chance rather than our own wisdom and knowledge of our wishes, we may find our decisions are constrained or influenced by misguided best intentions that are not our own. As a Death Doula, I am an advocate for my clients so that they may make informed and thoughtful decisions, and take actions that will empower them throughout their end-of-life journey. I partner with medical care support teams and other chosen caregivers to provide non-medical support so my clients may center their mind and energy where it is most meaningful for them. And I offer my time and my presence. I am a witness, holding dignity and sacredness in this space for death to unfold as it’s intended. As an End-Of-Life Coach, I provide a brave space to examine death in terms of best life care choices, guide you to determine your end-of-life care plan and support you as you share your choices & wishes with your people. I also provide Pet Death Guidance - holistic support for pet parents as they prepare for their pet’s farewell. It is my love for and connection to my family, friends and community, and my recognition of our collective need to talk about death with less fear and more lovingkindness and grace, that has empowered me to be of service in this space.

Conscious Acts of Love was formed from my desire to make death, and conversations about death, conscious acts of love within our communities – families caring for families, neighbors supporting each other and communities growing stronger by holding each other and honoring the sacredness of death. This is as it was meant to be – not a medicalized process but a collective event where there is comfort in the familiar, dignity and truth in the dying process and a witnessing of loss, an expression of love by those who come around to hold each other through the transition and grief – while at the same time remembering the joy and love that is the person who is dying. I am truly living the work of my heart.