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We tend to think of death as something that happens at the end. A distant moment. A closing chapter. Something to avoid, postpone, or quietly fear. But what if death wasn’t the end of the conversation—what if it was the beginning of a more honest, more meaningful way of living? What if, instead of turning away, we turned toward it… and in doing so, found our way back to ourselves? This is where the work of a death doula begins. For many, a death doula is someone you call when

Holidays are a time for family and friends, for connection and community. For laughter, for play. They are, for most, a time of celebration, the opportunity to end another year on a positive note. And along with all that, there can also be absence. Loneliness. A feeling of isolation and despair. Whether it is the death of a loved one, or a deeper awareness of something that we long for but find lacking, the absence of community, the void left by a loved one, can bring a sense

When was the last time you went to a funeral, be it at a religious establishment or a funeral home, and had it be so unique that you could remember the details years later, it was so distinct? For the most part, if you remove the photo at the front, these celebrations of life have little if any of the resonance of the person whose life is being celebrated. Like choosing off a menu that is limited to minimalist options, the opportunity to have a celebration of life reflect the

For most of my life, and even more so in the years since I started working as a death doula, Grief has almost always been associated with sadness. Occasional anger, on rare occasions, apathy or numbness. And if that is what Grief is, then of course it would make sense that people would absolutely want to get "over it" as soon as possible. No one wants to feel those things any longer than they "have" to. But is Grief really a synonym for sadness? An emotion that also sometimes