What is a Death Doula?
Advance Planning
Eco-Friendly Body Disposition
Advance Planning
It is never too early nor a bad time to contemplate one's death. A death doula (also known as end-of-life doula/midwife/coach) assists people in finding meaning, creating a legacy project, and planning for the final passage.
End-of-Life Care
Eco-Friendly Body Disposition
Advance Planning
A doula cannot remove suffering but she can help soften it by guiding you and your loved ones in creating a vigil, ritual, and ceremony. The role of a death doula also includes education and empowerment of families to exercise their innate right to care for their own loved one.
Eco-Friendly Body Disposition
Eco-Friendly Body Disposition
Eco-Friendly Body Disposition
The role of a death doula can include helping with planning funerals and memorial services, as well as guiding mourners in the realization of their rights and responsibilities. In recent years, the practice of natural interment (green burial) has made a comeback along with other, more environmentally sensitive options such as water cremation and recomposting.
Why Work with Kelli
Feel Seen and Heard
Feel Seen and Heard
Feel Seen and Heard
You will be able to talk about your mortality in a supportive setting so that you feel like you have a personalized plan for your future.
Establish Meaning
Feel Seen and Heard
Feel Seen and Heard
You will get clearer on what is important to you as you picture a good death so you can communicate with your family and friends with more confidence.
Organize Affairs
Feel Seen and Heard
Organize Affairs
You will identify what matters to you and your loved ones regarding your material possessions so that you do not feel like you are adding to their pain of losing you.
Reduce Fears
Connect to Nature
Organize Affairs
You will prepare for the care of your dead body and remains with eco-friendly methods so that you do not burden your loved ones and future generations.
Ease Pain
Connect to Nature
Connect to Nature
You will create a plan for your physical health while dying so that you can reduce fears about a painful death.
Connect to Nature
Connect to Nature
Connect to Nature
You will learn about eco-
friendly options for body dispositions so you can feel joyful about giving back to
the earth.
Services Offered
Adding more Nature to death and dying looks different for everyone.
Here is a representative (but not exhaustive) list of services I offer:
- Consultation to better understand your wishes and future steps and to clarify your needs and desires for a good death.
- Evaluation of resources available and ways to access.
- Guidance for family and friends regarding your wishes around your post-death body care, remains and possessions.
- Support with logistical activities involving eco-friendly memorial and body disposition/interment options such as green burials, water cremation (also known as aquamation and alkaline hydrolysis) and natural organic reduction/recomposting.
Besides green death plans, I also offer guidance and support (where legal) with Medical Aid In Dying (MAID) and Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED).
How Much Does it Cost?
I offer my services on a sliding scale based on ability to pay. Based on comparable death doula services, hourly rates can range from $30 to $150/hour.
If you are interested and/or think we would be a good fit, please email me kelli@greendeathdoula.com.
In the event that I am unavailable to help you, I will try to connect you with another doula colleague in my network
