Halcyon Doula Services, LLC
"You matter because you are you, and you matter to the end of your life. We will do all we can, not only to help you die peacefully, but also to live until you die."
- Dame Cicely Saunders
(nurse, physician, writer, and founder of Hospice movement)
Answering the Call
Why I Became an End-of-Life Practitioner
While finishing my undergraduate degree in Religious Studies, I answered the call to serve others in their journey transitioning from this world after accompanying my husband and both of my parents in their final days. I hold a certificate as an End-of-Life Doula from University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine and a Masters of Science in Thanatology from Edgewood College, Madison, Wisconsin. In September, 2024, I will enter a chaplain residency program which will complement my robust offering of services to those navigating end-of-life challenges.
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In addition to my private practice as an End-of-Life Doula, I facilitate bereavement support groups and am a registered Death Cafe host. I serve as am inpatient hospice companion volunteer as well. My hope is to first, reduce the fears of death and dying, making it no longer a culturally taboo subject and second, to de-medicalize death, returning it to the lifecycle event as it originated.