Death Doula support
Dying comes to us all, yet no deaths are the same. However you want to navigate your dying time, as an End of Life Doula my non-medical role is to support your quality of wellbeing, sense of identity and comfort during our work together.
Whether you are facing your own mortality, or that of a loved one, I provide emotional, practical, and spiritual support centred around what matters to you. I offer a consistent and calm presence with knowledge, experience and understanding to support a dying time that it is as meaningful and connected as it can be.​
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My practice does not include personal care, therapy, celebrant services, medical support or legal or financial advice.
In practice
As the foundation of our work together, we meet to get to know each other and explore:
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What makes a good day or week for you
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Your likes, dislikes, hopes, fears, and concerns
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Your preferences for setting and approach to care
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What needs to be done and arranged so that you can fully occupy your living time.
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Depending on what you need, we can arrange time to:
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Assist with decision making and documenting your preferences and wishes
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Work alongside other professionals to place your needs as a whole person at the centre of support from local services, including attending appointments with you
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Consider and support your family, social and relationship needs
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Have safe, non-judgemental conversations about death and your hopes, fears and beliefs
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Creatively approach legacy making
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Provide practical support and companionship at home
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Hold space for you and your important people at and immediately after death
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​Support after care, including registration of death and funeral arrangements.​​​
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If you are seeking support for yourself as you are alongside someone who is dying, we can arrange time to:
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Make space for your own experience at this time
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Support you to maintain your relationship as a loved one, around what practical or care focussed role you might have
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Take time to honour and tend to your anticipatory grief
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Manage practical tasks and communications you are responsible for
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Support you to advocate for your person
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Identify and understand your person's wider relationships and circles of care
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Consider how to stay connected if you live some way away.
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Each person is unique, each lifetime is unique and dying can be a first opportunity to be fully authentic in your needs and experience. It is okay for our work together to be very focussed, or respond to your emerging requirements.
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I understand my role as a Death Doula to be part of community, recognising the roles and skills of a web of people. I work within my remit and training, and will signpost to specialist support if it might be beneficial.
Location
I work in the Bristol area and travel to your home or care setting.
We can discuss other settings if you have a place in mind where you feel more comfortable to talk.
Cost
Making contact phone call, no obligation to work together, up to 15 minutes
Free
The fee our time together is £40 per hour.​