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 preserve your quality of wellbeing, sense of identity and self-worth from the moment I am called upon.
I provide emotional, practical, and spiritual support centred around what matters to you. What I am able to offer is a consistent and flexible presence with knowledge, experience and understanding, to support a dying time that it is as peaceful, meaningful and dignified 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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Where and how you would like to be cared for
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How you like your living to be
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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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You are unique, your story is unique and dying can be a first opportunity to fully occupy your own unique being as a human. 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.​