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My Story

How do I prepare to die? What do my loved ones need when my death approaches? What can dying teach me about living?

After the shock and anger of receiving a life threatening diagnosis at 30 began to settle, these were the questions I found myself asking. As I walked my journey through treatment, uncertainty, and recovery what questions to ask about life and death became clearer while the answers remained unknown. Watching friends I made along the way walk their journeys, sometimes to their physical end, brought me more questions and a sense that the answers were within the experience itself. As an End of Life Coach and Death Doula my partnership with individuals and families begins with their questions. For myself, following my intuition to become a doula and the personal growth from that experience brought me clarity surrounding my wishes and needs for the end of my life.

Through deep listening and collaborative coaching, I partner with my clients to identify what their questions about life and death are and through exploring those questions, create a vision for living and dying well. As a licensed social worker I have been working with individuals and families for many years. I have always been passionate about being of service to those I love and in my work. As a doula I am able to draw upon my knowledge as a therapist to obtain resources, advocate for my clients, and in navigating a wide variety of emotional experiences.

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My Specialties

My areas of expertise include:

• individuals experiencing cancer or other life-limiting illness.

• Individuals with children who are looking for support in navigating end-of-life with families.

• Spiritual aspects of death and somatic based coping strategies.

• Physically healthy individuals looking to increase mental and emotional health through increasing comfort with end-of-life.

• Healthcare workers and organizations looking for support and education around end-of-life work.

• Equine facilitated coaching for resilience, transformation, and connection.​