Now, death doulas, while we are a good supportive person to hospice, our work is focused very holistically, trying to make sure that we connect people to all the services that they may need.

My death doula journey began several years ago when I started as a hospice volunteer. I had no experience in end-of-life care, but I did possess a strong desire to become a better human being.

Now, death doulas, while we are a good supportive person to hospice, our work is focused very holistically, trying to make sure that we connect people to all the services that they may need.

Henry Fersko-Weiss is such a pioneer. Author of “Caring for the Dying: The Doula Approach to a Meaningful Death,” Fersko-Weiss has trained more than 350 death doulas through the International ...

Tonya Fortune Smith, a death doula in Charlotte, North Carolina, has written her own end-of-life plan and chosen a health care proxy. “But I’m going to live to be 100 years old!

Just as doulas support mothers through birth, death, or end-of-life doulas support people who are preparing for death.

Death doulas are the people that hold the hand of a dying person, ask them about their wishes and try to make them happen, and advocate for them every single day, according to Humphrey.

Since COVID-19 emerged in early 2020, organizations that support and train U.S. death doulas have seen significant spikes in membership and enrollment. The National End-of-Life Doula Alliance grew ...

"A death doula is a person who helps support the dying or their loved ones through the end of life," Carlisle said. "And there's lots of different ways to provide non-medical support. So maybe a ...

But recently some doulas have shifted their focus to helping dying patients and their families.Merilynne Rush and Patty Brennan, alternative health professionals, will offer Michigan’s first end ...