Volunteer Life, Death & Transition Doula Team Services in San Miguel since 2015

Doula (/ˈduːlə/) means companion, supporter, advocate, assistant.

A Life, Death & Transition Doula is a non-medical, trained professional who provides companionship, comfort, and guidance to those going through life transitions, preparing for impending loss or for end-of-life planning, receiving a terminal diagnosis or living with chronic illness, impacted by sudden death, navigating grief, or facing imminent death. Doulas offer holistic support encompassing emotional, spiritual, and practical care, and offer resources that encourage informed decisions in a supportive environment.

Complement the care and support of family and friends, and of palliative and hospice professionals, by securing doula support to help prepare practicalities, ease anxiety, aid in comfort, and promote a personalized process. Healthily move forward through your grief or prepare for the end of life and ensure the support for greater peace of mind and ease in life transitions.

This support can begin days, weeks, months, or years before nearing an expected loss or the end of life.  This important journey of healing through grief, and preparing for loss and end of life can begin at any time.

Grief Support services include:

•  Supporting the person and their circle of care through the grief journey
•  Supporting the person and their circle of care through reprocessing lived experiences, meaning making, and engaging and learning from all aspects of the individual, unique grief process

End-of-Life Support services include:

• Serving as companion to the person and their circle of care
• Increasing quality life moments for the person and their circle of care
• Helping to bring closure to unresolved issues
• Facilitating life review process
• Facilitating end-of-life planning
• Planning the vigil
• Identifying need for interventions to ensure comfort
• Creating remembrances
• Guiding the person and their circle of care toward greater ease and peace with the process
• Helping the person and their circle of care find meaning in life and contributions to life
• Supporting the person and their circle of care through the end-of-life journey
• Supporting the person and their circle of care through the process of grief