This life takes us through so many chapters as we each make our ways through. I have found that the chapters at the end of life come quicker and more intensely. At the end of life, one of our most potent times, meeting our emotional and spiritual needs can be difficult to navigate. My doula toolkit allows me to listen, offer, share, hold, serve, and advocate. My doula toolkit can open space to prepare, understand, face head on (or from around the edges!), understand, and find caring connection. My doula toolkit can support a person facing end of life and their circle of care.
Which isn’t to say that a death doula can meet all of a client’s emotional and spiritual needs at the end of life. But when we open the space together, we can find even small ways that make a difference.
My services range from virtual support sessions, real-time support, in-person support for end-of-life including visits and sitting vigil, legacy building/memorial creation, home clean-out assistance, after-death care including shmirah (Jewish practice of sitting with the body), spiritual and Jewish religious rituals including shiva, and more. In person or from afar, these services are highly specialized based on what feels right for you and yours.
Ariel N Kates 