Member Profile

The scope of what I provide may fall under various titles…Life Interventionalist, Serious Illness Doula, End-of-Life Doula, or death educator. No matter the title, I am here to hold space, guide, empower, support and advocate for those that are thinking about death, ill or dying and those that surround the dying. I am a gifted listener, empath, intuitive and connect deeply and purposely with other humans. My strength of communication serves to build a bridge to allow discussion about illness, death and dying. Whether you have been given a “projected time of death” or you have never even thought about death, working with me will improve how you approach life.

My journey of embracing death is an accumulation of my years of personal life and professional work in the western medical system. I have walked friends and family, including my aunt, mother-in-law, niece and father through to the end of their lives. Professionally, as a speech/swallowing pathologist, across acute care hospitals, cancer centers and hospice I have repeatedly watched death happen regardless of how hard people tried to stop it. I have seen so much extra pain and trauma for the person and their inner circle around death. I ask myself, “What if the conversations surrounding death started earlier—before the sudden illness or injury—when we are “healthy” and “fine?”

My Doula training with Going with Grace anchored my learning in February 2021. I am an ongoing member of the National End of Life Doula Alliance, completing proficiency in March 2021. I have furthered my knowledge base completing the following: Creating an Herbal Toolkit for End of Life Care (June 2022); Grief Educator Training with David Kessler (summer 2022); International Doula Life Movement’s EOL Doula Specialist (June 2023) and Certified Life Planning (December 2023); current ambassador with Opus Peace (April 2025).