What is a Death Doula?

About the Event

A death doula, or end-of-life doula, is a non-medical professional who provides holistic support to individuals and their families during the dying process. Their role is similar to a birth doula, but they help people navigate the end-of-life with comfort, dignity, and emotional, spiritual, and practical guidance. Services can include advance care planning, providing a calming presence, facilitating conversations about death, and offering support to grieving families after death.  In the last five years, more people are taking on the moniker of "death doula" or "end-of-life" doula. Who are these new professionals, and what do they do?

 This webinar will give you a better understanding of:

· What death doulas are and the scope of death doula care

· How death doulas are trained

· Who regulates and pays for death doula care

· Why you might benefit from a death doula's care

· When to consider hiring a death doula

· Where to find and how to select a doula

Holly Lux-Sullivan is a certified death doula with almost two decades of experience in end-of-life care. She is a board-certified and integrative chaplain and has long shepherded people through crises both sudden and unfolding. A graduate of Meadville Lombard Theological School, she also has a bachelor of science in journalism. She is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister.

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