“Grief is the price we pay for love.” Whether you're moving through eco-anxiety and collective despair with the weight of the world, anticipatory grief, or mourning the loss of a loved one, an animal companion, your health, identity, relationship, or long-held dreams, grief is a natural and necessary response to love, loss, and major life transitions. It speaks to the depth of our connection, our care, and our humanity.

I offer grief support through a compassionate and contemplative approach, blending heartfelt dialogue with holistic, integrative practices to gently guide you through the many layers and cycles of the grieving process.

$200 per 1-hour session

• Support in understanding your emotions, recognizing the cyclical nature of grief, and building emotional resilience

• Practical tools and strategies to cope with grief in everyday life

• Tailored resources and healing practices based on individual needs and circumstances

• Guidance through the complexities of the grieving process with compassion and clarity

$175 per 1-hour session for packages of 4 or more sessions

• Support in understanding your emotions, recognizing the cyclical and evolving nature of grief, and building emotional resilience over time

• Ongoing practical tools and coping strategies that adapt to different stages of the grieving process

• Personalized resources and healing practices that reflect your unique path and relationship with grief, as well as your shifting needs

• A consistent, supportive space for reflection, connection, and integration of grief into everyday life

• Fostered long-term resilience by supporting meaning-making, creating honoring rituals, and exploring possibilities for renewal

My practice is mostly online, and sessions meet on Zoom. I reside in Southern California on Tongva Land and travel often. Depending on your location, in-person home visits or outdoor sessions may be arranged (beach, park, or other green spaces).

A death doula, also known as an end-of-life doula or death midwife, is a non-medical support practitioner who offers holistic care to individuals navigating terminal illness or the dying process, as well as their loved ones. This care may include emotional, spiritual, and practical support, all intended to bring greater presence, dignity, and meaning to the final stage of life.

End-of-life care deserves presence and preparation. It’s never too early or too late to start planning for our final destination. In this modern deathphobic world that often emphasizes independence over collectivism, it’s easy to feel alone and confused when navigating profound human experiences like grief, loss, and death. Yet these moments call for connection, someone to be alongside you with compassionate presence.

Please reach out if you or a loved one is seeking support. Together, we can co-create a care plan that honors your needs, values, and transitions with tenderness and intention.

What supportive services a death doula can provide:

• Compassionate guidance across all stages: support, guide, and empower individuals and families through all phases of end-of-life wellness, illness, pre-death, active dying, and post-death

• Holistic emotional, mental, and spiritual support: hold space for the full spectrum of emotions and experiences, honoring each person’s unique beliefs, needs, and values

• Informed advocacy: educate and advocate for the person’s choices, ensuring their wishes are understood, respected, and upheld

• End-of-life planning: assist with advance care directives, legacy planning, and decisions around deathcare

• Practical and logistical support: help prepare or wrap up affairs, including organizing paperwork, coordinating services, and supporting final wishes

• Caregiver support: nurture and empower caregivers through education, respite, and emotional support

• Grief and bereavement support: offer compassionate care for those mourning, including anticipatory grief and post-loss integration

• Vigil presence: provide loving, nonjudgmental presence at the bedside during the dying process

• Legacy: facilitate opportunities for reflection, storytelling, memory keeping, and meaning-making

• Rituals and ceremonies: co-create meaningful rituals, ceremonies, and practices to honor transitions, cultural traditions, and spiritual beliefs

Reflecting on death is one of the most ancient contemplative practices found across Buddhist traditions. Regardless of your spiritual background, turning your attention toward mortality can be a powerful way to anchor yourself in the present, soften fear, and deepen your connection to life.

This particular meditation draws inspiration from the Nine Contemplations on Death, originally taught by the 11th-century Buddhist teacher Atisha and later adapted by Larry Rosenberg and Roshi Joan Halifax. I was introduced to this practice through my death doula teacher, Alua Arthur.

In this guided meditation, you will be invited to gently face your own impermanence—exploring what remains unresolved or unexpressed, while also uncovering what truly matters. It is a practice of preparation and reawakening, meant to bring clarity, presence, and renewed engagement with being alive.

80 minutes (in-person or virtual offering done lying down)

• Opening the space and anchoring the energy with exploratory dialogue and intention setting (15 minutes)

• Guided death meditation (40 minutes)

• Rebirth and quiet journaling (10 minutes)

• Closing ritual and reflections (15 minutes)

• Herbal tea or fresh coconuts will be provided if in-person

Energetic Exchange

• A contribution of $100 or more to any organization advocating for immigrant rights, Palestinian solidarity, or the liberation of any systemically oppressed community you care about (let me know if you need ideas/suggestions)

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