Empowered End-of-Life Journeys
Death Doula, End-of-Life Coach, Family-Led Funeral Guide,
Speaker and Death Conversationalist
INTRODUCING SOVEREIGN DEPARTURES
Every experience of death shapes how we think and feel about dying, and these beliefs flow into how we live, grieve, and eventually face our own end of life. As an End-of-Life Doula and Death Coach, I walk alongside dying people, their carers and their loved ones, offering gentle guidance, practical support and a steady presence on this most tender, profound and sacred journey.
Drawing on a wide range of non-medical skills and holistic approaches, I provide personalised care to meet emotional, practical, and spiritual needs, always with deep respect for each person’s values, wishes and beliefs.
I believe that when we are willing to soften and be open and courageous about death and dying, love and hope can still shine through the heartbreak. In that light, grief can feel a little softer, and the journey, though hard, can be held with dignity, meaning and care.
“Death is our friend precisely because it brings us into absolute and passionate presence with all that is here, that is natural, that is love…"
Rainer Maria Rilke
Our Services
EOL and ACP Consult
4 hours of in person support to help you get your ducks in a row. This option is perfect for anyone who wants to understand their end-of-life options, assess their preparedness, document their wishes and understand and empower themselves with the knowledge that will help them and their family, when the time comes.
End-of-Life Doula on Call
Just in time support available on a flexible as needed hourly basis (travel costs extra)
Doula Care 10 Package
This package provides up to 10 hours of support. For those who want dedicated, ongoing personalised support this deeper involvement allows me to get to know you and your values well, so that I can advocate and respond more intuitively and meaningfully to whatever is needed be it practical, emotional, or spiritual support. Please Note: To ensure flexibility with regards the number of in person visits possible and the possibility of needing to see you in a different location, travel costs
Doula Care 20 Package
This package provides up to 20 hours of support. For those who want dedicated, ongoing personalised support this deeper involvement allows me to get to know you and your values well, so that I can advocate and respond more intuitively and meaningfully to whatever is needed be it practical, emotional, or spiritual support. Please Note: To ensure flexibility with regards the number of in person visits possible and the possibility of needing to see you in a different location, travel costs
Doula Care 30 Package
This package provides up to 30 hours of support. For those who want dedicated, ongoing personalised support this deeper involvement allows me to get to know you and your values well, so that I can advocate and respond more intuitively and meaningfully to whatever is needed be it practical, emotional, or spiritual support. Please Note: To ensure flexibility with regards the number of in person visits possible and the possibility of needing to see you in a different location, travel costs
END OF LIFE DOULA & DEATH COACH
Death can be the natural, sacred experience it was meant to be with the right preparation, guidance, kindness and support.
As an Death Doula and Holistic Healer I offer (non-medical) practical, emotional and spiritual support and companionship for dying people and their loved ones in the moments before, during and even after death.
When is the best time to get in touch with an end-of-life doula?
The truth is, none of us will fail to die and so, the best time is anytime well before the end of life. Planning for your own death ensures your final wishes are recorded, and you have gifted your loved ones with the peace of mind that they can best honour you and your wishes.
Whatever stage you're at and whatever moves you to reach out to me, together we can explore your options, record your wishes and have a plan for your sacred end-of-life journey that others can follow.
FAMILY-LED FUNERALS GUIDE
Funerals and memorials should strongly reflect an individual's personality and values and ideally they shouldn't result in burdensome debt for those left standing.
Did you know there is no legal requirement to engage a Funeral Director or Celebrant in New Zealand?
The choice is quite literally yours!
With a little guidance you CAN do many things yourself,
IF that is what you wish.
Did you know that you can usually care for your loved one at home (with a little guidance) after they have died and you can hold your own funeral or memorial?
Heartfelt, personalised approaches to honouring and celebrating a loved one through family-led farewells can be beautiful, healing experiences for families.
If you would like to pre-plan your own funeral, get support with keeping a loved one at home after death, or want to have a family-led farewell I can help you make it happen.
DEATH CONVERSATIONALIST, SPEAKER and
Community Death Literacy Educator
It is safe to talk about death and dying.
Talking about death will NOT kill you.
Conversations about death or dying are only avoided until they can't be. Unfortunately, by then it can be too late for the most important conversations.
Compassionate conversations have the power to unlock more peaceful, courageous and personally meaningful interactions...and this is particularly true when someone is at the end of their life.
I coach individuals, teach workshops, and lead events and private group conversations across a range of death topics. The purpose of my work is to encourage people to embrace the wisdom and beauty of natural death, to decrease their death anxiety, understand their options, document their wishes and ditch the death phobia that keeps us all feeling isolated and alone with our beliefs about mortality.
I help people design, plan and prepare to have an empowered end-of-life journey and I notice that people's appreciation for (and enjoyment of) LIFE increases as a result of having done their death work.
