NightSong Doulas
Our Mission
END OF LIFE SUPPORT
Meaning Making: Creating personally meaningful ruotines and experiences, assistance with Legacy Projects
Legacy Projects: Specifically curated creative or documentary projects designed in celebration, ritual, or remembrance.
Companionship and Activities: Out in the world or in the home, with a focus on patient and family values and making meaningful experiences.
Errand Running and Household Suppoort: Dishes, cleaning, laundry, food prep, grocery, dry cleaning, etc.
Respite Care: Providing primary caregivers time to restore and replenish.
Bedside/Personal Care: Assistance with feeding, lotioning, teeth brushing, toileting, etc. Soothing activities like hair brushing, hand massage, and head rubs. Reading aloud, listening, and friendship.
Care Navigation and Coordination: Serving as patient advocate with medical care teams, assistance with Hospice coordination.
Family Conversation Facilitation
Vigil Planning and Vigil “Sitting”
Sacred and Calm Energy in the Dying Space
ADVOCACY
For most of us, there is no map for how to die. Our ancestors were not invited to show us. We advocate for high quality death care, death positivity, and end of life choices at the dinner table and the Capitol.
EDUCATION
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“We’re all just walking each other home.”
-Ram Dass
A little bit about me..
Hello, nice to meet you! My name is Erin. I’m an INELDA-Certified End of Life Doula serving families and communities in the Greater Richmond, VA region. I’m a graduate of the Integrated Thanatogy program at the Art of Dying Institute (Thanatology is the study of death!). I’m a proud part of the second Death Consciousness movement currently underway, and the founder of NightSong Doulas.
I work to advocate for death awareness and end of life care, educate and facilitate conversations with the public about death, and serve clients and families as they navigate mortality.
Connect
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