Welcome. I’m Kristen.
I’m an advocate for the dying in life and in death.
I am a Death Doula.
When we are curious about death, our capacity for life and love expands.
I am here to be an advocate for the dying by creating ease in the journey toward death in order for people to die a death they desire with dignity.
I provide resources, advocacy, and care to empower the dying and the ones who support and care for them so the journey can be peaceful and allow space for presence, grief, and completion.
Services
Based in Seattle, WA but able to travel
Free 30-Minute Session
Before working together, let’s connect. Wherever you are in your journey, whether the support is for you or a person you support. After the session, I will provide a document with specific services, a recommended timeline, and cost on a sliding scale.
30-minutes (Virtual)
Free
Consulting
If you or someone you’re caring for recently received a diagnosis, or sense a change, and have questions, or concerns, I am here to support you.
I offer a 75-minute consultation where you can ask questions or bring forward your concerns and I will provide resources and recommended tools in a follow-up email.
75-minute Consultation (Virtual or in-person)
$225 (Sliding scale offered)
Advocate in Death
I can support the whole person: the physical, emotional, and spiritual body with a non-medical touch. The structure and services I offer are flexible, fluid, and based on the needs and desires of the dying person, so I can be an advocate from diagnosis, to and after the death, providing a continuous bridge through the process.
Holistic Overview of Services:
Preparing
Care Planning and Education
Documents and Belongings Organization
Anticipatory Grief Support
Active Dying
Empower and Assist Caretakers (loved ones, family members, chosen family)
Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD or DwD) & Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) Support
Honoring
Body Care and Disposition
Funeral or Celebration of Life Ideas
About me
I believe death work has always been part of me, but the moment I consciously knew was after I had the privilege of witnessing my mom’s death in 2014.
When she was diagnosed with a (glioblastoma) brain tumor, my world was turned upside down.
The journey was a gift. A gift that came with debilitating grief, anxiety, and sadness. But it allowed me to be present, to care for the person who cared for me my entire life, and relook at what I value.
Did I care for myself during my caregiving or know her death would be transformative for me? No. With no external support to help navigate what we, me and my family, were going through it was expected we navigate the medical system and know what all our choices in treatment, care, and body disposition were, which added a lot of stress that could have been avoided.
My mom’s death was beautiful. She lived a life full of compassion, love, and light, and that’s exactly how she died.
Once she died, my heart broke open and a new journey began. A journey of personal development, grief, finding love and joy again, and discovering my purpose of being a death doula.
I come to you with deep love and gratitude, for your bravery to look at death in a new way.
