End-of-Life & After Death Care
Perhaps the most tender work, I can support you or a loved one as the end of life draws near. Death doulas are not licensed and therefore cannot provide medical services, so my offering is emotional and soulful.
You do not need a declaration of hospice or diagnosis; in the most general sense we are all walking each other home. In the most acute sense, sometimes we are able to prepare for our final months, weeks and days with intention.
This preparation can include, but is not limited to, getting paperwork in order, light cleaning and home organizing, reading or praying together, and emotional companionship for a dying person and their loved ones. I can also make phone calls, help write letters or emails, and sit bedside. Quietude is my specialty.
Writing and memory-keeping is another specialty of mine, if you want to preserve your stories or simply have them witnessed.
Afterdeath care is also something I can support you with: washing and care for the body of a loved one, at home or at a hospital. Home funerals are legal here in California and many states. Many cultures, including Black Americans, have historically tended to the bodies of deceased loved ones in the home preceding burial.
If you need assistance with funeral planning and rites, I can help find the resources that best fit your needs.
Any way that I support you or your loved ones is infused with sincerity, respect and care. Racial and trauma sensitivity, LGTBQ+ rights and respect is of utmost importance.
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
-Maya Angelou
There’s a few different ways we can work together:
Grief Gardening
Ceremony + Ritual Planning
End-of-Life Care
Some of the things you’re carrying might include
the death of someone you love, a health diagnosis, major life transitions, grief about climate collapse and imperialist, capitalist, patriarchal yt supremacy and misogynoir.
Whatever you need to tend to is welcomed.
-DL
“Her kindness and compassion shines through while she creates a lovingly safe, healing space. Andrea is knowledgeable, intuitive and led my session in a relaxing, comfortable manner. She listened deeply to what I was saying and experiencing so I always felt safe and in good hands. Andrea has a heart of gold and is a very talented healer. I highly recommend working with her!”
-JH“We can never thank you enough for your visits with mom…the time spent was special for all of us.”
GB
“Andrea has a compassionate approach in which I felt safe throughout the session. I'm really thankful for her guidance. ”
-MB
“You share your knowledge with such genuine kindness, always from the heart. Your insights, widsom and encouragement have helped me feel more capable on days when things feel heavy.”
My rate is $150 an hour for daytime hours.
Sliding scale is available.
