About death doulas
Death doulas provide non-medical, holistic end-of-life support
Also called end-of-life doulas or death midwives, they complement and supplement the work of family and other caregivers, including hospice providers.
They offer a non-judgmental presence for support before, during, and after death. This support can look like:
Education and guidance
Emotional, social, and spiritual care
Logistical and practical assistance
This definition comes from the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance scope of practice.
About me
My name is Amy, and I’m a death doula and thanatologist working toward offering death care in Salt Lake City, Utah.
I don’t yet know what shape my offerings will take, but I’m interested in death work that is anticapitalist, abolitionist, queer, and reciprocal with the land.
After nine very sacred and grieved years in Seattle, I’m back where I grew up and where four generations of my dead are buried.
I’d love to work with others in the area to abolish the funeral industrial complex and build systems that give all Utahns access to affordable, sustainable death care free of corporate influence.
My training
Nobody needs certification to do this work.
It is old work that has always been the people’s work.
These certificates only mean I have the resources for structured training and that I learn well in that environment—not that I am more qualified than other doulas with other experience!
MS in Thanatology
Edgewood College
To be completed in 2026
Certificates
24 hours of training with HELD
