About Jeannie

My End-ofLife work began in 2008 when I started volunteering at the North Hawaii Hospice while living on the Big Island of Hawaii. Since then I have volunteered with several Hospice organizations, in private homes, hospitals and care facilities. Currently I am affiliated with Dignity Hospice, Central Coast Doula Collective, End of Life Choices California and I also do private practice work.

Although I had been doing end-of-life work as a hospice volunteer for years, I was not aware there was a thing called a Death Doula until 2015 when I took my first Doula training with INELDA. I was certified a short time later and have done additional end-of-lfe doula training and continuing education regularly.

I consider myself a “live and die as you wish" advocate. Terminal illness is a very serious and personal journey and I work very hard to accommodate each client's decisions as to how they wish to navigate that road. Primarily, my purpose is to meet each person where they are on that journey and to help my clients prioritize the remaining time in their life to live as they want. My work can include the assistance with practical details of dealing with your death, documents, memorials, disposition of remains, etc. I will be an experienced companion and offer calm support for you and your family in your last months and at bedside, assist with after death care and arrangements and most other things a dying person would like guidance and help with. Look at my services for a more complete list of the many things I can help you with.

On a personal note, to enjoy life, wind down and have fun I like to dance hula, garden, paddle, walk on the beach (so lucky to live near the ocean), travel, hike and spend time with friends and family.

I prefer to work in person however, I will also serve you by zoom or telephone. My goal is to help terminally ill patients and their families make their death as uncomplicated, beautiful, peaceful, personal, and sacred as possible for them whether they are at home or in a facility. I reside and serve clients in San Luis Obispo County.