Empower Yourself With Birch Leaf End of Life Doula Care
Assisting with planning, guidance, and emotional support during palliative care or at end of life.
Natasha Prax
End of Life Doula
My mission is to bring support, comfort, and peace to the dying and their loved ones. This work can be done alongside hospice staff as additional support, or as an independent contractor. As the End of Life Doula field is newly emerging, and quite new to Alaska specifically, it is my goal is to represent the field as professionally as possible. To me this means always learning and aiming for the highest levels of training and certification available.
INELDA Trained in the Following Processes:
Phase 1:
Summing Up and Planning
Exploring the meaning of the dying person’s life
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Initiating legacy projects
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Assisting with unfinished business
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Creating visualizations
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Deciding on how the space will look and feel
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Designing rituals
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Developing a vigil plan
Phase 2:
Conducting Vigil
Assuring the last days happen as planned
Using touch and holding to bring comfort
Providing family with respite
Making sure the patient doesn’t die alone
Informing about signs & symptoms
Leading guided visualizations and rituals
Provide emotional support
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Phase 3:
Reprocessing & Early Grief
Retelling the dying story in detail
Uncovering traumatic moments to reframe them
Giving back to family beautiful moments
Explaining the journey through grief
Providing emotional & spiritual support
Bring completion to the doula involvement
Would you like to know more?
Would you like to know more about the assistance I can provide? Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.
(907)347-3869