Death Doula Service & End-of-Life Compassionate Care
Please note: At this time, I am a bit overextended and have limited additional capacity through the remainder of the year. Please reach out with any questions and I will do my best to accommodate in-person vigils and companionship for those actively dying and otherwise alone in NYC.
Death can be extremely overwhelming for both the dying and their loved ones, often leaving us skipping what really matters as we get caught up in logistics, lost in feelings of grief, or overwhelmed with fear and loneliness. I offer non-medical healing support during the dying process to fill in care gaps from traditional services.
I am a trained "death doula,” a trained conscious dying and grief volunteer, and a trained and active hospice volunteer with VNS hospice in New York City. I'd be honored to help with navigating fear and loneliness, compassionate death and dying companionship, spiritual and emotional guidance, bedside vigils, energetic and meditative support, and grief tending.
Face death with compassion, presence, and honesty. I am available to sit alongside someone as they anticipate the loss of self, to walk alongside someone as they enter and cross into the mysteries, or to simply offer companionship or a listening ear. I follow the lead of the individual in terms of how I can best support, and when in the active dying phase I offer compassionate presence, energetic support, and bedside vigils.
The end-of-life experience offers an opportunity in true healing, while death is a sacred journey and is the ultimate entrance into the mysteries. Let go with dignity, cross with a friend, and enter with grace.
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Take care and speak soon.
-Susan Reis