I’m a voracious student committed to continual learning. I hold certificates from several deathwork programs and am always furthering my training. My additional professional experience as a funeral attendant and celebrant provides a unique window into the arenas of care, disposition, and honoring the body after death across many faith and cultural traditions. 

Certifications & competencies

• Certified death midwife, Earth Traditions

• Certified death doula, IAP College

• Certified funeral celebrant, InSight

• NEDA Proficient end-of-life doula, NEDA

• NEDA Proficient after-death care educator, NEDA

• Ordained minister, Universal Life Church

• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS), American Red Cross

Certificates of completion, training

• End-of-Life Doula Training, INELDA

• Aid-in-Dying Training for End-of-Life Doulas, American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying

• Healing at the Edge: Conscious Living, Conscious Dying, The Living/Dying Project

Certificates of completion, continuing education

• The Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath & Death

  • “Grief Work Training”

  • “Understanding Trauma for Birth and Death Doulas”

• California State University Shiley Institute for Palliative Care

  • “Facilitating an Advance Care Planning Conversation”

  • “Sharing Serious News”

  • “What Every Social Worker Needs to Know About Palliative Care” 

Workshops & seminars

• The Collective for Radical Death Studies

• Arizona State University Palliative Care ECHO

• International Doula Life Movement

• Death Doula LA & Carriage House Birth (“Supporting Loss as a Digital Doula”)

• Dementia Friendly Tempe

• Teepa Snow, leading international dementia expert

• Oceana Sawyer, renowned transition guide and author

• Mettle Health

• Positive Aging Community

• People’s Memorial Association