What is an end-of-life doula?
04/02/24 at 03:25 AM
What is an end-of-life doula?
Psychology Today, by Cheralyn Leeby, PhD, LMFT; 3/31/24
"The appellation ‘end-of-life doula’ (EOLD) is increasingly used as an umbrella term to identify lay people, primarily women, who provide a diversity of non-medical supports—social, emotional, practical, and spiritual—for people nearing the end of life, including those close to them" (Krawzik and Rush, 2020). The term doula is derived from the Greek word "doule," which means helper or maidservant. Families hire death coaches to facilitate, guide, and emotionally support the dying process.