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Death Doula Michell
I am always available to have a chat to discuss where I can be of service to you.
Contact me so we can set up a time.
My offerings include using ancient and time-proven methods of an open and compassionate heart. As a doula, I offer before-death and respite to the family, and after-death natural body care, including washing the body, shrouding, sitting vigil ceremony, and assisting the family with any help they need. My healing modalities include Holistic Pulsing, a safe, gentle & nurturing body-mind therapy that uses rocking & stretching to release trauma from your essence, Holistic Counselling, Sound Therapy and Ritual.
My Story
I have been surrounded by death since I was a little girl, it never really scared me, I just viewed it as a part of life - we are born, we live and we die.
Hi Im Michell and I'm a death doula, most people about now say "a what"!!!! What's that?
It's not all I do but right now it seems to be in focus and needed
Towards the end of 2008 a good friend Geraldine, asked me to be part of a team of 3 people who helped care for her in the last months of her life, I didn't realise it at the time but this was my first role as a death doula.
Around the same time, my sister was fighting her own battle with cancer and as one experience ended another began. I went straight on to help care for her until she passed.
My role as a carer continued on for the next 10 years as I cared first for my Dad and then my Mum as they completed the last years of their lives.
Over the last few years, I have been called to service many times most recently when a young man whom I have known since he was a teenager died from brain cancer.
During the years I have tussled with the idea of becoming a death doula in a professional capacity but never felt quite ready. I have now accepted the mantle and recently completed a course to expand my skills and I feel ready to be of service to whoever is drawn to me at the right time.
I see death as a natural conclusion to life and have a passion for assisting others to embrace death lovingly and intuitively that reflects and honours the dying person. I will guide you, be with you and hold your hand every step of the way. I love to use ceremony and ritual to transition us through this process with an unwavering experienced hand.
I am now also teaching the LIfe Options Death Doula course face-to-face in Cairns, Nth QLD
My Doula Services
This will help us determine if we are a good fit for each other. I can come to you unless you have another request for a meeting place. I meet the person who is nearing the end of life, and the carers, family or anybody who is involved in this process I assess if I can fill your needs and wants, you decide if you like me
We move into a space of collaboration and teamwork
First Meeting
I will come to your house, we can discuss all the different package options available and see which one will meet your needs
I will have a dedicated hour with the person who is being cared for where they can discuss with me their wishes and we can make a plan of how we move forward from here. 1.5 hrs approx $90
Lets Get Acquainted
PACKAGES
Prices are adaptable to suit your needs
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PACKAGE 1 - 10 hours - $600 this includes being on call via phone to support you in any way
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PACKAGE 2 - 20 hours - $1050 also with on-call
Any of these services can be included in a package or by an hourly rate - $65 to $85 per hr (depending on travel etc)
Everything will depend on where you are at on your journey
Package Deals
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Instigate Advanced Care Directive for them and all of you in case one of you dies first
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Listen to your stories and challenges you are facing,
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If you choose to do most of the care yourself, give you the tools to do this with some self-preservation
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Sitting vigil with you and your carers or on my own in the last hours of life.
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Offer holistic healing modalities including Holistic Pulsing,
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After death, I can guide or help you care for your loved one's body if you wish.
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