End-of-life planning
Advance directives, POLSTs, care preferences, and conversations about what matters most.
Jessica Stielau · Marin County, California
End-of-Life & Death DoulaSupport
Compassionate, practical support for individuals and families navigating serious illness, end-of-life planning, dying and grief.
Book a Free ConsultationServing Marin County, with virtual support available and travel outside of Marin available.
Planning / Illness / Dying / GriefHow I Can Help
How I Can Help
Every person and family comes to the end of life with different needs. I offer practical, emotional, and logistical support throughout the process, including:
Navigating care
Support understanding and navigating hospice, palliative care, caregiving, and other end-of-life resources.
Exploring end-of-life choices
Information, planning, and non-medical support around end-of-life options, including Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) and Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED).
Caregiver and family support
Guidance, education, coordination, and a steady presence for the people caring for someone they love.
Bedside and vigil support
Preparation and support during the final days of life, including helping families understand what to expect.
Legacy, ritual, and grief
Meaningful ways to reflect, connect, create legacy, mark transitions, and make space for grief.
Jessica Stielau
Pronouns: she/hers
I am a traveler, an explorer,
a partner and a mother.
I'm an End of Life Doula or a Death Doula.
I provide holistic, non-medical care, offering physical, emotional, and spiritual support to the dying and their loved ones while they embark on the ultimate voyage. Just as birth doulas support mothers and children laboring into this world, death doulas support those laboring out of the world.
I'm a lifelong student gathering experience and knowledge about the process and rituals around death.
My goal is to help create more peace and ease with the end-of-life experience.
Training & affiliations
Neda Member
National End of Life Doula Alliance
Inspired Endings
Certificate of Training Completion - End of Life Doula and Psycedelic Training Program
University of Vermont
End of Life Doula - Certificate of Completion
Home Care Aide
Training Completed, Registered, Background Checked, Fingerprinted
Client perspectives
Jessica was skilled, knowledgeable and generous as she guided me through this task. The feeling of satisfaction was significant as we completed my End of Life plan.
While the end of life is a uniquely challenging experience, having dedicated death doulas helped us navigate this profound process with support, understanding, and dignity.
What is a
Death Doula?
Death Doulas provide non medical support for the dying and their caregivers. They use their knowledge, training and experience to guide and facilitate patients and their loved ones through the process of death.
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