Chicago
Death Doula Collective

Providing Chicagoans with holistic,
inclusive and accessible death care,
death education and death advocacy.

 

What We Do

 

Death Care

 

Death doulas provide services including:

  • Advance care planning

  • Care navigation

  • Vigil planning & sitting vigil

  • Funeral and burial planning

  • End of life celebrations

  • Legacy projects

  • Body work (reiki, yoga, meditation, massage)

  • Downsizing & distributing

AdvocATE

 

Every culture has different rituals and beliefs surrounding death. As a collective, we advocate for dignity, autonomy, love, and support at the end of life. We believe end of life care should be accessible and inclusive for all people.

EDUCATE

 

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What are
death doulas?

Also known as end of life doulas, death doulas provide non-medical care, logistical support, spiritual guidance and other creative services before, during, and after death.

OUR MISSION

To educate and advocate for each individual as a unique
person and to talk about death in the hopes of demystifying it.