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Doulas in the News

Online Articles, Interviews, & Blogs

2021
  • Death series: speaking to an end of life doula, by BP Collins, January 25, 2021
  • Death Doulas Help the Dying Meet Their End With Affirmation, by Rene A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, January 10, 2021

​2020
  • Describing the end-of-life doula role and practices of care: perspectives from four countries, by Merilynne Rush and Marian Krawczyk, Palliative Care and Social Practice, December 7, 2020
  • Death Doulas Could Bridge Gaps to Hospice, by Holly Vossel, Hospice News, November 18, 2020
  • Death Doulas Help the Dying Meet Their End With Affirmation Instead of Anxiety, by Rene Guzman, San Antonio Express News, October 28, 2020
  • Meet Green Funeral Guru Amy Cunningham, by Sydney Borlabi, Farewelling, October 20, 2020
  • How Death Doulas Are Helping People Process Grief During The Pandemic, by Tracey Anne Duncan, mic.com, September 23, 2020
  • End-of-life Coach: The Art of Dying Well, documentary channel RT Doc, September 18, 2020
  • ​The Death Doula Business Is Booming, Especially Among Millennials, by Rebecca Dancer, InStyle, August 19, 2020
  • How End-of-Life Doulas Can Be of Service to LGBTQ Adults by Merilynne Rush and Sylvia Sukop, SAGECareUSA, August 18, 2020
  • A Death Midwife Can Make Death a 'Beautiful Experience'; Three Practice in North Dakota, by Robin Heubner, West Central Tribune, August 18, 2020
  • The Day in the Life of an End-of-Life Doula, by Julie Kendrick, Next Avenue, July 31, 2020
  • What Death Doulas Can Teach Us About Life During COVID 19, by Kelsey Ogletree, Well + Good, July 23, 2020
  • How do you foster ‘a good death in a racist society? by Chace Beech, Los Angeles Times, June 25, 2020
  • How End-of-Life Doulas Are Supporting Seniors and Families During the COVID19 Pandemic by Ashley Johnson, GirlTalkHG, May 18, 2020
  • ​​Health Careers on the Rise: The Doulas Coaching Patients through Life…and Death by Rachel Drummond, Healthcare Degree, May 11, 2020.
  • Death Doula Helps the Dying and Grieving During the Coronavirus Pandemic by Kim Kelly, Insider.com, May 8, 2020
  • Inspired Journeys Engages with Hospices to Support Families by Holly Vossel, Hospice News, April 23, 2020
  • Doulas Adapt Services to Help Navigate Birth and Death During Coronavirus Pandemic by Kate Aubrey, ABC Southeast NSW, April 19, 2020
  • Grief Support Systems Have Been Wrecked By COVID-19 by Eleanor Cummins, The Verge, April 1, 2020
  • Being With and Caring For Those Who Are Dying by Andrea Sherman, Samye Institute, February 27, 2020​
  • They Tell You How to Die by Candice Wang, The New Journal of Yale and New Haven, February 27, 2020
  • End-of-Life Issues May Not Be Honored in the Hospital by Megan Brooks, Medscape, February  21, 2020
  • The Movement to Bring Death Closer by Maggie Jones, The New York Times, January 13, 2020
  • Doulas Are Becoming Part of the End-of-Life Equation by Hannah Hagemann, Morning Edition, NPR, January 3, 2020
2019
  • End of Life Doulas and Death Cafes Are Changing the Conversation Around Dying by Cara McDonough, Connecticut Magazine, October 24, 2019
  • How Death Doulas, Home Funeral Guides, and Funeral Professionals Can Serve Families Together ​by Lee Webster, Order of the Golden Rule, October 2, 2019
  • ​End of Life Planning: What are death doulas and death wellness? by Kelsey Ogletree, Shape, September 5, 2019
  • Hospices Engaging with Death Doulas to Support Patients Hospice News, September 3, 2019
  • Deathwives, Death Cafes and Death Doulas. Learning to Live by Talking About Death by Robin Seaton Jefferson, Forbes Magazine, August 21, 2019
  • Scared of Death? An End-of-Life Coach Might Be the Answer by Tallie Gabriel, Considerable, July 11, 2019
  • End of Life Doulas and the Art of Dying Well by Annie Berman, San Francisco Public Radio KALW, June 13, 2019
  • End of Life Doulas Help Patients, Families Lean Into Death, Angela Davis, Karen Zamora, Minnesota Public Radio interview with Christy Marek and Jane Whitlock, May 30, 2019
  • In Search of a Good Death: End of Life Specialists Ease the Way Home by Bob Shaw, May 18, 2019, Twin Cities.com​
  • My Odd Job by Anna Lyons, May 12, 2019, MetroUK​
  • Death doula training: health program formalizes Indigenous tradition by Clare Hennig, May 4, 2019, CBC
  • The ABC's for DDs by Terry Skovronek, April 15, 2019, End of Life School Blog
  • ​Making dying meaningful with an end-of-life doula by Julie McClure, March 13, 2019, Smile Politely 
  • Baby boomers are hiring death doulas and aiming for the grave on their own terms by Shelley Lloyd, March 1, 2019, ABC News
  • End-of-life doulas bring guidance and strength at a time of need by Erika Prafder, February 24, 2019, New York Post
  • Empowering Retirement: Calling your own shots by Kristi Runyan, February 22, 2019, Buffalo Magazine
  • Meet a birth doula who worked 500 births and a death doula with a "Death Cafe" by Molly Snyder, February 22, 2019, On Milwaukee
  • Dying While Black by Yolanda Wilson, February 12, 2019, Bright Magazine
  • Death Doulas Make it Rain (Tears) But Their Coffers Are Empty by Anne-Marie Keppel, February 8, 2019, Medium
  • ​Ask a Death Doula interview with Lee Webster, January 30, 2019, DoulaGivers
  • The End-of-Life Doula Movement by Francesca Arnoldy, January 2019, Today’s Geriatric Medicine
  • The Death Doula by Molly Korroch, January 10, 2019, Northern Express
  • Death-Positive Movement Fueling Hospice Growth by Bailey Bryant, January 7, 2019, Home Health Care News
  • Actor Rob Lowe: I was a sick mother’s caregiver, don’t underestimate the stress caregivers face, January 14, 2019, USA Today Opinion
2018
  • End of Life Doulas Bridge a Gap for the Dying, by Christy Moe Marek, December 18, 2018, Tending Life at the Threshold blog
  • How End of Life Doulas Can Teach Us a New Way of Dying...and Grieving, by Rochelle Rietow, December 18, 2018, FuneralOne blog 
  • Learning to Serve the Dying by Gatwiri Muthara, November 20, 2018, AARP
  • What Hospices Do and Don’t Do by John F. Wasik, Next Avenue, November 15, 2018
  • Death Doulas Can Fill Care Gaps at the End of Life November 13, 2018, The Conversation
  • The D Word Revised, Bodhi Be, November 9, 2018
  • Death Doulas: Bringing death and grief out of the shadows and into the light, by Jennifer Ackerman, November 8, 2018, Regina Leader-Post
  • Death Doulas Seek National Accreditation [in Australia] by Judy Skatssoon, October 22, 2018, Community Care Review
  • What Role Do Death Doulas Play in End-of-Life Care? A Systemic Review​ by Deb Rawlings, Jennifer Tiemin, Lauren Miller-Lewis, Kate Swetenham, September 26, 2018, Wiley Online Library, also find on PubMed
  • What is a Death Doula? ​by Abbie Stutzer, September 9, 2018, Organic Authority
  • What is the Role of a Death Doula? by Ellary Allis, SevenPonds Professional Advice interview with Merilynne Rush, SevenPonds, September 8, 2018
  • Death Doulas Provide Support and Compassion at the End of Life, by Jane Lindholm and Sam Gale Rosen, Vermont Public Radio, September 7, 2018
    Deathbed Planning with a Death Doula, by Caitlin Doughty with Alua Arthur, The Order of the Good Death, September 5, 2018
  • Hospice Looks at Adding 'Death Doulas' for End-of-Life Care by Christina Swanson, July 22, 2018, The Florida Times-Union
  • How a Doula, a Plant and Compassion Could Change How You Die… by Amanda Carr, June 6, 2018, Changing the Face of Dying blog
  • End-of-life doulas comfort those nearing death by Victoria Zunitch, May 3, 2018, Queens Chronicle
  • UVM Pilots an End-of-Life Doula Program by Kymelya Sari, May 2, 2018, Seven Days
  • Death Doulas Gain Buzz, Start Making Hospice Connections by Robert Holly, May 1, 2018, Home Health Care News
  • End-of-Life Doulas: A New Type of Support and Care by Kate Rope, April 12, 2018, Samada
  • Death doulas provide comfort on final journey by Kim Ode, April 16, 2018, Star Tribune
  • End-of-life doulas fill an emotional gap between doctors, family and attitudes about dying by Kim Ode, April 15, 2018, StarTribune
  • End-of-Life Doulas: A Movement for the Future audio interview with Karen Wyatt, End of Life University, aired April 12, 2018, featuring NEDA's Deanna Cochran RN
  • Unbearable grief at sister’s death leads a woman to set up therapy group by Gordon McIntyre, Vancouver Sun, April 9, 2018, featuring NEDA's Tarron Estes
2017
  • People are hiring doulas to help them die by Molly Shea, December 6, 2017, New York Post
  • Death Doula Guides Patients, Families Through Death Processes by Madalyn O’Neill, November 15, 2017, News8000
  • Families turn to death midwives for help with final passage by David Wahlberg, November 12, 2017, Wisconsin State Journal
  • What Does It Mean When I Tell You I’m a Death Doula? by Amanda Carr, August 8, 2017, Changing the Face of Dying blog
  • So, you want to hire a death doula?: Three things to consider by Amy Wright Glenn, May 5, 2017, PhillyVoice
  • Meet the Person Who Helps Prepare Someone for Death by Olivia Blair, April 12, 2017, The Independent
  • Coming full circle, doulas now cradle the dying by Bruce Horovitz, April 17, 2017, USA Today
  • The people who help you die better by Jeremy Laurance, February 28, 2017, Mosaic Science
  • 7 New Jobs That Are so ‘2017’ by Kristen Bahler, January 25, 2017, Money Magazine
  • A Growing Movement of ‘Death Doulas’ is Rethinking How We Die by Antonia Blumberg, June 5, 2017, Huffington Post
  • The Life of a Death Midwife by Claire Fordham, May 5, 2017, The Malibu Time
  • Interview With an End of Life Doula, Anna Lyons, March 20, 2017, Beyond...
  • End of Life Doulas Becoming Growing Trend to Ease the Final Passage by Stephanie Stahl, January 16, 2017, CBSPhilly 
2016
  • Can Death Doulas Shield You from Bullying Around Funerals? by Laura Martocci, October 17, 2016, Psychology Today
  • How a death doula can help patients and families in end-of-life transitions by Debra Kaszubski, October 20, 2016, The Oakland Press
  • Dying is hard: Death doulas want to help make it easier by Ellen McCarthy, July 31, 2016, The Washington Post
  • Death doulas help the dying and their loved ones say goodbye by Kevin Fagan, June 25, 2016, San Francisco Chronicle
  • How a Death Doula Can Help Patients and Families by Linda Childers, January 5, 2016, Next Avenue
2015
  • The rise of the death doula by Rachel Browne, March 15, 2015, Maclean’s
  • Doulas, Who Usher in New Life, Find Mission in Support for the Dying by Alina Tugend, January 23, 2015, The New York Times
2014
  • Positive Passings with Suzanne O’Brien, RN, audio interview with Karen Wyatt, End of Life University, aired June 21, 2014, featuring NEDA's Suzanne O’Brien, RN
  • Death doulas: helping people face up to dying by Eleanor Tucker, May 4, 2014, The Guardian
  • Death Midwife Eases Passage to the Great Beyond by Erin Pottie, December 29, 2014, Herald News
2010
  • Doula for the dying: Austin woman shepherds people nearing death by Mary Ann Roser, September 6, 2010, American Statesman


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  • Home
  • About
    • Who We Are >
      • Our Mission
      • Scope of Practice
      • Code of Ethics >
        • Research Best Practices
      • The Doula Model of Care
    • Board of Directors
    • Anti-Racism and Inclusivity Statements
    • 2020 Annual Report
    • 2021 - 2024 Strategic Plan
    • Q&A
  • Directories
    • Members by Name
    • Doulas by State A - M
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    • Doulas International
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      • 2019 Trainer Survey Results
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