End-of-Life Offerings

Craft an end-of-life experience that reflects a life well lived.

Meet the Team

With a passion for natural, holistic end-of-life methods, Penny and Selena bring warmth and compassion into their death work. From helping souls transition to planning home funerals, their authentic approach creates the space necessary for a meaningful death.

Certified Death Doula
NHFA Board Member

Penny Waugh

In-person death doula services are currently available in San Diego, CA., however many end-of-life offerings can be facilitated online. If you’re not in San Diego, we’ll do our best to connect you within our helpful nationwide death-care community.

Additional services are also available on The Death Network Directory

Member of NHFA & NEDA

Selena Jong

End-of-Life Offerings

Like life, death is an experience that is unique to each of us, we tailor our services to the individual needs and desires of our clients. From death doula services to home funerals and alternative disposition methods, we are dedicated to helping you or your loved one transition in an authentic way.

  • A Death Doula or End of Life Doula can bring an element of organization and emotional peace into the death process. While hospitals and medical professionals care for the physical body, a Death Doula provides emotional and spiritual support to the person who is dying and to the family. From helping to navigate the deathcare system to providing companionship, a Death Doula can create an environment that promotes emotional and spiritual comfort. A Death Doula can fill the needs often overlooked by medical providers.

  • Death vigils have been held for centuries because nobody wants to die alone. Historically, when a person was dying, the family, friends, and clergymen would gather around the patient to offer their presence and support to the patient as well as to one another. In our modern times, patients may have few or no family members nearby to keep vigil. Another common scenario is that family and friends of a dying patient feel scared or overwhelmed when caring for a dying loved one and need support themselves.

  • Steeped in tradition, a home funeral is an intimate gathering held at a personal home. Having a funeral at home does take a bit of pre-planning because sometimes the deceased has chosen not to be embalmed which can impact the timing of the ceremony. If you’re considering a home funeral, please check our FAQ’s for additional details.

  • Celebrate life before it’s over….

    A living farewell, or living funeral, is a gathering of those we love the most to celebrate a life before it’s over. It’s an opportunity to share cherished memories and honor someone in a way that they can receive it prior to death. For some, this is creating space within a few days for loved ones to visit one-on-one and for others is a larger gathering with lots of hugging and laughter. Each living funeral is a unique reflection of that person’s life.

  • As a society, we tend to think that talking about death is taboo, however, expanding the narriative can remove the stigma and open up authentic, productive conversation.

    Contact us if you’re in need of a Death Educator, or join us at one of our Death Cafe discussion groups.