Wednesday, September 16th, 2026 – 4:00 PM (Arizona)
Strengthening Support: End-of-Life Doulas as Care Collaborators
Kimberly Stravers
Night Rose Deathcare
INELDA-Certified End-of Life Doula
Earth Traditions–Certified Death Midwife
NEDA-Proficient End-of-Life Doula and After-Death Care
This webinar will describe how end-of-life doulas (EOLDs), as trained nonmedical professionals, offer knowledgeable, compassionate, bespoke support to individuals and their circles of care as they confront and navigate mortality and loss, at any stage of life or health. EOLDs advocate for patient agency, autonomy, and selfdetermination, supplying relational, emotional, spiritual, logistical, and practical care with an approach that centers preparedness, dignity, and choice as well as complements, augments, and maintains a steady stream of holistic care.
Participants will be able to:
- Distinguish the role of an end-of-life doula as distinct from but complementary to medical providers, behavioral and/or mental health counselors, pastoral-care specialists, legal and financial professionals, funeral directors, and/or other licensed/credentialed roles often involved in end-of-life care and discussions.
- Apply an inclusive, collaborative lens to patient care that grounds interventions and conversations in whole-person dynamics, understanding how EOLDs may help to contextualize and integrate medical and other support into the patient’s daily life.
- Recognize how EOLD support may improve patient readiness and quality of life, continue provider recommendations outside of clinical visits, and enhance the depth, efficiency, and connectedness of provider-patient relationships.
Kimberly Stravers is a certified death doula and funeral celebrant; a qualified after-death care educator and home-funeral guide; a volunteer hospice doula and grief-support facilitator; a former funeral attendant; and an educator for one of the country’s longest-running and largest endof- life doula training programs. She has been accompanying the dying and their loved ones through her private practice, Night Rose Deathcare, since 2020, maintains active relationships with several community wellness organizations, and is responsible for stewardship of the Arizona Funeral Resources and Education website, which provides comprehensive information about end-of-life options legally available to Arizona residents.
Ms. Stravers has been a guest speaker-educator on death and dying for the Arizona Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) Consortium, the University of New Mexico, the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, Benedictine University, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, and Mayo Clinic Arizona – Phoenix. She has been featured in pieces published by Phoenix magazine, Oprah Daily, CancerNetwork, and other media outlets.
