One of our overarching goals at Beacon Light Doulas is to help reconnect loved ones to the natural process of dying, death, after care of the body, and the fearless involvement with entire process of being birthed out of this life.

Over the last century, we have been taught that death is something to be afraid of, a medical crisis that we must try to avoid, not to be discussed openly or planned for except with dread or deep heartache. For most of us, Death almost always brings great sadness and grief, even with extreme age or when death is unavoidable like with terminal illness or advanced stages of dementia.
Death is such a profound and sacred stage of life and can be an extraordinary tool to help families and communities come together in memory of and healing with those they have lost.

It is our mission to educate and compassionately support families and friends as they move through the natural stages of anticipating, honoring and lovingly letting go of their most precious ones.

Erica, Elizabeth and Mary are blessed to have been called to do this work, as it is the second most significant event in all of our lives.  We hope to demystify the processes of death and dying, take the fear out of supporting those going through it and help bring conversations about our own concerns and wishes related to death out of the shadowy realm of taboo, and back into the fold of our everyday lives.