Rachel Freeman
Stephanie McAlpine
I've spent the past 20 years supporting people and communities through life’s various stages. My professional journey has led me through women's health and ITU nursing, craniosacral therapy, energy work, and hospice chaplaincy. Today, I'm here for you as an End-of-Life Doula. I use all this experience to walk alongside people as they find ways…
Rachel Freeman
On leaving school I trained as a nurse and learnt that my interest lay in people’s health rather than ill health, the experience has stayed with me and has merged with other career paths. After a few years of globetrotting and cultural discovery I settled back in the UK and trained as a dancer specialising…
Jayne Nicholas
Hello. I’m Jayne and I am very lucky to live in beautiful East Devon with my partner. I have 2 children and 3 grandchildren and enjoy being a part of their lives, as well as volunteering and gardening. I am a retired Occupational Therapist (OT) and NHS Manager, with a focus on improving community services.…
Carmen Koetsenruijter
My name is Carmen, I was born in 1971, and I live in northern Spain, in the Basque Country though I´m Dutch. I have three daughters and a granddaughter, and I have been working as a birth doula since 2009. In my birth doula role, I supported several perinatal deaths. This experience made me want…
Sam McBean
I am an End of Life Doula based in Hackney, East London. I am a compassionate listener and have a deep sense of how valuable it is to be seen and heard (in all aspects of life, including the dying process). As a doula, I help others die with as much agency, dignity, and individuality…
Hilary Scott
Training to be a Doula feels like a natural progression from my career in supporting people through loss, bereavement and change and with their physical, emotional and mental health. I can offer you a grounded, honest, cheerful and kind relationship, to help you feel supported and ultimately empowered to choose the end of life –…
Marlene Kelly
I have 20 years experience of supporting people at end of life, some professionally and others personally. Some young people, but mostly older adults. I have worked with a wide range of people supporting them with the many issues that arise towards the end of one’s life. I provide kind, calm and non-judgmental support…
Katie Hern
I’m Katie (she/her), I’m 27 years old, married, and lucky enough to have a gorgeous dog. I have an incredible support network who bless and enrich my life in innumerable ways. I’ve always secretly hated the way we talk about our dead and dying, I felt I could never share that because it sounds really…
Melanie Leamy
My name is Melanie and I live in a small village called Ilsede in the north of Germany. I am a complementary Therapist for Reiki, Aroma Touch and Mindfulness Meditation and work on the palliative care ward of St. Bernward Hospital in Hildesheim as well as in private practice. I am also the author of…
