Hilary Peppiette
Jo Giles
I am passionate about being alongside people to live their life as they want too and die as they want to. For me it's about listening deeply to you and supporting you in a way that works for you, whether this practical and/or emotional support... sometimes just having somebody alongside you can help. What's important…
Li Mills
Hi! I’m Li. I trained as an End of Life Doula (or companion) when I realised that I felt comfortable talking openly about death and dying, and that in turn, others felt comfortable responding. I believe that acknowledging that we’re dying means living fully right until the end. Being an end of life companion is…
Catherine Shovlin
I bring a wealth of life experience to the doula role having worked in large companies, charities and running my own business in the UK and overseas. I have lived in other countries so know something of how that can feel and have worked with people from many cultures. I consider myself open minded and…
Jane Diamond
I trained as a psychotherapist from 2002-2007 and then had two children immediately after that finished. Once they were at school, I found I was quickly drawn into this work. In 2017, I completed the foundation training with Living Well Dying Well and in 2018, I trained in end-of-life planning I help couples and individuals…
Meg Brown
I learnt so much about the dying process when my friend had cancer and I accompanied her over the two years of her illness. I learnt that dying could be talked about, with tears, yes, but also with laughter and warm companionship. I feel passionately that at the end of life we should be accompanied…
Molly Taylor
I’m passionate about enabling people to have a good death through the way of fully educating them in the process, planning and guidance of all they are entitled to know and receive. In childhood I suffered a lot of illness and early on began to contemplate my own and others mortality and questioned whether there…
Hilary Peppiette
I am a Doula and Private Client solicitor living and working in Edinburgh. My hopes and my way of being an End of Life Doula are simple, really; the journey towards death is part of life, and I strive to help make the journey as good as it can be at every stage, for everyone.…
Kirsten Lavers
I am a former nurse, who turned to art in my late twenties and I have enjoyed a rich and fulfilling life (so far!) making art that involves and engages people from all walks of life. I have two sons and feel blessed to have two grandchildren. For many years I worked with people experiencing…
Mandy Kazmierski
Hello, my name is Mandy. I am married with two children and currently learning to adapt as they both spread their wings. I semi-retired in 2017 after 40 years in nursing and celebrated by climbing Salkantay Mountain in Peru. I continue to work two days a week as a community matron. I love nursing and…
