End-of-Life Doulas:

Welcome to Your Community

A place to connect, share and grow

We are a supportive network of fellow EOL Doulas (Death Doulas).

We foster peer connection and knowledge sharing, and we encourage skill-building.

We address the sense of isolation that can accompany this work.

We are online for all participants, and based in the Greater Boston Area for in-person events.

Already an EOL Doula?

Join our community here.

Not yet an EOL Doula? Perhaps you are wondering about this work.

We will answer your questions at our next event!

Benefits of joining the Doula Guild

Doula Guild subscribers benefit from the following:

Pod Gatherings | In Person

  • We gather with fellow EOL Doulas to connect, find support and share ideas.

  • Pods are headed by Leaders, and are regional: Boston (Jamaica Plain), North, South and West of Boston, MA.

  • Discussion topics and meeting formats can be co-created or lead by participants.

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Compass Pod | Online

We come together with fellow EOL Doulas, connect, find support and share ideas. This online Pod is intended for Doulas who live beyond the Greater Boston Area or cannot join in-person Pods.

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Doula Dialogues | Online

  • We meet online to hear one of our Doulas, or a guest speaker, share insights from their area of expertise.

  • These conversations strengthen our understanding of specialties, deepen connections within our community and provide inspiration for our work.

  • Examples of past Doula Dialogues:

    • Essential Hospice Knowledge for Doulas

    • Unpacking Death Cafes

    • On Grief

    • A Seasoned Doula's Path

    • Making Choices: The Gift of Life and the Gift of Death

    • Your History and Your Doula Practice

    • Between Worlds: A Conversation

    • IFS and Presence as Doulas

    • MAiD in Vermont

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Annual Gatherings | In-Person

  • We gather Guild-wide and connect with Doulas of all pods to mingle in informal settings.

  • These in-person informal events (brunch, meet-up, or other) provide opportunities for unstructured conversations amongst us as a larger group.

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Field Trips | In-Person

Ok... our Field Trips may not lead us through the desert, but they promise to be fascinating! In the past, we visited Mt Auburn Cemetery and Crematory; a veterans’s cemetery, a visit to Salem and, by popular demand, a re-visit of Mt Auburn Cemetery and Crematory are planned for 2026-2027.

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Newsletter | The Fortnightly Echo

On the 1st and 15th of the month, we receive The Fortnightly Echo in our inbox. This newsletter shares reflections, upcoming event reminders and community announcements to help everyone stay connected.

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Online Connection

We stay connected online to share event reminders, community announcements, and respond to time-sensitive needs within our community. We have a private group to connect, and we use Facebook as our platform at this time.

Join the Doula Guild

EOL Doulas in our community range from those starting out to seasoned Doulas. Some Doulas in our community have been providing end-of-life care through various professions and life-experiences for decades; others arrive here motivated by experience, intuition or passion. While there are currently no universal certification standards in place, we have received training from outside organizations. We are an informal group of Doulas connecting because we know that we work better in community.