Note: In our work, and on this website, we use the words family, loved ones, caregiver, and caring circle interchangeably and acknowledge non-traditional "chosen" family and "community" as types of families. It is never our intention to exclude any groups, religious sectors, gender or other in our work or speech. Please contact us you have concerns.

The mission of Full Circle of Living and Dying:
To educate and serve our community in understanding
options and rights for end-of-life care and post-death care.
To empower families and communities in bringing back the tradition
of family led death care through conversation, guidance and local resources.
We are trained End-of-Life Doulas whose passion is to
encourage conversation and help families and caring circles
co-create an end-of-life plan of care.
Documenting your personal wishes helps bring about peace of mind.
To educate and serve our community in understanding
options and rights for end-of-life care and post-death care.
To empower families and communities in bringing back the tradition
of family led death care through conversation, guidance and local resources.
We are trained End-of-Life Doulas whose passion is to
encourage conversation and help families and caring circles
co-create an end-of-life plan of care.
Documenting your personal wishes helps bring about peace of mind.

Monthly Virtual Event ~
Death Conversations: Breaking the silence.
Host: Sushila Mertens, End-of-life doula.
Full Circle of Living and Dying presents: Death Conversations.
Each month our conversations explore how our personal experiences with death might support our acceptance or denial of death.
This is not a therapy session.
Death Conversations meets the 3rd Thursday of the month 1:00 PM- 2:30PM PST, for an open conversation. We gather on zoom and reflect on a question or two about death in a safe and supportive zoom call guided by Living Room Conversations agreements and format. Facilitated by end-of-life doulas. Come to one session or drop in every month!
Topics vary monthly.
Thursday April 20, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM PT. Register on Eventbrite.
This is a free event. Donations happily accepted! Details and link on day of event.
Death Conversations: Breaking the silence.
Host: Sushila Mertens, End-of-life doula.
Full Circle of Living and Dying presents: Death Conversations.
Each month our conversations explore how our personal experiences with death might support our acceptance or denial of death.
This is not a therapy session.
Death Conversations meets the 3rd Thursday of the month 1:00 PM- 2:30PM PST, for an open conversation. We gather on zoom and reflect on a question or two about death in a safe and supportive zoom call guided by Living Room Conversations agreements and format. Facilitated by end-of-life doulas. Come to one session or drop in every month!
Topics vary monthly.
Thursday April 20, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM PT. Register on Eventbrite.
This is a free event. Donations happily accepted! Details and link on day of event.
Stay informed of upcoming events -
please sign up for our monthly (email newsletter).

Learn more about options in End-of-Life and Family-Led funerals
in the home. Call for a free phone consultation:
(530)270-9839 or text (916)397-5443
We offer:
- Advance planning: Co-create an end-of-life Plan of Care
- Support through dying process with trained end-of-life doulas
- Education in the After-Death Care process with trained Death Midwives
- Hands on training for community groups
- Grief Counseling
- Guidance in End-of-Life Options, Medical-Aid-in Dying
- Ongoing Community Education Events
- Mentoring for death and dying care
- Useful community resources
Full Circle of Living and Dying is an educational consulting group and is in no way considered a funeral establishment. Any contributions received by Full Circle of Living and Dying are for requested consulting services and private or public education.