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Akhila Murphy, Founding Director, End-of-Life Doula, post-death care guide
Mary Good, End-of-Life Doula, Secretary of the Board
Julie Bottini, Treasurer
Vivian Hodges, End-of-life doula, Reiki Practitioner
Rosie Mariani, EOL Doula
Amanda Kenney, Death-Care Midwife, Board Director
Mary Jo Curtin, Board Director
FCLD Core Circle Volunteer Team
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Judy Lay, EOL Doula volunteer
Carolyn Seyler, Past President
Sushila Mertens, End-of-Life Doula
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Spotlight Sushila Mertens
Bonnie McKeegan, LCSW, Past Vice President Board Director
Donna Peizer, Past Treasurer
Jan Windz, NP PhD VP
Nancy Jacobsen, Past Treasurer
Nancy Parraz, Death Care Midwife
Martha Turner, Midwifery, Past President
Linda More, End-of-Life Doula, Past Board Director
Nandi Szabo, Co-Founder
Rebecca Sengolu
Advocates for end-of-life choices and death-care rights
FAQ
What is an End-of-Life Doula or Death Death Educator?
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Pregnancy and Infant Loss
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Cuddle Cot 2021
Support group: Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Gallery
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JOIN OUR TEAM
Our Education
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Our Final Passages Death Midwifery Training
Home Funeral Article by Jerrigrace Lyons
Home-based Funerals
Know your rights. Home death care is legal.
In-Home Death Care
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Sacred Death Care
Home Death Care in California Consumer Guide
What is "Lying in Honor?"
CALIFORNIA DEATH CERTIFICATE Instructions
Tattoo Preservation after Death
Symbolism of our LOGO
Donate Here
Pet Funeral
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Pet Euthanasia in the Home
Death Certificate Worksheet
Video: A Conversation about After Death Care
End-of-Life & Death Care Options
End-of-Life Care Options
Advance Directives, Dementia, Five Wishes
Resources for Medical Aid in Dying support
California End of Life Option Act (MAID)
Bereavement support, After Medical Aid in Dying see End of Life Choices, CA
Video Options for End-of-Life
End-of-Life Doula
Support in dealing with Suicide
Pregnancy and Infant Loss
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Support group: Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Cuddle Cot 2021
VSED, Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking
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VSED, Nurse Julie video
VSED: Resources/Links
Sacred Bridges, Local End-of-Life Caregivers
Remembrances
Contributions
Green Burial
History of Natural Green Burial, Cherokee Cemetery, Nevada County
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Green Burial Video from GBC
Exploring Cemeteries
Natural Organic Reduction -Composting Human Remains
Natural Organic Reduction Amigo Bob's story
Rules for Scattering Ashes
Find A Grave (website)
Aquamation: Water Cremation
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Desmond Tutu: Aquamation
Cremation- Not so Environmentally Friendly!
Events & News
What is a Wind Phone? by Susie Stonefield
A Sudden Goodbye by Karen Feiling
FCLD Newsletters Archive & Subscribe
Morning Altar April 2025
Legacy Letters Workshop March 2, 2025
Death Over Drafts Monthly, stay tuned!
Article: We Won our Lawsuit! 2024
June 26, 2024: Death Cafe March 27, 2024
The Art of Saying Good-bye April 27,2024: Pre-REGISTER Here
Upcoming Jun 2, Workshop "After the Last Breath"
Past Zoom Death Conversations Mar. 21, 2024
Past Class at Sierra College Feb. 21, 2024
Past November 19, 2023 Senior Nesting Options
Past Event October 19, 2023 Death Conversations- Breaking the silence
Past Event -September 24, 2023 Event: End-of-LIfe and After-death Care
PAST EVENT Sept. 12, 2023 : Natural Organic Reduction - Register
PAST EVENT Aug. 27, 2023 MAID & VSED Explained
2023 News
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California EOL Doula Lawsuit/Institute for Justice
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Death Doulas C&C Article Nov. 2021
California Death Doulas Fight
LA TIMES Article about Lawsuit Aug. 2022
PODCAST and links -Lawsuit EOL Doulas vs CA State Funeral Bureau
Article: Death Doula Lawsuit Dec. 2021
Past presentations June 6, 2023 Educational Series: AS YOU WISH: Creating a Beautiful End-of-Life
Past Presentation, Dementia Directives
Past Workshop: In-Home After-death Care April 30, 2023
Past event May 18, 2023 Death Conversations Event
Past Educational Series March, 2023: AS YOU WISH: Creating a Beautiful End-of-Life
Past event Aquamation Presentation Jan. 18, 2023 link to recording
2022 Past Events
Newsletters
KVMR Podcasts: Featuring End-of-LIfe Doulas
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
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Article from The Order of the Good Death
Article: California's End-of-LIfe Option Act
Article Amigo Bob -Natural Organic Reduction Human Composting
April 2020 Ventilators in times of COVID-19
Union Article Caring Cradle Sept 2019
Giving Back After Tragedy, September 2019 The Union
Article The Union May 2019 New nonprofit
Article The Union August 2019 HBO Documentary
Choosing When to Die
Home Funeral Visitation
PAST EVENTS 2019/20
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Past Event Oct 7 & 8, 2020 Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss
2018 Past Events
Resources
Alzheimer's The Conversation Project
Bereavement Support in Nevada County
Links and Resources
Advance Directives, Dementia, Covid-19, Five Wishes
Write a Good-bye Letter
LEGACY VIDEO Options for End-of-Life
MAiD/California End of Life Option Act + Update SB 380
>
Links for California's End-of-Life Option Act
Bereavement Support in Nevada County
Hospice of the Foothills, Nevada County
Senior Outreach Services, Nevada County
One Source Empowering Caregivers
American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying
>
ACAMAID: Mixing medications
What is an Irish Wake?
Pregnancy and Infant Loss
>
Cuddle Cot 2021
Union Article Caring Cradle 2019
Support group: Pregnancy and Infant Loss
End-of-Life Plan of Care
Pharmacy, Compounding
Body / Organ Donation
Threshold Choir
5 Regrets of the Dying
People in the Death Trade & Training
Holding Space
FAQ
Help after Suicide death
Companions for Pregnancy Loss
Cuddle Cot 2021
Death Related YouTube
Beauty of EOL Study
Bardo, Buddhism and the Art of Dying
Accomplishments
Remembrance donation
Kids Sit Vigil with their Granny
Sharon's End-of-life days
Nearing Death Awareness
After-Death Care of my Mom by Akhiila Murphy
Archive Video FCLD Collective
A Remembrance Gathering for Mom?
Marina Bokelman Legacy
EOL Doulas fight for Rights
Rites and Rights, EOL Doulas 2024 Article
VSED, Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking
VSED, Nurse Julie video
Creating a Caring Circle Community
Altar Show 2023 Sushila Mertens
Event: The Art of Saying Goodbye
Taphophilia: Fascination with Cemeteries & Tombstones
At the Threshold: Dying & Beyond
Blog
Poems
Bereavement Support in Nevada County
Obituary Templates
LGBTQ+ Queer Community
Jan Windz & Debbie Denise Obituary
Article: Netherlands -Euthanasia is legal
Workshop: Grief Rituals March 7, 2026
What is an Irish Wake?
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Home
Donate Here
About us/Contact
Contact Us
Testimonials
Board of Directors
>
Akhila Murphy, Founding Director, End-of-Life Doula, post-death care guide
Mary Good, End-of-Life Doula, Secretary of the Board
Julie Bottini, Treasurer
Vivian Hodges, End-of-life doula, Reiki Practitioner
Rosie Mariani, EOL Doula
Amanda Kenney, Death-Care Midwife, Board Director
Mary Jo Curtin, Board Director
FCLD Core Circle Volunteer Team
>
Judy Lay, EOL Doula volunteer
Carolyn Seyler, Past President
Sushila Mertens, End-of-Life Doula
>
Spotlight Sushila Mertens
Bonnie McKeegan, LCSW, Past Vice President Board Director
Donna Peizer, Past Treasurer
Jan Windz, NP PhD VP
Nancy Jacobsen, Past Treasurer
Nancy Parraz, Death Care Midwife
Martha Turner, Midwifery, Past President
Linda More, End-of-Life Doula, Past Board Director
Nandi Szabo, Co-Founder
Rebecca Sengolu
Advocates for end-of-life choices and death-care rights
FAQ
What is an End-of-Life Doula or Death Death Educator?
Sign up for Newsletter/send email
Pregnancy and Infant Loss
>
Cuddle Cot 2021
Support group: Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Gallery
Donate Here
JOIN OUR TEAM
Our Education
>
Our Final Passages Death Midwifery Training
Home Funeral Article by Jerrigrace Lyons
Home-based Funerals
Know your rights. Home death care is legal.
In-Home Death Care
>
Sacred Death Care
Home Death Care in California Consumer Guide
What is "Lying in Honor?"
CALIFORNIA DEATH CERTIFICATE Instructions
Tattoo Preservation after Death
Symbolism of our LOGO
Donate Here
Pet Funeral
>
Pet Euthanasia in the Home
Death Certificate Worksheet
Video: A Conversation about After Death Care
End-of-Life & Death Care Options
End-of-Life Care Options
Advance Directives, Dementia, Five Wishes
Resources for Medical Aid in Dying support
California End of Life Option Act (MAID)
Bereavement support, After Medical Aid in Dying see End of Life Choices, CA
Video Options for End-of-Life
End-of-Life Doula
Support in dealing with Suicide
Pregnancy and Infant Loss
>
Support group: Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Cuddle Cot 2021
VSED, Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking
>
VSED, Nurse Julie video
VSED: Resources/Links
Sacred Bridges, Local End-of-Life Caregivers
Remembrances
Contributions
Green Burial
History of Natural Green Burial, Cherokee Cemetery, Nevada County
>
Green Burial Video from GBC
Exploring Cemeteries
Natural Organic Reduction -Composting Human Remains
Natural Organic Reduction Amigo Bob's story
Rules for Scattering Ashes
Find A Grave (website)
Aquamation: Water Cremation
>
Desmond Tutu: Aquamation
Cremation- Not so Environmentally Friendly!
Events & News
What is a Wind Phone? by Susie Stonefield
A Sudden Goodbye by Karen Feiling
FCLD Newsletters Archive & Subscribe
Morning Altar April 2025
Legacy Letters Workshop March 2, 2025
Death Over Drafts Monthly, stay tuned!
Article: We Won our Lawsuit! 2024
June 26, 2024: Death Cafe March 27, 2024
The Art of Saying Good-bye April 27,2024: Pre-REGISTER Here
Upcoming Jun 2, Workshop "After the Last Breath"
Past Zoom Death Conversations Mar. 21, 2024
Past Class at Sierra College Feb. 21, 2024
Past November 19, 2023 Senior Nesting Options
Past Event October 19, 2023 Death Conversations- Breaking the silence
Past Event -September 24, 2023 Event: End-of-LIfe and After-death Care
PAST EVENT Sept. 12, 2023 : Natural Organic Reduction - Register
PAST EVENT Aug. 27, 2023 MAID & VSED Explained
2023 News
>
California EOL Doula Lawsuit/Institute for Justice
>
Death Doulas C&C Article Nov. 2021
California Death Doulas Fight
LA TIMES Article about Lawsuit Aug. 2022
PODCAST and links -Lawsuit EOL Doulas vs CA State Funeral Bureau
Article: Death Doula Lawsuit Dec. 2021
Past presentations June 6, 2023 Educational Series: AS YOU WISH: Creating a Beautiful End-of-Life
Past Presentation, Dementia Directives
Past Workshop: In-Home After-death Care April 30, 2023
Past event May 18, 2023 Death Conversations Event
Past Educational Series March, 2023: AS YOU WISH: Creating a Beautiful End-of-Life
Past event Aquamation Presentation Jan. 18, 2023 link to recording
2022 Past Events
Newsletters
KVMR Podcasts: Featuring End-of-LIfe Doulas
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
>
Article from The Order of the Good Death
Article: California's End-of-LIfe Option Act
Article Amigo Bob -Natural Organic Reduction Human Composting
April 2020 Ventilators in times of COVID-19
Union Article Caring Cradle Sept 2019
Giving Back After Tragedy, September 2019 The Union
Article The Union May 2019 New nonprofit
Article The Union August 2019 HBO Documentary
Choosing When to Die
Home Funeral Visitation
PAST EVENTS 2019/20
>
Past Event Oct 7 & 8, 2020 Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss
2018 Past Events
Resources
Alzheimer's The Conversation Project
Bereavement Support in Nevada County
Links and Resources
Advance Directives, Dementia, Covid-19, Five Wishes
Write a Good-bye Letter
LEGACY VIDEO Options for End-of-Life
MAiD/California End of Life Option Act + Update SB 380
>
Links for California's End-of-Life Option Act
Bereavement Support in Nevada County
Hospice of the Foothills, Nevada County
Senior Outreach Services, Nevada County
One Source Empowering Caregivers
American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying
>
ACAMAID: Mixing medications
What is an Irish Wake?
Pregnancy and Infant Loss
>
Cuddle Cot 2021
Union Article Caring Cradle 2019
Support group: Pregnancy and Infant Loss
End-of-Life Plan of Care
Pharmacy, Compounding
Body / Organ Donation
Threshold Choir
5 Regrets of the Dying
People in the Death Trade & Training
Holding Space
FAQ
Help after Suicide death
Companions for Pregnancy Loss
Cuddle Cot 2021
Death Related YouTube
Beauty of EOL Study
Bardo, Buddhism and the Art of Dying
Accomplishments
Remembrance donation
Kids Sit Vigil with their Granny
Sharon's End-of-life days
Nearing Death Awareness
After-Death Care of my Mom by Akhiila Murphy
Archive Video FCLD Collective
A Remembrance Gathering for Mom?
Marina Bokelman Legacy
EOL Doulas fight for Rights
Rites and Rights, EOL Doulas 2024 Article
VSED, Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking
VSED, Nurse Julie video
Creating a Caring Circle Community
Altar Show 2023 Sushila Mertens
Event: The Art of Saying Goodbye
Taphophilia: Fascination with Cemeteries & Tombstones
At the Threshold: Dying & Beyond
Blog
Poems
Bereavement Support in Nevada County
Obituary Templates
LGBTQ+ Queer Community
Jan Windz & Debbie Denise Obituary
Article: Netherlands -Euthanasia is legal
Workshop: Grief Rituals March 7, 2026
