Death doulas provide emotional support, education during the process of dying
“People have probably been doing this work for hundreds of years, working with people who are dying and helping them, but this End of Life Doula movement is maybe 10 years old. It’s really in its infancy,” Rakow said. “It’s looking at the holistic person and not just treating a disease, but also treating the emotional, physical, spiritual part of a person. I think the doulas play a big role in all of that and it’s really exploded in the last two years.”