What A ‘Death Doula’ Is – And Why Elvis’ Granddaughter Is Becoming One
“We journey with the person who’s dying and their family to help them navigate through the whole end-of-life process”
—Janie Rakow
The International End of Life Doula Association (INELDA) is a nonprofit organization founded in February 2015 that offers doula certification. The program is open to anyone, even those who have no prior clinical training. However, they do caution that anyone who has suffered a loss should wait at least a year after their loss before beginning their death doula work.