Hello and Welcome
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Hello and Welcome ~
Angela Mizinska
I work in the end-of-life space, supporting both humans and animals.
As a death doula, I provide compassionate care, support and guidance to individuals and their loved ones as they navigate the dying process.
I also offer palliative care and support to dying animals and serve as a pet loss counsellor, helping people cope with the grief of losing their animal companions.
Additionally, I am a death literacy advocate and educator, hosting regular Death Cafés and facilitating events to promote understanding, awareness, and education around all aspects of end-of-life.
To give compassionate end of life care to people and pets
MY MISSION
I wear many hats in the end of life space …
There are many names for us. Death Doula. Deathwife. End of Life Doula. Death Midwife. We have been around for centuries, supporting people at the end of their lives to stay at home to die, to be looked after by their family and their community. But somewhere along the way this natural and accepted process of dying and death became a feared, sterile and medicalised process, leaving the dying person feeling isolated and scared.
As a Death Doula my capacity is non-medical and non-clinical, providing a bridge between the medical care team and individuals, their families and carers. My role is to provide options, not to give advice.
I can come in at any point from when a terminal diagnosis is given or someone is nearing the end of their life. I can walk with and journey with them until the last breath is taken, providing support, education and advocacy. And afterwards I can support the families and carers by assisting and supporting in funeral arrangements.
There is so much to navigate in this space, and when emotions are running high I am that stable and steady force, offering support and care.
The Deathwife
Death Cafes and Events
As Death Doula it is my passion and mission to improve death literacy and comfort around talking about all things death, dying and end of life. To this end I host monthly Death Cafes, both in-person and virtual and other events to increase death literacy and education in the community.
The Death Saloon End of Life Planning parties are unique gatherings that open doors to meaningful conversations and practical preparations about mortality and future wishes.
It will have you thinking about things you probably have never thought about and possibilities you didn't know existed regarding end of life planning. Because you don't know what you don't know.
The Death Saloon
Just as there are Death Doulas for humans, there are also Death Doulas for pets. I offer palliative care and support to pets who are at the end of their life, and that support extends to the family of the pet.
I am also a Pet Loss Counsellor and I will be here to support you in your deep feelings of grief, pain and loss.
Love and Grief
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.
- Haruki Murakami
