In The Doula Tool Kit, you will discover practical end-of-life tips and tools that will help bring peace, understanding, and even purpose to the process of dying. It is filled with proven methods and templates we have developed over the years. Our goal is to share these personal techniques to help you confidently guide and support others in their final months, days, and hours.

By sharing our hearts, our compassion and profound end-of-life experiences, we hope to comfort and inspire you as you do this work. Please take what we’ve shared and make it your own. We are a community, and we are here to lift one another up and support each other always. As you explore our many experiences, tips, tools, and secrets, remember that we do not do this work alone.

The Doula Tool Kit Includes:

• Powerful and practical doula tools and tips.

• Detailed intake methods, questions and forms.

• Stories and prompts for meaningful life reviews.

• Proven and creative ideas for legacy work.

• Comprehensive vigil planning checklist and forms.

• Sample agreements and forms for MAID clients.

• How to be a successful companion animal doula.

• Important keys to ritual and ceremony in your work.

• Key stories, lessons & reflections from the authors.

• Doula bag supply lists, tips and must-have items.
  
  To All End-of-Life Caregivers...

  We wrote this book because it is something each of us would have liked to have had when we first became doulas. We wished we had more support from other doulas who were already doing the work. We needed forms and business tips. We needed ideas and inspiration. We needed to hear what other doulas were doing and follow their lead. Whether you are a doula, a hospice worker, a caregiver, or someone looking into exploring your own end of life journey, we want this book to help pave your path and make the journey a little less complicated. We want to inspire you to do this work well, and to have the information and tools to feel more confident at the bedside.

  In this book we will offer you information about the role of the doula, guides and templates for first meetings and getting conversations started, tips and tools to tuck away knowing you will reach for them often, and little trinkets and nuggets of things that we have learned and want to pass on to those who feel called to do this work.

  When we first started, we all felt nervous and worried that we might not know what to say or do. This work comes from the heart, so first and foremost, let your heart be your guide. After that, our hope is that this book will be your more practical guide. The Doula Tool Kit combines experiences of three doulas who have been doing this work for many years. We wrote The Doula Tool Kit with the intention to give you the tools you need to begin working with your clients and their support team, so you can show up prepared and with a sense of confidence.

  You can do this!