About Me
For a decade I have been trying to figure out how to help people die more beautifully, wanting to focus on both the person nearing end-of life and their trusted inner circle.
When my younger brother died in 2009, my mother and I had been at his side during hospice, but we did not have any idea what to do, what to say. We did not know to actually say goodbye each night. I was truly paralized with uncertainty until my brother’s birth mom came to visit. Her impact on me was profound to say the least, and I knew then that I wanted to help families experience death in a more beautiful way, just like Pam helped us.
I emailed Pam soon after Burley’s death “You were like an angel at his bead side. You taught me so very much about how to treat people in need. I will never ever forget how you loved, caressed, and talked to so lovingly to Burley in his last days. I will remember you and try to be like you towards others for the rest of my life.”
To be true to my quest I obtained my Masters in Social Work from USC in 2014,
I have since studied under the mentorship of Jill Schock of Death Doula LA. As a full-time death doula and advocate, her guidance and expertise helped foster a growing skillset so that I may serve the dying efficiently and with ultimate care.
My focus is on our local community here in Pasadena. Our local culture is unlike any anywhere else. Somehow you found your way here