For Families. For Professionals. For Advocates.

Learn what End-of-Life Doulas know and build skill and presence
for the dying time. Whether it’s your loved one, your client or your calling,
this is your hub to learn how to be there the doula way.
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Want to Become a Certified End-of-Life Doula?

Shape your service around who you ARE, not someone else’s template.
Build a meaningful, non-medical end-of-life practice outside the healthcare system,
one rooted in your values, your vision and your way of helping.

This free web class is designed for those who are ready to step into this work with clarity and confidence and heart.

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I know 100% what my purpose is.

“Working with you has helped me align with what feels right to me; validation from someone with your knowledge and experience in this field has changed me forever. I now know 100% what my purpose is.”
Tiffany Anne Rauch
CareDoula® Graduate

You’re such a teacher!

“I so appreciate the chance to learn with you. You’re such a teacher! I love that you speak from your own experience, that you welcome any and every question, that you somehow ‘hold space’ for where every person is at. And I love that you speak easily, from a deep place of integrity and that you allow your amusement free reign!”
Nancy
CareDoula® Graduate

Deanna’s years of experience allows her to speak very clearly…

“…Deanna’s years of experience allows her to speak very clearly and easily about how to serve at the end-of-life and the types of things we need to work through to be good companions. She taught me a lot about reorienting myself as an instrument for the person I’m serving. I think it’s really brilliant how she’s able to do that.”
Dustin
CareDoula® Graduate
Deanna Flores Cochran, RN
Founder, CareDoula® Education

“I’m here for you.”

Are you looking for relief right now as you navigate the end of life with someone you love? Do you need real help to know what to do when it’s obvious treatments are no longer working yet no one is saying it?

And people working within the medical system–there are some of you who are driven to bring compassionate and truthful end-of-life care to the people you serve. And it used to be that the only way anyone could learn this level of skill, support and advocacy was through working at hospice. Now, whether you are a family member, friend, volunteer or professional, you can learn with me at CareDoula®. I’ve been a Hospice Nurse since 2000, serving families privately as a Palliative Advocate since 2005, training advocates since 2010 and developing doula programs within hospice since 2015. I got you!

Take a look around and should you decide to study with us, please enjoy your learning as you decide your next steps on your journey of end-of-life advocacy. This is a serious endeavor and I want you to be sure footed; I want you to know the rationale for things and what’s really going on behind-the-scenes.

She makes this very difficult subject matter understandable…

“Deanna is warm, she’s funny…she makes this very difficult subject matter understandable and teaches that we don’t walk into situations with a task list but intuitively and with humility—with our way to practicing humility.”
Andrea
CareDoula® Graduate

…an amazing teacher and mentor.

“And this beautiful, sacred journey continues…honestly, it took a lot out of me to accomplish, but it was all sooo worth it. Thank You Deanna for being such an amazing teacher and mentor. Thank YOU and everyone who works alongside you keeping this heart and soul centered mission, not only going, but getting better and BETTER!”
América Martinez
CareDoula® Graduate

…thought provoking material…

“You have put together a well thought out series of classes that is filled with both thought provoking material and also with information that enhances people’s personal growth. It isn’t often that happens.”
Dayle
CareDoula® Graduate

Want Personal Support from Deanna, LIVE and Ongoing?

Whether you’re building a doula practice, walking with a loved one, or integrating end-of-life care
into your work, you don’t have to do it alone.

I offer real-time, real-life support in all my programs (through LIVE sessions and personalized guidance.)

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