Do you want to accompany the dying
in your own unique way?

You don’t need certification to serve well; you need training.

Learn all about serving as a doula and be guided every step of the way.

“…It’s all here…”

“What are end-of-life doulas? Do I need to be certified? What could I do with this? How would I begin a professional practice?” First thing, let’s define it.

End-of-Life Doula Definition (from the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance website, September 2024): End-of-life doulas provide non-medical, holistic support and comfort to people preparing for, or experiencing end of life by offering education and guidance; emotional, social, and spiritual care; logistical and practical assistance, and more–before during and after death. End-of-life doulas complement and supplement the work of family and other caregivers (including hospice providers). Let’s go to the next question …

Certification is not required. It is true that you don’t need certification to be an end-of-life doula, but … you do need to know what you are doing. We take care of that! We believe that certification is a necessary thing for many reasons depending on what you are trying to accomplish. But you should not have to pay thousands of dollars to become certified to get the best information and tools that will help you practically now, with your family and in your community. We have hours of short classes, lessons and audios which fully explain what is most important, as well as the nuances of skilled and loving care. And, you are not alone while you figure things out either. You have Deanna, her Special Guests and your new friends with whom to reason things out! You will have plenty of time to research certificate programs as you learn the lay of the land.

ARE YOU READY TO DIVE IN?

“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

What’s Included

CareDoula® Way is a yearly membership education center where you can hone your skills, learn new things, create your service and receive direct help in our monthly LIVE sessions with a pioneer in the field. Read all that is included in the CareDoula® Way below.

Monthly Mentoring with Deanna

Each month Deanna hosts a LIVE coaching/teaching session dedicated to increasing your understanding of the end-of-life time, increasing your skills and creating your own unique service. It is also a space where we explore our own personal journey with dying, illness, caregiving and grief. These sessions are recorded. We will also offer additional surprise sessions with Special Guests!

[Plus All You See Below]

In addition to our step by step course, ‘Create-Your-Service Bootcamp‘, we offer a growing library of bonus classes (added monthly) to teach you about the biggest topics (as well as the obscure) from the time period of ‘when-treatments-begin-to-stop-working’ to early bereavement.

There are so many issues to consider about end-of-life care; especially if you are the ‘go-to’ person in your circle of family and friends.

Designed to keep content relevant and bring you more topics you want.

You have an entire year of access to our full library of classes, videos, audios, tools, downloads and replays of all prior and current LIVE sessions!

Audios added monthly. One of the things people love about Deanna is the way she explains the elements of the pre-hospice and the dying time period–her rationale and reasonings behind the things she suggests to do. Every single month she is bringing over hours of audio from 25+ years of teaching families, volunteers and professionals within healthcare and outside of it. We won’t stop until all of her timeless teachings are here (along with new material too)!

For the person beginning to create (or revaluate) their end-of-life service offer, our 30-day, step-by-step process will guide you right through it! Learn the most important considerations to structure a solid service.

Members receive significant discounts to selected events, courses and workshops that are in the CareDoula® Store.

Deanna has created 2 proprietary tools to help you figure out the financial aspects of providing professional services. One is our ‘Session Rate Calculator,’ which helps you develop your pricing and packages. The other is our ‘Cost of Doing Business Calculator,’ which helps you figure out exactly how much actual time, energy and money you are spending on your service. This is critical information to know.

There has been an explosion of doulas doing incredible work in recent years and there are leaders you rarely hear about in the news. Deanna will be bringing them here to share. We are more powerful together.

Enroll NOw →

“I so appreciate the chance to be present on your calls and to listen. 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

“…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

“My knowledge base has grown so much! Deanna helps us to see what skillset we have already and how we can use that to create our own end-of-life service offer. I’m so grateful for her helping me focus and hone in my skills and not be afraid.”

Pamela

LET ME INTRODUCE

The CareDoula® Way

Learn how to accompany the dying well without having to go to college and obtain a healthcare license or volunteer for years or work in hospice first. Take your time, study the material that interests you in bite sized pieces and ask questions in our monthly coaching dedicated to help you help others. Don’t be alone out there on the wild, wild internet with free articles that can only take you so far. Come in and have Deanna help you! Even ChatGPT is 2 years behind! Come on in, get cozy, and start learning more about end-of-life advocacy than is available in any higher education setting currently. Deanna’s been guiding trailblazers for 20 years!

The ROADMAP →

The Art of Accompanying

Know how to be there, for yourself as well as others. There is mystery in illness, healing and dying, NOT in showing up for it all. Know exactly what is most important.

Planning

To do anything worthwhile and feel secure, we must have a plan with actionable steps. We especially need a plan if we are inspired to serve people through serious illness and the dying time.

The Dying Time

Know what is happening so you can create the experience for yourself as best you can. Especially if you will be serving people, you cannot guide someone when you don’t know the terrain.

Professional Service

Do you want to become an end-of-life doula? Or do you want to add an end-of-life service to your already established holistic practice? Learn what is most important in putting a service together—what steps to take, how to build it, how to get the word out, pricing and packaging, serving and all that goes with it.

Community Empowerment

Talk to anyone who is interested in end-of-life issues and they will tell you they want to help others, share ideas and discuss how to have a better experience and know options. Sharing on the community level is how you do this. Learn the ins and outs here.

The Results?

Knowing what to do.
Feeling secure about your boundaries and self care.
Having the structure for your own personal service .
Clearer and better understanding of current end-of-life issues and practices.
Being able to talk through ideas with an expert and like-minded people.

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Don’t Just Take Our Word For It

Meet Your Guide

Deanna Cochran, RN

Amazon best selling author, educator and advocate for palliative care, Deanna founded the the premier End-of-Life Doula Certification Program in the US in 2010. Certified CareDoula®, guides individuals through the process of learning the art of accompanying the dying and their families and if so inspired to start and grow a sustainable service. This platform is a testament to her commitment to mentorship and her desire to share her wealth of knowledge with others.

Deanna Cochran, a distinguished figure in the world of end-of-life doula, hails from Texas and is celebrated for her unique contributions to the establishment of the end-of-life doula role in America and around the world. With an illustrious career spanning over two decades, she has become a mentor to end-of-life trailblazers spanning the globe helping them create inroads in their communities.

THE ONLY END-OF-LIFE DOULA EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THE WORLD THAT PROVIDES LIVE GUIDANCE AND CLASSES FOR UNDER 1 PENNY A DAY.

You choose what to study.

How to Trust Yourself

We take you into years of Deanna’s timeless mentoring sessions with real people dealing with real issues … and this is one of the biggest ones. We are conscientious people who want to do the right thing. Deanna shows you how to trust yourself.

How to Get Out of Your Own Way

We know that half the battle of being there for others at such a crucial time is dispelling myths and shaking out fears–not for them, but for US! These ideas have come from our own experiences that may have been ingrained over our entire lives.

How to Build a Service

Step 1: you must start with a solid structure. We walk you through step by step to build your solid foundation. And we also have hours of instruction taking you through an entire visit (from your door to their door), pricing and packaging, promoting your service, serving clients, networking, and more.

“Thank heavens for Deanna’s sessions and guidance—I certainly didn’t know it then, but all of it has prepared me for this moment of accompanying a dear mentor as he died. It prepared me to walk in that room, assess the situation and be totally 100% present with him.”

Melissa

Class is in session:

ARE YOU READY TO GET STARTED?

“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

“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

“…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

You Will Get…

Access to our monthly mentoring sessions with Deanna & Special Guess to help you serve at your highest level with confidence

Plus:

Course: ‘Create-Your-Service Bootcamp‘ (sold for $397)
14+ Classes (each valued at $47)
Access to our Learning Library of hours of audios and videos to take your learning to a new level
Downloadable Guides & Workbooks (each valued at $97+)
Surprise Special Guests: End-of-Life Doulas on the move!
Monthly LIVE Zoom calls so you will never be alone again trying to figure everything out! Meet friends just like you. (absolutely priceless!)

$197 for the entire year!
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30 Day Money Back Guarantee 😊

“I hit the jackpot when I chose you to learn from; what you’re offering…it’s an absolute blessing!”

- Becky, Course Student

How It Works

Dive in at Your Own Pace

Get comfy, grab your favorite snack, and explore our online treasure trove covering everything from sitting by the bedside to client advocacy. Learn whenever suits you best, and soak up the knowledge at your own speed.

Roll up your Sleeves

Now, it’s time to explore! Take what you’ve learned and put it into action. Plan for yourself or step into new ways of serving others. The more you learn and put into practice and follow the roadmap we set out for you, the better you’ll feel. And you don’t have to do it alone, you have us to talk to along the way!

Watch Your Confidence Grow!

From being more equipped to handle yourself and your own family and circle of friends … all the way to delivering exceptional service in your community with your own end-of-life offer, get ready to witness your growth and be a part of reducing suffering during the dying time in your area!

It’s wild out there and ChatGPT is 2 years behind! Be safe with us on the leading edge–we got you!

We know that diving deep into a topic such as the end of life can be overwhelming, and frankly, painful sometimes. The CareDoula® Way is here to show you the way, celebrate your wins and empower you to help others suffer less in dying and death.

[BONUS ALERT]

Enroll now and get access to community handouts and presentation template samples!

Want professionally developed handouts to take to your local hospices and community organizations about the new role of end-of-life doula? And how about professionally crafted presentation templates for your talks? Enroll now and gain immediate access to tools to get you out there!

Let’s Do This →

BY THE END OF THIS PROGRAM, YOU WILL..

Know exactly how to care for yourself as you care for others during this very sensitive time.
Feel more confident about what to do and how to help yourself and your own family and friends.
Have a clear actionable plan in place for your own needs and if you are professional, your own offerings.
Be clear on if you want to serve others on a higher level, and if so, how you want to do that.
Know how to talk about the very sensitive issues about the end of life with your family, friends and yourgreater community.
Be able to clearly articulate what you do and who you do it for (on demand) confidently.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

LET’S DO THIS THING.

Once Again, You’ll Get…

Sessions with Deanna
and Special Guests