Since 2005, Deanna has been providing information, resources and
support to reduce suffering during serious illness
and the end-of-life time period.
Here you’ll learn: who we help, what we do, our philosophy, our story, and meet our Team.
Who We Help
We help people and their families and friends who are facing serious illness in the end-of-life time period. We also train professionals who are dedicated to reducing suffering at the end of life.
Our special focus is to educate the people who are just outside the immediate circle of someone dying. We focus on this layer because it is these people who often end up doing a lot of advocacy for their person. And they are looking for answers. Many people refer to these special ones as the ‘go-to’ person–you know who you are.
We are especially here for you.
What We Do
We provide classes, workshops, awareness trainings, courses and an End-of-Life Doula Certificate Program, Certified CareDoula®.
We mentor and guide end-of-life advocates and activists around the world to create pathways for their communities to have access to palliative care as well as end-of-life care.
All of our education programs aim to guide a person to have a solid foundation of end-of-life awareness, tools and self-care practices to deal with the dying time as a family member, friend or professional. Our programs aim to minimize paralyzing insecurity, lack of knowledge, anxiety, stress and suffering at the end of life.
Our Philosophy
Living and dying is a sacred dance and death is for certain. The dying time deserves the respect and loving attention as does the birthing and living time and we add to the collective wisdom of the ages when we live within this reality.
We are committed to bringing peace and possibilities at the end of life and share all we can – at no cost and low cost – so as many people as possible may be able to transform their end-of-life experiences from suffering to peace.
We believe that each person creates their own perfect balance between knowledge and the art of accompanying the dying, and creates their own self-care as they care for others in this most intimate way. We give all we can to ensure this happens, i.e., teachings, bedside tools, advocacy suggestions, practical skills, and encouragement as we all walk this path together.
Regarding our professional end-of-life doula training, we strive for “End-of-Life Doula Zen,” which is the perfect balance between knowledge, the art, self-care, bedside tools, advocacy, practical tools, client care support and results and doula happiness. To achieve this balance, we follow a philosophy built on six core principles:
Results
Care for the person dying and family are the main thing.
Focus
Keep the main thing the main thing.
Simplicity
Do more with less.
Foundation
Freedom comes from boundaries.
Impact
Only take actions that makes a difference.
Joy
Find it in the midst, on the daily, no matter what.
Our Founder & Team
Deanna Flores Cochran, RN. CareDoula® Education Founder. We’re a small family-run business with a fully remote, cross-functional team of six people. Deanna is the visionary and educator.
Review Deanna’s pioneering work here.
Danielle Cochran, Operations Director.
Manages day-to-day operations of the business, the CareDoula® School, and student care.
Maureen Lynch, Community Manager.
Manages onboarding, community learning, client care and is liaison for all CareDoula® Education programs.
Our CareDoula® Tech Team! Awesome support to keep our systems running smooth.
CareDoula® Education is your homebase for self-study, as well as guided structured programs as well, devoted to empower you in every way to reduce suffering at the end of life. See you on the inside!
Contacting Us
The best way to contact us is via email – support(at)caredoulaeducation(dot)com or go to our Contact page and send us a message.
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