MOVING THROUGH

I am an End-of-Life Guide and Death Doula.
The heart of this calling is accompanying you and your loved ones through the sacred transition of dying. Quieting the mind's noise so the heart can lead. Offering emotional, spiritual and practical support rooted in ancestral wisdom. Helping families come home to the sacred art of death tending.

As a Deathworker, my deepest intention is to help people step into their own power, to meet the end of life not with dread, but with presence, purpose and even beauty.

We live in a culture that tends to look away from death. But the dying deserve to be seen, honored and held with the same reverence we give to birth. Death is a sacred passage, one that calls for intention, meaning and celebration.

Together, we can prepare for that passage thoughtfully and gently so when the time comes, there is less fear, less uncertainty and far more space for grace, acceptance and connection.

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SERVICES

Moving Through is a Death Doula service. I like to call it Death Alchemy. Death Doulas are trained to assist in the non-medical aspects of the dying and their care circles. I can assist in creating a holistic container for all the different aspects of the transitional experience.

In the sacred space, I offer compassionate companionship through this transitional phase. I provide emotional and spiritual support, legacy creation, living funerals and ritual guidance. Embracing the belief that death is a transition, a gateway and not an end, I can help facilitate meaningful observances, fostering an environment of support, love and connection. With each unique passage, not only can we co-create personalized rituals, I can provide assistance with practical arrangements, have hard conversations or simply be a comforting presence.

Services include (but not limited to):

Companionship In Person Or By Phone
Resource and Logistical Support
Death Education (visits with family, workshops and public speaking events)
Legacy Planning and Projects
Living Celebrations
Eco Friendly Burial Support
Funeral and Home Funeral Support and Guidance
Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) and Voluntary Stop Eating and Drinking (VSED) Support
11th Hour Care and Sitting Vigil
Bedside Ceremony (Sacred Ritual Guidance and Tending)
Death Doula Mentorship 1:1 Calls

Fee/rates provided upon request.

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THE PRACTITIONER

Hi! I'm Selena, a certified Death Doula. I help people navigate and move through the dying process. I assist the dying and their loved ones through a difficult time so they can create meaningful celebration and be in deeper connection with each other. I am a hospice volunteer and I sit bedside with actively dying patients for the 11th Hour program at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in San Diego, CA. I host a free monthly Death Cafe discussion group where people are encouraged to come talk openly about death and dying in a safe environment with no agenda (see link below). I also co-host events with The Death Network, a space and place designed for the community to come gather around the topic of death and dying (see events link below).

My journey to becoming a Death Doula is rooted in the losses that have shaped my life. I was twelve when my mother died, and throughout the years that followed, I instinctively walked alongside many others through their own transitions. Then, in 2019, my father suffered a brain aneurysm.

When he was taken off life support, he lay unconscious. When I had the opportunity to speak to him, I knew I had one final gift to offer. I guided him through a meditation, inviting him into whatever lay beyond, and I felt with absolute certainty that he heard me, that he knew he was safe and loved, even across the distance between us. He passed away a few hours later.

What followed was a whirlwind of logistics and difficult decisions made in haste. I had to let go of the funeral I’d envisioned for him, the green burial I wished I’d given him, all the meaningful rituals I couldn’t quite manage. Those wishes became my calling: to help others avoid the regrets I carry, and to show that there is another way.

Death doesn’t always look or feel the way we expect and that’s not just okay, it’s human. But dying can also be deeply sacred, a profound chapter we can honor and shape intentionally.

I’m here to help you navigate the practical and emotional terrain of death and dying, so you can focus on what matters most, your feelings, your relationships, and your peace of mind. This work is never meant to be done alone. Deathwork is community work.

If you’d like to explore how I might support you or your loved ones, I’d welcome a conversation. Even one exchange can be the beginning of empowerment and clarity during life’s most tender moments.

“The grace in dying is in the acceptance of death as part of life, not as its failure. Dying is not the end of wisdom; it’s the seed of it.”
– Stephen Jenkinson, author of Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul.

Follow this link for upcoming events and workshops

EVENTS