Talking about death is hard, and planning for death is even harder. Acacia is here to support you through it.
Services Offered by Acacia:
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Exploring your Options
When planing for the end of our lives, our deaths, and what comes next, we have many more options than the cookie-cutter models presented and sold to us.
The truth is: the end of your life, your death, and your legacy, can look and feel just like you.
Providing informed-consent is one of the foundational roles of a death doula. I’ll work with you to ensure that you know what all your options are for your own body, for your assets, and for the ways you’ll be honored and remembered.
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End of Life Planning & Advanced Directives
We may not have control of our deaths, but we are able to plan ahead.
End-of-life planning includes many types of work: relational, spiritual, and personal, as well as legal & logistical.
I’ll work with you on all of these pieces, to ensure that your loved ones and doctors know how to honor your wishes, and that the legacy you’re leaving behind isn’t one of headaches and confusion for your family members.
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Spiritual & Emotional Support
No matter your spiritual beliefs, death is something we have evolved to fear and avoid at all costs. But, as we all know, our time to die will come eventually.
Having someone there who understands what’s happening in your body & mind as you face death can be the difference between dying in fear, or dying in peace.
I’ll be there to hold your hand, and your heart, throughout one of the most mysterious journeys of your lifetime.
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Help Navigating Hospice
Whether at home or in a hospice facility, I am here to support you and your loved ones through this.
From serving as a health care proxy and advocating for your desires to medical practitioners, to running errands for you and your family, I am here to make this as easy and seamless as possible.
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Memorial Assistance
With my background in hospitality and event planning, I am well-suited to help you design a non-traditional end-of-life celebration, if that’s what you choose to do. From planning the event and liaising with vendors, to day-of coordination, I’ll make sure your end-of-life celebration looks like you.
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Wrapping up Affairs
After you die, it’s not the end. In fact, in our modern times, death marks the beginning of a lot of work for our loved ones.
With the advanced planning we’ll do together, I’ll get to know your closest loved ones, and then I’ll support them in obtaining enough copies of your death certificate to closing out your accounts, distribute your assets properly, and carry out your wishes.