Katie Hern

Katie Hern
I’m Katie (she/her), I’m 27 years old, married, and lucky enough to have a gorgeous dog. I have an incredible support network who bless and enrich my life in innumerable ways. I’ve always secretly hated the way we talk about our dead and dying, I felt I could never share that because it sounds really…
Mandy Carpenter
I’m a Doula in training. I have taken the long road to get here but have gathered a range of experiences on route. My journey follows on from the death of my father. And my work with Cruse bereavement support, where I have supported children and adults for over 10 years and have witnessed some…
Bernice Benton
As well as my work in supporting people and those important to them at end of life I am an independent celebrant specialising in end-of-life celebrations. By that I mean not only mainstream funerals (burials and cremations), also natural burials, memorials, living wakes, remembrance celebrations, laying/scattering of ashes. I’m a huge advocate in encouraging families…
Oliver Muller
I have been interested in death and dying for some years, though would struggle to explain why. After reading lots of books about the medicalisation of death, the denial of death in our society and the missed opportunities for a meaningful goodbye in too many families, I decided to train as a death doula. I …
Vron Williams
I am a retired nurse, Nonna (my preferred name as a grandmother) dog lover and allotment owner living in the Mumbles which is a sub district of Swansea. I firmly believe that we need to have conversations about death and dying, making plans as we do for other events in our lives. After the death…
Miriam Day
Hello. I'm Miriam and I live in Wales. I have worked as a healthcare professional for twenty five years (feels unbelievable to me too!) and have always enjoyed the privilege of being able to share and be allowed into parts of people's life journey. The first death I saw was my Grandad's - in his…
Yen Robinson
The death of my father I believe was the start of my journey to become a ‘death doula’ or as I prefer an ‘amicus mortis’, a friend in death. I decided to educate myself and understand better what it is to die, why we and our loved ones are so often ill prepared for something…
Hazel Osborne
I am passionate about advocating for individuals and their families enabling them to take ownership of this precious time together. I am comfortable facilitating challenging conversations and not afraid of hard work. The skills I offer include emotional support, helping facilitate logistics, advance care planning and being a bridge with health care professionals. I believe that even…