Shelby Yaffe is a Death Companion and caregiver serving Arvada and the surrounding areas. Shelby has 11 years of experience as a nursing assistant, and has learned the art of being a joyful, comforting, and encouraging presence to the dying and their loved ones, before and after a death. Shelby is available as a caregiver, end-of-life planner, death companion, and overall "point person," willing to dig into any tasks that may help in anticipation for, or in the wake of, a death. She became a Certified Death Doula through Going With Grace, under the teaching of Alua Arthur, in January of 2023. You can contact Shelby at

shelbythedeathdoula@gmail.com. 
Website: http://shelbythedeathcompanion.com/

Nicole Setty is passionate about restoring Death to its sacred place inside of Life. Nicole is a Registered Somatic therapist, Teacher of Yoga of Undoing and Workshop Facilitator on topics such as Anxiety, Self-Love and Grief Rituals. Nicole is certified as a Sacred Passage Guide and has assisted in many of the trainings. She creates sacred spaces using embodiment practices to foster lasting connection between those who are terminally ill and their families. She will soon be certified as an Organic Intelligence Coach (organicintelligence.org) .

Nicole is based in Boulder, CO and can be reached at 720-244-4703 

Her email is YogaOfUndoing@gmail.com and her website is www.BodyBrainWisdom.com

Nicole’s poised and compassionate spirit as a certified End-Of-Life Practitioner offers a sense of calm to adults, children, and families facing an overwhelming, uncertain, and isolating time. She considers it an honor to be called to the sacred space of dying, where she devotes her tender and intuitive heart to the vulnerability and complexity that illness and death bring forth. Her extensive experience and depth of study in end-of-life care inspire comprehensive and heart-centered support during a challenging and demanding time. She began her work as a Child Life Specialist, tending to the psychosocial and emotional needs of children dying of AIDS and cancer, which later led her to develop End Of Life Pathways. Nicole believes that our body, mind, and soul deserve the most loving presence and care, especially when death is near.

Nicole offers a full spectrum of services, including Practical Care Management, Specialized End-Of-Life Care Planning, Pediatric End-of-Life Care, Dementia Diagnosis Support, Guided Meditation, Ritual/Ceremony during vigil and after-death care, Home Funeral Facilitator, Funeral Home Consultant/Final Disposition Education, Officiant, Grief Tender, MAID (Medical Aid In Dying) support, education, and advocacy, including VSED (Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking) support. She is a Heart Math and Comfort Touch Practitioner. Learn more at her website: www.endoflifepathways.com

Nicole serves Boulder County, Larimer County, and Denver, including long-distance/remote education and support via Zoom.

Nicole Matarazzo's contact information:
Phone: 860-965-7548
Email: nmatarazzo4@gmail.com
Website: www.endoflifepathways.com

Annie's deep connection to, and desire to work with, fellow humans has been the guiding force in her life. She has chosen to hone her compassion and comfort skills to assist clients and their families navigate the dying process as the mysterious and beautiful rite of passage that it is.  Annie is committed to restoring death to its sacred place in the celebration of life.

Annie is based in Boulder, CO and can be reached directly at 510-289-9560 

Mike Reagan is a trained End-of-Life Doula (through INELDA) who has served hundreds of terminally ill patients and their loved ones and companioned many of them at the moment of their passing.  He offers his services with an open and compassionate heart, a reverence for the sacred space of the dying, and an experienced knowing that everyone’s end-of-life journey is unique and holds the potential of being a time of profound meaning and peace for all involved.

Mike’s services include Legacy Work, Companionship, Respite, ComfortTouch, Vigil & Post-Death Planning, and Grief & Reprocessing.  Mike can be reached at email: mike@peacefulpresence.org, phone: 720-951-0279, website: www.peacefulpresence.org  While Mike is based in Boulder, CO, he is open to traveling to serve clients wherever they are.

To get a personal sense for how Mike approaches his work, you can view 3-minute videos at https://www.peacefulpresence.org/stories-from-the-bedside

Vanessa is an INELDA-trained End of Life Doula who is committed to helping others approach the final milestone of death with love and purpose instead of fear and anxiety. She feels called to provide a compassionate presence and offer sacred service. By employing Life Review Work, Vigil Planning, and Legacy Projects, Vanessa is eager to make meaningful connections and become a supportive companion to those who would seek her assistance. We all have stories to tell and as a former high school English teacher, Vanessa is eager to hear and honor yours. She also has Angelic Reiki training and Crystal Guide Certification.

Vanessa serves in Denver and the surrounding areas. She may be contacted at EOLDoulaDenver@gmail.com or by phone 303.241.3396

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I am honored to be a certified palliative care chaplain at University of Colorado Health.  I am also a palliative care doula and keep those two roles separated. 

Having spent many years in hospice services, including children’s grief support, bereavement, operations and fundraising, I am well-versed in end of life care. 

I serve doula  patients in the greater metro Denver/Front Range area and help triage patients throughout Colorado requesting doula services.  

I also have close ties to doulas in Oregon and can help triage support there as well.  

My passion is helping patients and families navigate healthcare systems through the end of their lives, to utilize what is available to them to their best advantage and to be able to end their life where and how they desire to do so.

I work with patients requesting Medical Aid in Dying and am working towards being part of systems that can help patients utilize psilocybin (where it has been decriminalized, in Oregon and Colorado currently) for palliation of end of life anxiety.  

I am a certified end of life doula with Conscious Dying Institute and have also trained with INELDA. 

Contact:  Patterson.beth2014@gmail.com
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Kim is a Certified Death Doula, serving the Denver metro area. Whether you are dying or grieving, she is there to support you before, during, and after the dying process. Her services include:

• Before: end-of-life planning services, advance directives, Swedish death cleaning, and digital assets clean-up

• During: bedside support, Medical Aid in Dying attendant, and grief education.

• After: estate clean-up, final paperwork, closing out accounts, and carrying out final wishes.

Kim serves the Denver Metro area and can be contacted at kim@gooddeathmatters.com, or by phone at 303-351-2220.

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Hello, I'm Karen Nolasco, an end-of-life doula. In essence, I specialize in providing compassionate support for individuals and their families as they navigate the profound journey of life's end. My role is to offer emotional, spiritual, and practical assistance, ensuring that the final chapter is one of dignity, comfort, and reflection. By fostering open conversations, creating personalized plans, and offering a comforting presence, I aim to empower individuals to embrace their unique end-of-life experience with grace and peace. It's a privilege to guide and advocate for those facing the inevitable, ensuring their wishes are honored and their journey is surrounded by compassion.

Service area: Eagle County, Colorado

Contact: 970-470-3042

Schakara Arrazola-Tiscareno 

Schakara’s spiritual work includes Intuitive Energy Healing, Reiki Master Teacher, Empowerment Coach, Crystal Healer, Interfaith Ministry and End of Life Doula (NEDA Member & Proficient Badge Qualifications). Her calling is to support and guide in overcoming fears and trauma thru her expertise and experiences. Love & WithStand provides compassion and safety, Schakara aids in emotional and non-medical support for loved ones to journey into afterlife, along with providing community awareness and gatherings such as Death Cafe. Serving families in Southern and Northern Colorado.   

Contact Information: www.lovenwithstand.com

Www.lovenwithstand@gmail.com

720-653-2660

With over 20 years of medical and spiritual work serving thousands of patients, Emily’s greatest joy is her compassionate connection with people from all walks of life. We are all interconnected, and no one should die alone. She uses what she learned as a physician and a meditation guide to comfort people during this end-of-life transition. Our society gives us the message that death and dying are not supposed to happen, which can further add anxiety and fear to a natural process which will occur to all of us. Death and dying are actually part of life.

Emily supports and accompanies the dying and their loved ones with an open
heart and peaceful presence. What’s beautiful is that we each carry our own uniqueness and differences, yet at the end, we’re all the same. We each yearn for non-judgmental love and empathic care. Emily embodies her all-inclusive compassion and presence in what she does. Emily believes everyone should be cared for and respected the same. It’s true that “we are all walking each other Home.”

Emily is a trained member of INELDA. She serves in the Northern Colorado areas including Fort Collins, Windsor and Loveland.

Website: www.emilywebb.info
Email: ComfortNPeace23@gmail.com Phone: 970-460-6575

Yeshim Harlow

After being able to serve a senior veteran with MS whom she so fondly called grandpa, it became clear to her at an early age, what she wanted to do with her life.
          She first became an EMT, then an instructor for the AHA, training and certifying people in CPR, First aid, and MHFA. In 2014 she started an in-home dignity care company, Warrior Elder Care. She teaches a two-part death and dying class for ESHS and is also a certified end-of-life doula trained at UVM.
            She has a wide knowledge of cultural differences and honors and respects how anyone chooses to make their journeys. Her hope is to continue to serve families and individuals with dignity and respect. She also wants to bring awareness to as many people as she can reach so that we may all be more comfortable talking about our own mortality with ease.

Yeshim Harlow
Apache5171@msn.com
970-297-8915