END-OF-LIFE SUPPORT • NORTHEAST OHIO
One day, someone will want to hear your voice again.
Let's make sure they can.
I'm Nicole. I help families capture the stories worth keeping, plan for what's coming, and sit with them when the time arrives.
The short answer
I'm not a nurse, a lawyer,
or a hospice worker.
I'm the one who sits with you.
A death doula provides non-medical support, guidance and comfort to individuals and families through the end of life.
We don't replace doctors or hospice. We complement them. We guide, we listen, we sit in the quiet, and we handle the human parts that clinical care was never built to hold.
That might mean helping you record your grandmother's stories before they're gone. Sitting bedside so your family can sleep. Turning a drawer full of paperwork into something your children can actually follow. Or simply being the person who says the thing no one else will say out loud.
Meet Nicole
Start here • Legacy work
We plan for births, graduations, anniversaries, and weddings.
Why not the rest of it?
Most people never think to write it down. Then someone dies, and the family realizes no one ever asked why she left Pennsylvania, or what he was like at nineteen, or how that recipe actually goes.
Legacy work is the part that gets lost in the chaos. A recorded interview in your own home. Photographs finally labeled. Letters to the people who will need them. A film your grandchildren can still watch in forty years.
It is the one piece of this work that is entirely about living.
How I help
Support shaped around
your family, not a package.
Legacy Work
Recorded interviews, legacy reels, story-keeping and the small acts of preservation that outlive all of us. Includes obituary writing when the time comes.
Bedside Vigil
Dedicated presence during the final hours or days. I explain what's happening as it happens, and I stay, so no one has to be alone with it.
Respite Care
Non-medical comfort care and companionship so a caregiver can sleep, work, or step outside for an hour without guilt.
Difficult Conversations
Twenty years in Human Resources taught me how to sit in a hard room. I help families say the things they've been circling for months.
Document Review & Planning
I don't give legal or financial advice. I make sure everything is organized, clearly stated and findable, broken into steps you can actually take.
Bereavement Support
Afterwards. Early grief, the logistics no one warns you about, clearing a house, coordinating meals, or just someone to lean on.
About Nicole
I quit my corporate job
with zero plan.
My first job was doing laundry in a nursing home. That was my first brush with the death industry, though I wouldn't have called it that at nineteen.
Years later I sat bedside vigil for my grandmother, joking that I was going to paint her toenails a color she'd hate. Then my aunt. Then my mother. Somewhere in there I realized KPIs and succession planning were no longer where my heart was, so I left, sold my mother's house, settled two estates, and had no idea what came next.
Six weeks after she died I read an article about death doulas and knew immediately. I trained through Death Doula Kacie's school in July 2025 and opened my doors that same month. I've not had one regret.
In their words
“She came to our house, sat with my mom and just listened. No laptop or iPad, just a notebook and a pen. Later that evening she sent us an obituary that was beyond anything we could have expected. Best obituary I have ever read was said to our family repeatedly at the services.”
Jeff R.
Free Download
The Peace-of-Mind Checklist
Nine sections, one page at a time. Legal and financial, medical, personal wishes, legacy, digital life, home, caregiving, and the conversations most families never get around to having.
End-of-life planning isn't about preparing for death. It's about making life a little easier for the people you love.
Questions
The things people are afraid to ask.
There is no wrong question here, and no question I haven't heard.
Is talking about death really helpful?
While it can feel uncomfortable, many people find that talking openly about death reduces fear, creates clarity, and helps families make decisions with greater confidence and peace.
When should I contact a death doula?
At any stage. Whether you're planning ahead, facing a terminal diagnosis, or already in hospice care. Early engagement allows for more comprehensive planning, but support is valuable at any point in the journey.
Do you work with people who aren't actively dying?
Yes. Many people seek support months or years before death while navigating aging, chronic illness, caregiving responsibilities, or advance planning.
Do you support caregivers?
Absolutely. Caregivers often experience exhaustion, stress, guilt and isolation. Supporting caregivers is one of the most important parts of a death doula's role.
Let's connect
The first step is always a gentle conversation.
Schedule a complimentary consultation to talk through what you're facing and how I can help. In person across Summit, Cuyahoga, Medina and Stark counties, or virtually anywhere.
And yes, I will never turn down a cup of strong black coffee.