End-of-life doulas and the art of dying well

03/11/2025 7 min
End-of-life doulas and the art of dying well

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This story is about a different kind of doula – an end of life doula. Their role is to provide emotional support to dying people and their families. In 2019 Reporter Annie Berman joined Mimi Burrows and her son, Peter, as they met with a death doula. In the process, she learned more about what it means to live – and die – well.