MOVING THROUGH

San Diego, California Death Doula
Most of us were never taught how to be with the dying,
or how to prepare for our own death. It is time to do death different

A Death Doula guides you through, whether you are in the midst of it or planning ahead. Not medical care, but everything around it. The uncertainty, the unsaid things, the long quiet hours. Providing you support so everyone in the room, the dying and the ones who love them, can meet it with confidence.

Services

SERVICES

Death Doulas are trained to assist in the non-medical aspects of the dying and their care circles.
I can assist in creating a holistic container for all the different aspects of the transitional experience.

With each unique passage, not only can we co-create personalized rituals, I can provide assistance with practical arrangements, have hard conversations or simply be a comforting presence.

Services include (but not limited to):

Companionship In Person or By Phone
Resource Networks (Known and Trusted) and Logistical Support
Death Education (visits with family/care circle, workshops and public speaking events)
Legacy Planning, Projects and Living Celebration
Funeral and Home Funeral Support and Guidance
Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) Support - Dying with Dignity
11th Hour Care and Sitting Vigil
Shrouding and/or Bedside Closure After Death (Sacred Ritual Guidance and Tending)
Death Doula Mentorship 1:1 Calls

Fee/rates provided upon request.

About Me

THE PRACTITIONER

I'm Selena Jong, a Death Doula and End of Life Guide based in Encinitas, CA, serving San Diego and North County. I am one of the co-founders of The Death Network, a community of death care professionals, such as funeral directors, grief therapists and end of life guides, working to change how this country meets death.

Death has been my teacher since childhood. The loss of my mother at twelve, followed by the deaths of family members, close friends, and my father. Each one unexpected, each one formative.

I'm originally from Vancouver, BC and have lived in San Diego, CA since 1999. Outside of my practice, I surf, play competitive pickleball and love to dance. A lover of music, architecture and plants, I also love traveling and hold my close friendships and family near.

If you’d like to explore how I might support you or your loved ones, I’d welcome a conversation. Even one exchange can be the beginning of empowerment and clarity during life’s most tender moments.

“The grace in dying is in the acceptance of death as part of life, not as its failure. Dying is not the end of wisdom; it’s the seed of it.”
– Stephen Jenkinson, author of Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul.

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