“Dying is a wild night and a new road.”
― Emily Dickinson
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We don't know when or how we are going to die, so our best tool is preparing ahead of time and being open to having difficult conversations. Ironically, avoiding these conversations causes us to lose the power to choose what we actually want our death to be like.
Justine strongly advocates for early and authentic planning around end-of-life, as it allows for you and your loved ones to be with death in a wholehearted way.
As a death doula, Justine provides holistic support - navigating the emotional, practical, legal, and spiritual issues that arise when facing the end of life. Her scope of work includes:
Planning ahead. Paperwork and logistics are often the last thing on a dying person's mind, and they can be overwhelming, confusing, and need to be done correctly. Justine helps you navigate the details, from advance care directives and wills, to appointing an enduring guardian and exploring your options for body disposition.
Shaping how you Die. Justine supports you to understand your choices and express how you want to be surrounded, cared for, and celebrated, including choosing a hospice or a home setting, so those wishes are clearly known and can be honoured when the time comes.
Existential and psycho-spiritual support. Drawing on her training as a psychedelic assisted therapy guide, Justine supports you through the existential and spiritual distress that can accompany serious illness, transition, and grief, holding space for the questions that don't have easy answers.
Voluntary Assisted Dying Guidance. Justine offers informed guidance if you're considering or pursuing VAD, helping you and your family understand the process, prepare the necessary documentation, and stay emotionally supported throughout.
Patient advocacy. Appointment support, care navigation, and being the one trusted person who keeps track of the whole picture, so you're not left piecing it together alone.
Legacy and living fully. From bucket list experiences to legacy projects such as biography, letters, and recordings, to Swedish death cleaning and putting your affairs and belongings in order, Justine helps you shape how you live now and how you'll be remembered.
After a death. Justine guides you through the first hours, supporting home vigils and ritual planning so nothing feels rushed. The last place most people want to go, especially when feeling overwhelmed, is a funeral home. Working with Justine, you never have to walk through those doors. She sorts it out on your behalf, so you're free to grieve rather than negotiate. You can be as traditional or as out of the box as you like, and Justine encourages creativity, whether that's a ceremony before you die, a green burial, a creative scattering, or something else entirely that feels true to you.
Justine's fees are charged as a half or full day rate, in line with rates for senior clinical and care coordination roles in the Australian health sector, comparable to a Health Clinician Level 4 under the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award 2025.