You should be provided the opportunity to be heard, your wishes and preferences noted, and wherever possible your instructions followed. We believe that people have the right to decide what support they want at the end of their life. There is no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to life-limiting illness, dying, and death. We are just as much individuals in our dying and death as we are when we’re healthy and well. Life should be lived right until the end and our individuality doesn’t disappear with our last breath and heartbeat. We can support you to uncover, plan for and navigate your end-of-life or support you and your family to work through any end-of-life challenges that arise.
Hello, I’m Julie Fletcher and I’m the founder of Doula Connections. I discovered this role in early 2020 and I wanted to know more. I completed my training through Preparing The Way and decided that being an end-of-life doula was definitely for me! I have had a very long career in nursing, education and management and I’ve been a business owner for many years. I could instantly see that this very important role needed to be brought to the people. We deserve to be empowered at the end of life and I believe that people need to know that this support is available to them and what is possible in regard to choices and options.
Most people want something different, something individual and personal. We want to be heard. We want to know our options. We want information. We want connection. We want support. We want to know the truth. We want to feel empowered and have input into our own death.
To me life is a gift and I want to live it with joy, happiness and fulfilment. When it’s my time to die, I want to know that those around me are aware of what’s important to me and that they will do their best to meet my wishes. I would love to support you to do something similar for yourself.
I meet with my clients in East Maitland in NSW. I work in person with families in Newcastle and the Hunter Region and I support our team of doulas who work with our clients online.
