Ep.84 The Best Death Doula School for Your Training with Kacie Gikonyo

Feb 18 2024 • 29 mins

Ep.84

The Best Death Doula School for Your Training with Kacie Gikonyo

Are you in the hospice space and looking to change your career? Or are you passionate about helping people in their end-of-life season? Becoming a death doula could be your next stop. A death doula, or an end-of-life doula or death midwife, is a trained professional who provides emotional, spiritual, and practical support to individuals facing terminal illness or death and their loved ones. They are not medical professionals but rather act as guides and companions through this sensitive and significant life transition.

Several organizations offer death doula training programs, both in-person and online. When researching the best death doula school for your training, some things to consider are the cost, accreditation, and a curriculum that covers all the essential topics, such as death and dying, communication, grief and bereavement, and ethical considerations.

In this episode, Kacie Gikonyo, a return guest, joins us to shed more light on her Death Doula School and everything you need to know. Kacie Gikonyo is also the CEO and Founder of End of Life Consulting, a Registered Nurse, Death Doula, and Death Educator. with over 12 years of experience working closely with patients at the end of life. If you come to Kacie’s Death Doula School in person, not only will you get the most comprehensive education out there, but you will also get hands-on clinical experience as well, so that by the time you finish the program, you will be certified. You have everything that you need to go forward with your business.

Tune in!

Key Highlights from the Episode;

[00:30] Episode intro and a quick bio of the guest, Kacie Gikonyo

[01:44] Kacie’s newest project- The Death Doula School

[09:37] Are there basic requirements to become a death doula?

[10:37] How long it will take to complete the training program

[12:40] The program’s training on the end-of-life’s paperwork

[13:37] Kacie’s plans on courses that a person may not want

[14:46] Realistic course timelines for those joining online

[15:29] How Kacie is planning to train the attendees on how to make this a business

[18:19] The expected post-course support

[20:00] How about if you have taken another death doula course online?

[21:01] Type of certification to get after the training

[27:03] Best ways to reach out and connect with Kacie

[27:56] Ending show and calls to action

Notable Quotes

● In states where medical-aided dying is legal, death doula service is a very significant tool in that whole process. [07:41]

● We can all take a little bit of education, but it closes the gap when it gets blended with hands-on experience. [08:26]

● As much as there are no set requirements for one to become a death doula, choosing an appropriate training program is important if you do not have a medical background. [10:03]

● Part of becoming a successful death doula is getting in front of all the people you want to work with. Once people know who you are, what you are doing, and how you can help, the referrals will start rolling in. [17:02]