New Zealand End of Life Doulas - Preparing the Way

Curious about learning more about end of life doulas?

Join our free one-hour live online session to learn about Preparing the Way’s training options, costs, and what’s the best fit for you before you enrol.
What you’ll get from this session:

✅ A clear overview of the Foundation Workshop, Intensive Course, and accredited options (Skill Set and the 10966NAT Certificate IV in End of Life Doula Services).
✅ Help to decide what’s the best fit for you, whether you’re learning for personal reasons, professional practice, or becoming an end of life doula.
✅ Practical details: time commitment, delivery format, pricing, and what happens after you register.
✅ For organisations and teams: how staff can join public workshops, and when tailored workplace training is a better fit.

Bring your questions. We’ll leave plenty of time for Q&A.

🗓️ Date: Wednesday, 28 June
⏰ Time: 3pm - 4pm AEST
📍 Online via Zoom
💲 Free

Register here 👇
https://events.humanitix.com/end-of-life-doula-free-information-session-sun-28th-june-2026

End of life care is not only clinical. It is emotional, relational, practical, spiritual, and deeply human.

Preparing the Way’s training supports people from many backgrounds — including health care, aged care, counselling, spiritual care, funeral services, and community support — to develop greater confidence in end of life conversations and care.

Our education combines compassion with practical skills, helping participants engage more meaningfully with one of the most important stages of life.

Explore upcoming workshops and courses on our website.
👉 https://preparingtheway.com.au/

Most of us are getting on with life without thinking much about what we'd want if things changed. But knowing your options makes an enormous difference to you and to the people close to you.

We've put together a guide to end of life planning for that covers the documents that matter, how an end of life doula can help, and why a bit of planning now is one of the most loving things you can do.

Read it at the link below 👇
https://preparingtheway.com.au/end-of-life-planning-essentials/

For many people, companion animals are family, friends, confidants, and constant companions. Their presence shapes the rhythms of daily life, and their absence can leave a profound silence behind.

On Pet Loss Awareness Day, we acknowledge the grief that can accompany the loss of an animal companion — a grief that is real, valid, and deserving of care and compassion.

At Preparing the Way, we believe conversations about grief, care, and end of life should include the animals who share our lives and homes. Their lives matter. The bonds we form with them matter too.

If you are carrying the loss of a beloved animal companion today, may you find gentleness, understanding, and space to remember them.

‘Holistic’ is a word that can sound vague or overused, but in end of life work it has a very practical meaning. It recognises that people are not made up of separate parts. Physical, emotional, social, cultural, and spiritual aspects of experience are deeply interconnected, especially at end of life.

A change in the body can affect identity, relationships, and sense of meaning. A practical decision can carry emotional weight. Cultural or spiritual perspectives can shape how someone understands their situation and the choices available to them. Holistic care pays attention to all of this. It asks us to look beyond a single issue and consider the wider context of a person’s life.

In practice, this might mean noticing when a logistical concern is also an emotional one. It might mean creating space for conversations about meaning, beliefs, or relationships, alongside more practical planning. It might mean recognising when someone’s needs are not being met within a clinical setting and helping to bridge that gap.

For end of life doulas, working holistically is not about doing everything. It’s about seeing the whole person and responding in a way that respects the complexity of their experience.

Curious about learning more about end of life doulas?

Join our free one-hour live online session to learn about Preparing the Way’s training options, costs, and what’s the best fit for you before you enrol.
What you’ll get from this session:

✅ A clear overview of the Foundation Workshop, Intensive Course, and accredited options (Skill Set and the 10966NAT Certificate IV in End of Life Doula Services).
✅ Help to decide what’s the best fit for you, whether you’re learning for personal reasons, professional practice, or becoming an end of life doula.
✅ Practical details: time commitment, delivery format, pricing, and what happens after you register.
✅ For organisations and teams: how staff can join public workshops, and when tailored workplace training is a better fit.

Bring your questions. We’ll leave plenty of time for Q&A.

🗓️ Date: Wednesday, 10 June
⏰ Time: 6pm - 7pm AEST
📍 Online via Zoom
💲 Free

Register here 👇
https://events.humanitix.com/end-of-life-doula-free-information-session-wed-10th-june-2026

Most people don’t realise how much end of life care happens long before the final days.

It begins with conversations, with confidence, and with knowing how to support ourselves and others through uncertainty, change, grief, planning, and care.

Preparing the Way’s training offers practical, compassionate education for people wanting to deepen their understanding of end of life care — personally, professionally, or as aspiring end of life doulas.

Whether you’re simply curious or feeling called to learn more, there’s a place to begin.

Learn more about our upcoming training opportunities on our website.
👉 https://preparingtheway.com.au/

End of life work asks a great deal of you. Knowing that self-care matters is one thing. Having the tools ready when you actually need them is another.

We have gathered practical, repeatable practices: grounding exercises, breathing techniques, somatic tools, and hard-won wisdom about boundaries, supervision, and keeping your cup full.

Because you deserve the same care you offer so freely to others.

Read it at the link below 👇
https://preparingtheway.com.au/practical-self-care-tools-for-end-of-life-doulas/

One week to go!

In Conversation with is almost here. If you have not yet registered, now is the time — replay is included, so your time zone is no obstacle.

📅 Monday, 8 June
🕙 9:30am – 11am AEST
📍 Live, online; replay included for ticket holders
💲Ticket prices vary

👇 Learn more
https://preparingtheway.com.au/kathryn-mannix/

End of life care looks different for everyone and so do the reasons people come to this work.

At Preparing the Way, our training supports people who want a stronger personal understanding, those accompanying one person or many, and professionals who want to be more doula-informed in the roles they already hold. If you’re curious about end of life doula work as a professional role, our training also offers space to explore that path thoughtfully.

🌿 Foundation Workshop: A solid grounding in end of life doula care, including critical conversations and the ten stages of end of life.

🌿 Intensive Course: Four immersive days exploring physical, emotional, and spiritual support, alongside a connected and supportive doula community.

🔗 Find your course: https://preparingtheway.com.au/end-of-life-doula-training/