Edge of Life
End-of-life Coaching and Support Services
FAQs
What is an end of life doula and do I need one?
Navigating serious illness and the dying process can be frightening and isolating. You don’t have to do this alone.
As an end-of-life coach and death doula, I offer clients, their beloved people and caregivers compassionate, non-medical support to ease the labor out of life and minimize the chaos and fear too often associatied with the dying process.
Louisa Edgerly, PhD
About Me
I am an end of life coach and death doula, providing personalized services to clients in the Greater Seattle area and western Washington state.
I founded my practice, Edge of Life, in 2025 after finding my calling to help people at all stages of the dying process.
I earned my doctorate in Communication from the Universtiy of Washington, and completed the University of Vermont’s End of Life Doula Professional Certificate.
Services
Care Coordination and Advocacy
Living fully every day while dying requires you to navigate changing needs and wishes, and to coordinate multiple different caregivers and healthcare providers. By developing a comprehensive care plan I provide complementary support to hospice services and help you to maintain your autonomy and presence throughout the end of life process.
Communication and Planning
How do you want to communicate to friends and family about your condition and your end of life plans and wishes? Who do you most want to see or speak to? How do you want to manage your online presence and digital end-of-life? By assisting with these tasks and questions, I support clients and their caregivers through the end of life journey.
Legacy and Archive
How do you want to be remembered, and what legacy would you like to leave for your friends and family? I help clients to organize their belongings, document life stories or memories, and create durable mementos and archives that provide comfort and peace to families and friends.