Going-My Way Death Care offers a full array of death care services. The full list is below with additional reading links. When you’re ready please contact us to discuss your needs.
We Believe Dignity in Death is a Universal Human Right
Funeral Planning
Funeral pre-planning is a thoughtful way to ease the burden on loved ones and ensure your wishes are clearly understood. I provide guidance in defining family roles within the home funeral process, documenting personal preferences, and identifying resources that support a family-directed funeral.
Read More about Funeral Pre-planning Here:
- https://going-myway.biz/preplanning-your-funeral/
- https://going-myway.biz/end-of-life-planning-checklist/
Companionship
Compassionate companionship is available for individuals and families when medical or support staff are not present, whether in a hospital, care facility, or home. Support may include conversation, games, quiet presence, or other activities that bring comfort and connection.
Read More About Companionship Here:
- https://going-myway.biz/navigating-sacred-transition-death-midwife/
- https://going-myway.biz/the-art-of-companioning-the-grieving/
Vigil
Vigil support provides a calm, steady presence during active dying or while the body lies in honor. This service offers bedside companionship in a person’s final hours or days, gives caregivers time to rest, helps maintain a peaceful environment, and ensures the dying person is not alone. In some cultures and traditions, a death vigil continues for one to three days after death, allowing loved ones a final opportunity to see, touch, speak to, or simply be present with the deceased.
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Home Funeral Guidance
For families who have completed a home funeral workshop but would like additional support, death midwife services provide practical guidance when the time comes. This may include assisting the family in preparing the body, creating a meaningful environment, and carrying out a family-directed home funeral with confidence and care.
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Officiant Services
I help create and lead personalized funeral and memorial ceremonies that reflect your loved one’s life and honor their memory. Together, we gather stories, select meaningful music and readings, and incorporate contributions from those who wish to participate, creating a ceremony that feels sacred, compassionate, and meaningful.
Additional ceremony support is available for wakes, living wakes, anniversary-of-death observances, graveside services, and final disposition ceremonies.
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Education
Learn how to care for a loved one after death with practical, compassionate guidance. Half-day and full-day workshops cover legal considerations, respectful body care, required paperwork, and the steps involved in planning a family-directed funeral.
Read More Here:
- https://going-myway.biz/monthly-death-cafe-open-conversations-about-life-and-mortality/
- https://going-myway.biz/category/death-discussion/
- https://going-myway.biz/end-of-life-resources/
Grief Coaching
Grief coaching provides compassionate, nonclinical support for individuals navigating life after loss. This service helps clients better understand their grief, develop meaningful self-care practices, adjust to daily life, and preserve an ongoing connection with their loved one through rituals, storytelling, and remembrance.
Read More About Grief Coaching Here:
- https://going-myway.biz/grief-coaching-support/
- https://going-myway.biz/science-of-grief-brain-coaching/
- https://going-myway.biz/lakota-grieving-customs-holistic-support/
Animal Funerals & Grief Support
A defining feature of animal bereavement is its emotional intensity. The bond between people and their animal companions is often unusually deep and sincere. Going – My Way is here to help with planning a memorial or with navigating grief after the death of your beloved pet.