• Certified End-of-Life [death] Doula

  • Certified 200-hr yoga teacher

  • Usui Holy Fire Reiki Master

  • Grief Group Facilitator

My name is Hannah Pollack.

I believe death is life’s informant. Meaning, whether death is imminent, or not, wanting to connect to a deeper purpose in life is a shared experience that can be reviewed through the lens of impermanence.

Walking with death as an ally can enrich our lives in numerous ways, and I’ve found joy in exploring what this means to live and work with our ephemeral nature as a key principle in my life.

I offer experiences in nature-based practices, such as guided hikes and ritual, as well as inviting a holistic [mind, body, spirit] integration of self into the death and grief space through practices such as yoga and meditation. To inquire, how we can be more of ourselves in the face of death is worth considering.

Whether you are going through a personal transformation, facing your own sense of loss, or supporting a transition or death, there is a wisdom in contemplating how you or your loved one may wish to leave a mark on the world.

I’m here to empower personal choice by walking alongside you in your journey of life and death.

You only get one get one life, one death. Let’s make it beautiful.

What is a death doula?

A death doula is a holistic non-medical support person that helps facilitate you or your loved one’s end-of-life experience.

Whether you’ve recently received a terminal diagnosis, are planning for death or even after death, a death doula can be present for emotional, spiritual or practical [bedside] care before, during or after any of the former.

Working alongside you and your professional care team, I will be by your side to navigate the ups, downs and in-betweens inevitable in this chapter of life. I will support you in making informed, autonomous decisions and goals to curate an environment that aligns with your personal sense of closure. Being there for you as a grounded presence is a priority for me as we work together to identify and co-create the most meaningful and peaceful end-of-life experience as possible.

Why I chose this role.

I was called to this role a few years after my dad died in 2017. Leading up to and after my dad’s passing, I felt like I was in a void. Death strips away all formalities to create a pure space of potential, and yet I felt lost. Where were the people who welcomed death to a seat at the table? Did such fearlessness exist? So, I started to explore the possibility that there were people who willingly walked into the room where death was present. People who weren't afraid to take death by the hand and be its witness, its student.

My intention in this role is to help you embrace death. To reframe death as a welcome topic in the conversation of life, and to remember it as a sacred rite of passage.

I'm here so you don't have to do it alone.