Individual, Family, and Professional Consultations

Sometimes getting the answers to end of life questions is as simple as finding the right person to ask. Merilynne Rush and the team at The Dying Year have over 100 years' combined experience providing in-depth consultation and work with individuals, families and groups in the following areas: Advance Care Planning; end-of-life doula care; home funeral; green burial; neonatal and infant loss; sudden death; serving diverse communities; working with low-income folx. Merilynne also has experience as a hospice nurse and navigating mainstream healthcare systems.

Advance care planning 

  • Choosing a healthcare agent
  • Discussing your values and wishes with them
  • Completing your Advance Directive
  • Reviewing it periodically

End-of-life doulas

  • Referrals for care
  • Training
  • Mentoring to help your EOL doula practice succeed
  • Weekly discussions

Home funeral/Green burial

  • Planning a home funeral
  • How to have a green burial
  • ​Finding a funeral director
  • Cemetery considerations

Consulting Pricing

Advance Care Planning: $195
  • ​Get your affairs in order now! 
Home Funeral/Green Burial Planning: $195
  • 90-minute in person/on-line meeting includes follow-up via email/phone
End-of-Life Doula Mentoring: ​
  • 90-minute individual session with follow-up - $195
  • Group session - 4 mentees, 2 facilitators, four sessions - $200
End-of-Life Care Referrals: FREE
  • Matching EOL doulas to families and families to doulas​
“Merilynne helped my partner and I discuss our wishes with our adult children and we now feel much better prepared; they are better prepared to carry out our wishes if we can't make our own decisions." - P.R.
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​Compassionate Communities: A Public Health Approach to End-of-Life Care by Merilynne Rush, MSHP, RN, BSN