🌙 Reachable Pathways

Ethics, Values, and Heart-Centered Practice

 

At Reachable Pathways, my work as an end-of-life death doula is rooted in reverence — for the life being lived, the transition unfolding, and the circle of loved ones who walk beside the dying person.

I honor the person at the center of this journey as the guiding voice in their own care. Those they invite into their circle are supported with compassion, steadiness, and respect — but the wishes and autonomy of the dying person remain my foremost commitment.
This process is deeply personal — and my role is to walk alongside it with care.

 

 

✨ Inclusivity & Sacred Belonging

Every soul deserves tenderness at the threshold of life’s final passage.

Reachable Pathways offers support to all individuals and families without judgment or exclusion. Care is provided with openness to all identities, cultures, spiritual traditions, life experiences, and personal philosophies — honoring the uniqueness of each person’s story and the way they choose to live and die.

 

🕯️ Privacy, Trust, and the Stories Shared

The conversations, memories, emotions, and experiences shared with me are held with respect and discretion.

Personal and sensitive information is treated as private and protected. Details are not shared outside the care environment unless permission is granted by the dying person or their legally designated representative. If any concern around confidentiality arises, I speak honestly, address it with care, and make every effort to restore trust.

 

🌿 Boundaries, Presence, and Compassionate Companionship

My role is to remain a grounded, gentle, and neutral companion.

I maintain clear professional boundaries so that I can support the dying person and their circle without imposing beliefs, expectations, or personal motives. If circumstances shift — or if continuing the relationship is no longer appropriate — I help ensure a respectful transition to another doula or qualified care provider.

My intention is always to bring steadiness, clarity, and kindness to the space I share with others.

 

🌌 Scope of Work & Professional Responsibility

The services I provide remain within the training, abilities, and ethical practice of my role as a death doula.

I do not assume duties that require clinical credentials, medical authority, or expertise beyond my scope. When needs extend outside my role, I support families in connecting with appropriate professionals — while remaining present in a supportive, non-clinical capacity.

 

 

💛 Integrity of Heart & Spirit

Every individual I serve is treated with dignity, compassion, and respect for their choices, values, and identity.

My presence is never used to influence personal, religious, political, financial, or business interests. The relationship between doula and client is one of trust — never persuasion.

This work is guided by humility, empathy, and deep honoring of the human experience.

 

 

 

🌙 Transparency in Services & Exchange

Clarity creates safety — especially in vulnerable spaces.

Fees, services, and expectations are discussed openly and confirmed in writing before care begins. If services change or expand, the agreement is revisited together so that understanding and consent remain mutual and clear.

There is no pressure, no upselling, and no solicitation of services beyond my doula role.

 

 

🌒 Awareness, Safety & Responsibility to Protect

I remain attentive to legal and ethical responsibilities connected to end-of-life support. If I witness neglect, abuse, exploitation, or harmful deception involving a vulnerable person, I will report concerns to appropriate protective or legal agencies — while maintaining compassion and care in how I respond.

The wellbeing of the dying person and their circle remains central to my purpose and responsibility.

 

 

✨ The Heart of Reachable Pathways

My role as a death doula is not to lead the journey —

but to keep a small light shining along the way.

To sit in quiet presence.

To listen.

To honor each story.

To walk beside the living —

and the leaving —

with care, with love,

Weand with respect for the mystery of this final passage.