Hi, my name is Kara! I am a death doula, educator, and facilitator, creating spaces where people can explore grief, mortality, and the liminal spaces in between. I offer in-person death doula support in San Diego county and also support online for anyone, anywhere, in the world. I work with both people and their beloved pets of any type.

My work extends beyond one-on-one support… I also help to lead workshops, discussion circles, and community grief rituals, helping others reclaim death as a natural and sacred part of the human experience. I am the host of Grief Garden Club, where stories and sorrow take root in community, where we to bring our grief out of the shadows and into the light of collective understanding

With a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from UC San Diego and a Master’s degree in Education from National University, my work is deeply rooted in both the science of the mind and the art of teaching. But beyond academic credentials, my path has been shaped by lived experience… by the recognition that we, as a society, are starved of meaningful conversations about death, and in turn, about life itself.

My background in education has given me the tools to distill complex ideas into meaningful conversations. My passion for psychological, neurological, and consciousness studies allow me to approach these topics from a perspective that honors both ancient wisdom and modern science. I believe in ritual as medicine, in grief as an initiation, and in the power of storytelling to bridge the living and the dead.

If you feel called to explore these topics, I invite you to join me… whether through a session, a gathering, or simply by engaging in the conversation. Because in facing death, we don’t just learn how to die… we learn how to truly live.

I believe that death is not an end… it is a threshold, a teacher, and a mirror, reflecting the depth of what it means to be alive.