Meghan J. Maher
End of Life Doula, LLC

Dying deserves the same care as every other part of being alive.
I'm Meg — an end-of-life doula in Central Florida. I help families plan, prepare, and be present through serious illness, dying, and grief.
I spent fifteen years in oncology clinical research before I thought seriously about doula work. What made the work personal came later. When my oldest child was seven weeks old my Mom was diagnosed with cancer. She died less than four years later. I have never known motherhood without also being a caregiver.
As an only child, I learned early how much of caregiving is invisible — the coordination, the advocacy, the holding of the whole picture while everyone else holds a piece. I also learned how uncomfortable most people are around dying, and how much that discomfort costs the families in the middle of it.
After my Mom died, I started volunteering with hospice. That's where I recognized the work I was already doing.
In my work as an end-of-life doula, I help families do what the medical system doesn't have time for and what the culture doesn't have language for. Advance care planning. Serious illness support. Vigil planning and family communication. Legacy work. Grief education. Held together at the pace the family actually needs.
I don't provide medical care. I don't replace hospice, clergy, or clinical teams. I work alongside them, and I work directly for you.
End-of-life doula training with the University of Vermont and Doulagivers Institute. Grief work training with The Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death. Secretary, Board of Directors, Florida End of Life Doula Alliance (FEOLDA). Based in Windermere, FL. In-person support throughout Central Florida; remote support nationwide.

Personalized Compassionate Care
Services
Plan and Prepare
Support and guidance as you create your comprehensive care and comfort plan, complete advance directives, organize important documents, choose a trusted healthcare proxy, and have important conversations with loved ones.
Emotions & Spirit
I stand with you at the confluence of past, present, and future. With deep listening and sacred space, every emotion is witnessed and validated. Together, we explore legacy, healing conversations, forgiveness, surrender, and joy.
Education & Dialogue
Offering unbiased education about death and dying, I initiate and guide meaningful conversations while empowering you to do the same. Within the community, at places of worship or any gathering, I hold workshops and foster conversations that support embracing discussions about death and dying.
"If death is the dropping of a stone into a still lake, perhaps the ripples toward the shore are the imprints we leave behind, the change that we effected simply because we existed."
Sunita Puri, MD