About Deathics
Deathics® offers empowered aging through death education, planning, and doula services.
About Natalie
Deathics was born from a passion for ethics and calling to deathwork. I am a trained death doula with a post-graduate certificate in Thanatology focused on Hospice, Palliative Care, and Family Support.
I am also a yoga teacher and a corporate ethics and compliance attorney with an undergraduate degree in Philosophy. Childhood illness forced me to face my own mortality early, which I continue to actively explore.
Deathics provides a space for contemplating heavy topics, which can feel overwhelming. Together, we will discuss aspects of death education and planning in a practical, understandable, and approachable way. You will be armed with knowledge to make informed decisions about your wishes and your care, empowering you to live life fully.
I’m honored to walk with you on this journey.
Natalie Knight, Deathics® Founder
About Thanatology
Thanatology is the study of death, dying, and bereavement. Derived from the Greek word for death, thanatos, thanatologists are trained in the dying and grieving process through evidenced-based practices and current research.
Thanatologists are found in hospitals, hospice or palliative care settings, funeral homes, or in research and academia. They help patients and families facing end-of-life decisions and terminal illness, provide mental and emotional support during the dying process, help individuals cope with bereavement and loss, and develop research and teachings related to death.
To learn more about Thanatology and the post-graduate certificate program I completed, visit Edgewood University.
About DEATH DOULAS
Death doulas serve individuals and their families navigating death, loss, and mortality as an advocate, companion, and witness.
Death doulas, like birth doulas, provide non-medical, holistic, emotional, and spiritual support but throughout the end-of-life transition, rather than beginning-of-life.
Death doulas provide their clients the opportunity to speak openly and frankly about dying. They can explore and discuss the dying person’s life and legacy, help with end-of-life planning, and support end-of-life care.
To learn more about death doulas and the training program I completed, visit International End-of-Life Doula Association (INELDA).