Experts in the Field Of end-of-Life and more
Courses with colleagues
Learn from a collective of expert educators at the crossroads of life and death. Courses with Colleagues brings together trusted professionals—including nurses, midwives, and end-of-life practitioners—to offer specialized training in death care, birth work, and beyond. In collaboration with respected organizations such as Ova Sanctum, Deathwives, Deathfolx, and the Collaborative Death Doula Conference, these courses are designed to deepen your expertise and expand your capacity when it comes to one of life's most important chapters: the last one.
Birth & Death: A Sacred Mirror
Birth and death are two sides of the same sacred threshold—each a passage, each a transformation. In this one-day immersive class, we explore the striking parallels between entering and leaving this world, weaving together biology, spirituality, and the wisdom of life’s great cycles.
Pet Hospice
The death of our beloved pets is inevitable, as their lives are shorter than our own. For many children, the loss of a pet is their first encounter with death—offering parents a meaningful opportunity to guide them toward a healthy understanding of grief. For others, the loss of an animal companion cuts far deeper than society often acknowledges. And for death doulas, supporting families through pet loss can be a natural and compassionate extension of this work.
The Collaborative Doula Conference 2025
I am thrilled to be attending and teaching at the first-ever Canadian Doula conference in London, Ontario Canada the last weekend of May The conference, designed for birth doulas, is a weekend of workshops, keynotes and community. I will be involved in 2 events - teaching a holistic curriculum on end death doulaship for the birth doulas, and leading a death contemplation workshop to help us overcome our fears of death.
Art and Science of Death Doulaship for the Medical Community
Join us on June 14 in Madison, Wisconsin, from 9am–6pm for a specialized in-person course tailored for our friends in healthcare. This immersive, full-day training offers a unique convergence of traditional medical insight and the compassionate, holistic approach of death doulaship. Co-taught by seasoned death doula Erin Merelli and Jill Hill, NP— hospice nurse and ER manager who has witnessed the realities of death firsthand—this course is tailored specifically for doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of end-of-life care - or - for anyone else ready to sit in on this equally intense and sensitive discussion.
The Reality of Mortality
March 23rd | 2–3 PM (MT) | Free | Live on Zoom
We prepare for everything in life—except this.
We learn to cook a meal, manage a budget, and plan for life’s big milestones… but what about death?
10/10 of us will face it, yet we avoid the conversation—leaving ourselves and our loved ones unprepared. I’ve spent years guiding people through this transition, training thousands of death doulas along the way, and speaking on platforms like TEDxMile High,PBS, Forbes and more. And yet, one of the most common things I hear is:
💬 “I wish I had known this sooner.”
Free Talk
Free on Zoom
Birth and death are woven together by the same sacred thread—each a passage, each a transformation. Join Death Educator Erin alongside Midwife Brooke Prudehomme for an open and thought-provoking conversation on the striking parallels between entering and leaving this world.
Deathfolx Event
Join The Deathwives, Erin Merelli and Lauren Carroll, and a well curated guest teacher, live online every month, for a tea-talk on the more nuanced aspects of this work. It's personalized continued education for the death professional, the death curious, the grief walker. It is also the ONLY place to catch Lauren and Erin co-teaching live in 2025! In addition to monthly classes, members get a host of supportive benefits for a low, all inclusive cost.