Living Fully Through
the Wisdom of Death
Welcome to Living and Dying Awake. I’m Virginia, a Transitions Doula. I guide individuals through life's most profound transitions, using the wisdom of death as spiritual medicine to awaken to the beauty and depth of life.
My mission is to help you find peace, joy and stillness amid life's changes, and to restore death to its true depth, as a passage for wonder, awakening and life. I draw from my personal journey and extensive experience to offer holistic support that nurtures your body, mind and spirit.
Just like you, I came to this place through my own personal walks with life’s most challenging transitions. This work is rooted in my soul, and grounded in training, experience and wells of compassion.
In our culture, most people arrive at death’s doorways unprepared for the level of presence, attention and care it demands, for the living and dying. There is another way: one in which death itself can become a door to more— life, grief, awe, wonder-rich interconnection and love.
Through truly meeting death,
we come alive.
I offer every layer of support for life’s transitions, in person or over Zoom.
Whether you live near Birmingham, Alabama, or in another corner of the world, I’m here to support you. We can work together in person, or if not geographically feasible, I can support you via phone or Zoom. I invite you to reach out for a free introduction call so we can get to know each other.
“Virginia is a skilled and empathetic listener, teacher and healer. An expert in life … and death.”
-Stephanie St.Claire // Orange County, CA
"I found Virginia to be a shining and competent student. She demonstrated kindness and empathy to classmates and showed great care in being aware of the many nuances in each possible situation when caring for the dying."
- Anne-Marie Keppel, community death doula teacher and author of Death Nesting: Ancient & Modern Death Doula…
