Hi, I’m Kacie.
Kacie is a registered nurse, educator, and public speaker with nearly 20 years of experience supporting individuals and families through end-of-life care. Her work bridges clinical expertise with deep humanity, helping people navigate death with clarity, compassion, and dignity.
She is the founder of Death Doula School, an internationally recognized education platform training death doulas and care professionals around the world. Kacie is an active voice in the deathcare space, leading workshops, courses, and conversations globally that demystify dying and bring it back into the human experience.
At her core, Kacie is also a mother to three boys, a role that deeply informs her work and her philosophy. She believes that the way we show up for the end of life should inspire us to live more fully right now: to love harder, speak truth sooner, and make choices that our dying selves would be proud of.
Kacie’s work sits at the intersection of medicine, education, and meaning, inviting all of us to live with intention, and to meet death not with fear, but with presence, dignity, and care.
My Community
Death Doula School is my flagship education program, the foundation where heart-led humans learn how to step into end-of-life care with confidence, skill, and integrity. From there, programs like the Death Doula Business Academy and The Collective were created to provide deeper education, practical tools, and real community. This year, I’ll be hosting of the first-ever Death Doula–centered conference, LaborOut (October 2026).
Opened in 2024
Hundreds of Students graduated
Dozens of new practices opened
Dedicated space for Deathcare professionals
300+ expected attendees
CEUs Available
Featured on 30+ podcasts
Listeners from 10 countries
Thousands of listeners monthly
Pre-Order My Book: Laboring Out of Life
Filled with personal anecdotes from my experience as a Death Doula, Laboring Out of Life is a must-read guide for practicing Death Doulas, healthcare workers trying to get into the role, and hospice workers. It’s also invaluable for nurses, social workers, therapists, chaplains, and other professionals who deal with the end of life.