Who am I?

Welcome...

A little bit about me....

I have been holding space for folk through various life thresholds for over 25 years. I started out as a teacher and a counsellor, working with teenagers. I went on to specialise in supporting women into motherhood, and then through menopause.

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I live near Stone with my husband, two teenage boys and two dogs.

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Each day I wake up and ask 'How may I serve?' and try to live my life in accordance with that call.

I have always had a sense for the holy in beginnings and endings. My initiation into unexpectedly holding space for death came aged 21 when my Dad died and I was alone with him as he passed. Without knowing what to do, or how to behave, I knew - there was something holding me, and I was gifted the most extraordinary knowing that only love exists.  A few years later my Nan died and the same sense of awe and acceptance rose in me - death was nothing to fear. Greater than the biggest of fears, lies the vast ocean of love.​ I journeyed alongside my brother in 2012 as he went through treatment for cancer. As I shared the eulogy at his funeral I felt the call to be of service to the dying.  

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Tending to these thresholds has become part of the fabric of my life's work. I feel comfortable walking in these spaces of our worldly transitions. I also have deep respect for the process, and understand the enormity of endings and how hard it is to let go, embrace change and dwell in that heart-full longing space of love and loss. 

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As an End of Life Doula I support folk  through the final chapter of their life journey, and hold space for their beloveds to grieve. I volunteer with the Dougie Mac - on the In-Patient Unit, and in the community as part of the SPARCS team. I am a Funeral Celebrant and feel incredibly honoured to hold the final ceremony of a loved ones life.

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As a space holder, I hold a private practice from my garden cabin - both one-to-one for bereavement support and Grief Circles to share with others. 

Although I dwell in the underbelly of life and death, I see so much love and joy and feel hugely blessed and honoured to serve in this way. 

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Susanna xx

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