Crossing The Sacred Bridge with Penny, CEOLS

09/01/2026

Working around death has a weird way of making you obsessed with life. 😂

You notice the sunset.
You stop for the rainbow.
You take the picture.

Because when you spend your days witnessing the end of someone’s story, you realize just how damn precious the middle really is. 🌈💜

08/25/2026

Sometimes we get so caught up in getting through the day that we forget to actually experience it.

Pause. Look around. Take it in. You’re allowed to be present for your own life, too. 🌻

08/23/2026

Sometimes end-of-life care has nothing to do with a task on a care plan. It’s about helping someone keep doing the things that make them feel like themselves, even if that means sitting beside them in church on a Sunday. 🌻

08/22/2026

For your own peace of mind, stop trying to understand everything.

Not everything needs an explanation, a label, or your approval. Some things are meant to be experienced, not dissected.

Just live your life. Be curious. Feel it. Experience it.

And let other people live theirs without needing to make sense of their choices. ✨

08/21/2026

08/21/2026

There’s something humbling about walking through a cemetery. Every name, every stone, every life reminds us that our time here is finite.

Death doesn’t have to be something we fear or avoid talking about. Sometimes, becoming more comfortable with death allows us to become more intentional about how we live.

Conscious living. Conscious dying. Doula Conscious. 🖤

08/15/2026

Some goodbyes are harder because nobody chose them. 🖤

I believe people deserve the opportunity to age and spend their final days in a place that feels like home. But I also know that sometimes families are faced with impossible choices, financially, physically, emotionally, or simply because there aren't enough resources to make staying home possible.

That doesn't mean the family failed them.
It doesn't mean they didn't love them enough.
And it doesn't mean the person being cared for is any less worthy of comfort, dignity, and connection.

Sometimes that means accepting an option you never wanted and then doing everything you can to make that option feel a little more like home.

That's where I believe end-of-life support matters most. 🕯️

07/29/2026

Working with people at the end of life has changed what I value. The things we chase eventually become background noise. Time with the people you love? That's the real luxury.

So take the walk. Sit on the patio. Watch the sunset. Make the phone call. Someday, those ordinary moments will be the ones you miss most. 🤍💀

07/24/2026

If a cemetery makes you uncomfortable, you're not alone. Most of us are taught to avoid talking about death, grief, and dying. But avoiding those conversations doesn't make them disappear.

As an end-of-life doula, I believe that becoming more comfortable with mortality can help us live more intentionally and support the people we love when it matters most.

What's the first word that comes to mind when you think of a cemetery? 👇🌿