“Life’s not a paragraph, and death, I think, is no parenthesis.” - e.e. cummings

Megan Anderson-Kelly (she/her) is an end-of-life doula and home funeral educator working in the areas surrounding Asheville, North Carolina. My relationship with plants, nature, Norse shamanism, and the spirit world informs my perspective on deathcare. It is an honor and a privilege to support BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities with this work.

My specialty lies in customizing supportive care for each person to create a calming, safe space to feel fully held and seen in their experience. Based on the needs of the client, I support those I work with in shifting from a place of anxiousness, stress or fear to one that feels more grounded, peaceful, and open. This is often cultivated from a combination of logistical and emotional considerations, which may include advance care planning, after-death care, and a vetted referral network, along with caregiver respite, supportive energy work, custom herbal blends, and more.

While emotional and energetic support is at the cornerstone of my client practice and work as an end-of-life doula, I also offer rune readings, herbal formulations, classes and workshops.

I am here to honor the rites of passage within life and death with respect and reverence, and an understanding that each person navigates these thresholds in their own way.

For more information, or to schedule a phone consultation, please e-mail Megan at FREYJAHA@gmail.com. I am happy to schedule a complimentary 20 minute consultation to explore options related to end-of-life care.

Credentials:

Member of Home Funeral Alliance and the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance; holds NEDA proficiency badges in doula care and home funeral education.

Former Residential Services Coordinator and co-leader of the Healing Arts Team at Emberlight: Center for Conscious Living & Dying, caring for residents at the end of life, and guiding the training of hundreds of volunteers in bedside care.

13+ Years studying and working professionally as an herbalist and medicine maker in a clinical setting.

Graduate of Going with Grace End of Life Training, and Inviting Abundance Grief for Death Workers Immersion Training

Graduate of the True North Two Year Program, focused on Seidr and Old Norse shamanic healing techniques with Imelda Almqvist (student of Sandra Ingerman and academic expert in pre-Christian spiritual beliefs of Scandinavia)

Completed training in “Core Shamanism” techniques with Renna Shesso (dedicated student of Sandra Ingerman), including Extraction, Soul Retrieval, Spirit Animal Retrieval, and Death Midwifery

Completed training in Crystal Healing and Reiki Healing: “Level III Reiki Master”