About The Fifth Season
The Fifth Season is a support service for people facing grief, loss and matters related to death, dying and the palliative experience: our work is to support you and your loved ones at any stage of this difficult and unique journey.
The Fifth Season offers professional social work and end-of-life Doula support – first recorded in ancient Greece (δούλα), a modern-day doula companions those entering life, birthing, and those transitioning from their earthly life, dying.
The Fifth Season offers professional social work and end-of-life Doula support – first recorded in ancient Greece (δούλα), a modern-day doula companions those entering life, birthing, and those transitioning from their earthly life, dying.
Soul & Spirit Care
Whether grief is something you have lived through, are living with now, or a shadow on the horizon - whether shaped by age, a life-limiting diagnosis, or the experience of someone you love - I can walk alongside you.
Intentionally non-medical, my work complements your existing care team, offering soulful, spiritual support that tends to the whole person.
Intentionally non-medical, my work complements your existing care team, offering soulful, spiritual support that tends to the whole person.
The Fifth Season’s doula model is holistic offering support in the areas you request, for example:
- Practical
- Psychological
- Spiritual
- Cultural
- Family / whānau / relationship
- Emotional
I understand the importance of speaking openly about serious illness, vulnerability, and our mortality. I also recognise that these conversations can be confronting and challenging, sometimes leaving people questioning or searching for answers. Through my work, I have witnessed the wide range of feelings and emotions that can arise toward the end of life. I have met people who feel alone or frightened, others who are faced with difficult decisions, and some who feel energised to attend to unfinished life tasks. I have also seen how these palliative conversations can lead to moments of realisation, inner calm, and profound expressions of love and joy.
