Name: Understanding End-of-Life Doulas
Start: 2026-02-25T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-25T20:00:00-05:00
Location: 1184 Anderson Ferry Rd, Mount Joy, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17552

Register for this free program by calling the Library 717-653-1510 or online https://calendar.lancasterlibraries.org/event/understanding-end-life-doulas-152901
Join certified End-of-Life Doulas Twila Jantzi and Kristy Yoder for an informative and compassionate conversation about how EOL Doulas support individuals and families during one of life's most vulnerable seasons. Twila and Kristy are passionate about bringing the conversation around death and dying into the open, helping people feel more prepared, empowered, and supported through the final stages of life. They'll discuss what it means to have a natural and good death, and how EOL Doulas can assist with legacy projects, organizing personal affairs, advance directives, and facilitating meaningful conversations with loved ones. Learn just how much is within your control when it comes to dying well. This will be an engaging and interactive evening—they look forward to sharing this important time with you.
Twila is a certified End-of-Life Doula through Lifespan Doulas and a Registered Nurse with 25 years of experience, most of it in hospice care. She's supported countless individuals and families through the sacred process of dying—offering calm, compassionate presence and practical guidance during life’s final chapter. Her calling is to help ease fear, foster connection, and ensure that no one faces end of life alone. She is a wife, mother of four grown sons, grandmother of seven, and a follower of Christ.
Kristy has over 30 years of caregiving experience, offering comfort, dignity, and compassionate presence through every step of the journey. Her passion for this work grew from caring for her father and father-in-law at the end of their lives. She believes every family deserves to be supported and cared for with gentleness and respect. Drawing from her background as a Certified Nursing Assistant and years in pastoral care, she provides calm, practical support — often enhanced with aromatherapy to promote peace and comfort. Kristy and her husband of 32 years are proud parents of two grown sons and enjoy family, hospitality, and creating peaceful spaces. For Kristy, this work is more than a job — it’s a calling.