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Your Space for Mourning
Somehow I am in my mid 40’s, looking back on the last 20 years at how grief has shaped who I am and what I believe - and I want to talk about it.
Dealing with death every day for two decades hasn’t made me melancholy or a downer at parties; it has empowered me to embrace every moment as it comes. I know that now is the most important place we can be, and that nothing else is guaranteed.
I also know that it is important for me to share what I have learned during my career in death care, to empower you to approach the end of life with less fear and more wonder.
Licensed as a death care professional and with certifications as a grief support specialist and death doula, I would love to empower you to live well and die better!
What is a Death Doula? Why are you a Mourning Doula?
→ Definition
A Death Doula offers non-medical, compassionate care and support to a person and their family during the dying process - before, during and after a death.
Here, I am a Mourning Doula - focused on the opportunity and life-affirming power of grief.
→ What I Do
As a Mourning Doula, I seek to educate and uplift those that are grieving a person, place or thing. Visit my IG and Blog for death, dying and grief information you need to know! Additional offerings coming soon.
→ How I Can Help
I am building a community of empowered grievers who intend to save the world by living well and dying better. Sign up for my free email course below and receive information you need to know now, to support yourself in grieving a part of yourself you are ready to release.
Grief can be a tool for growth and transformation…
Are you wanting to make a significant life change? How can you be someone new if you don’t grieve who you used to be? Grab my free 7 day email course and give yourself the support you need to see lasting results.
My Offerings
Mourning Space
As a Mourning Doula, my goal is to provide a sacred and loving space for those who need somewhere to bring their grief, and to help people feel less alone.
To schedule a discovery call to see how I can help you, contact me below.
Events
Mourning Space believes in the power of the collective experience, and in empowering each other through the grieving process.
Scheduled events will be posted below and Fire Under the Night Sky completion workshops will be held in-person and online.
Holiday Grief Support
I offer a 30-minute holiday grief support session for $30, providing a compassionate and understanding space. While I'm not a therapist or medical professional, I'm here to support you.
If cost is a concern, please reach out.
Owning Life with Jokotifa
I’m exctied to share my new podcast about embracing the beginning, the end, and the messy middle of our time on Earth. I’m so grateful you're here! I started this podcast in November of 2024 as an olive branch to my community - Gen X moms doing their best to raise good kids, connect with their ancestors, and break generational trauma...all while working that 9-5! I share what I have learned from indigenous wisdom, working in death care, and by owning my own journey from awkward kid to married mom, just trying to find my place...
Fire Under The Night Sky
A Guide to Letting Go
As an expert in creating funerals - even I was surprised when I realized a funeral doesn’t always have to be for a person. Sometimes, you need to let go of a piece of yourself. Fire Under the Night Sky can help.
During a therapy session, I realized I was an emotional eater and it made me sad to think about losing that behavior. Once I recognized there was grief involved, I knew I needed an opportunity to mourn. As a life-long dieter, facing my grief was the one thing I had never tried.
Once I realized what I needed, I set about to create a funeral ritual to mourn the loss of a behavior that wasn’t working for me. I wrote Fire Under the Night Sky as a tool for myself, but I soon realized this would help others let go of something that no longer serves them.
Available on Amazon
The Blog
Client Testimonials
Podcast Interviews
View From a Hearse with Bruce Goddard
Learn more about me, what I believe, and how my workbook can help you lay a bad habit to rest, in my most recent podcast interview with host Bruce Goddard, on View From a Hearse. Bruce has been an inspiration for me as a funeral professional and public speaker. I am happy to be following in his footsteps and to have the opportunity to speak with him on his podcast.
The Death of Her with Kyle McMahon
Learn more about what a death doula is and what they do, what my two decades in death care has taught me and how I see death as beautiful as life as I speak with Kyle McMahon on his show Death, Grief & Other Sh*t We Don’t Discuss.
The Clip Out - The Peloton Fan Club
Learn more about Mourning Space’s founder, Jokotifa Alaye. On Crystal’s show The Clip Out, we discuss nutrition, health, and my work as a death doula guiding others through grief.
Download my Free Peloton Empowered Grievers Toolkit
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