About Me
Nancy Paez, RN
I have been a nurse for nearly 50 years, caring for individuals across every stage of life. Among these moments, the end of life stands out as a profoundly sacred and intimate time. Yet, it is often met with fear, which can make the necessary conversations difficult to begin.
Supporting individuals and their families through these final days-offering kindness, compassion, dignity, forgiveness, and love-is one of the most meaningful services I can provide. It allows me to guide them through what are often sad, challenging, and frightening moments with grace and empathy.
Being fully present with them, without the constant pull of documentation and clinical distractions, is a gift-not only for them, but for me. Throughout my career, I have always shared a part of myself with my patients. Now, I am able to do so even more deeply and authentically. Free from the constraints of a rigid medical model-though still informed by decades of experience within it-I can offer my presence with true humanity and undivided attention.
About
Doulagivers
Institue
International Doulagivers Institute is a globally recognized institute that provides the highest level of education and certification for professional Death Doulas.
Suzanne B. O’Brien is a registered nurse who has worked most of her career in either Hospice (end-of-life care) and/or Oncology (cancer care).
She has had the honor and privilege to have personally worked at the bedside with over one thousand end-of-life patients and their families, from all different cultures, backgrounds, and nationalities.
In addition to being the creator and founder of Doulagivers Institute, she is also a founding member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s (NHPCO) End of Life Doula Council and a founding member and former Vice President of the National End of Life Doula Alliance (NEDA).
For over a decade now, she has been training End-of-Life Doulas to help support and serve our vulnerable elder population.
She helps incredibly passionate people become the best possible non-medical, holistic practitioner you can be, so that you can help the people that need you most.
“Death can be the natural, sacred experience it was meant to be with the right kindness, education and support.”
—Suzanne B. O’Brien, RN