Death Ed with Erin

Fear will not keep you from dying, only from living. By studying death, we soothe both our fear and our grief. By studying loss, we step closer to those we have loved. We learn how opaque time is, and how precious.

Here, education is the bridge from fear to preparedness

Welcome. You are here to learn more about death and dying. Maybe because it is imminent in your own life, or maybe because you want to train as a death doula. Welcome to this space. I am here to guide you with knowledge, compassion, and experience through what many consider the hardest part of life: its end.

Welcome to Ed with Erin

Erin Merelli is a leading public speaker with experiences on large stages and intimate circles. She brings to her listeners relatable, thought-expanding messages crafted with experience and soul. She guides audiences in exploring the ways in which tending to the dying is one of the most important metrics of a healthy community, and inspires the understanding that when we are more aware of death, we are able to take more authorship of our own lives. We are able to hold more love and more grief alike.

“Death Doula” is trending in the media (for good reason!) as the death advocacy movement grows, and Erin Merelli has become a leading expert in the death space. Passionate about sharing this work with broader audiences, she’s spoken at professional panels and industry conventions, guest appeared on numerous podcasts, headlined a celebrated TedX talk, crafted personalized presentations for small brands, and been featured on PBS, Forbes, Comedy Central, and more.

Testimonials

“Erin, you are so warm and inviting. You set a strong tone for this industry and I'm so glad I did this class in-person because a lot of the nuance and healing would be hard to get online and without community. I am in awe of everyone in attendance turning their pain into power.

-Student, Fall 2024

“Thank you for leading us with grace and compassion. It felt really nice to be led by you!”

-Student, Austin, TX

“The class was lovely and spiritually charged. I wasn't sure what to expect but I noticed my own clairs were heightened and it's stayed with me since then. Emotionally, I was not prepare for how emotional I would be. It was lovely that it was welcomed and I let it flow through me. It was what I needed after a challenging summer.”

-Student, 2024

DEATH ED CLASSES

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Deathschool - Winter Session
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Deathschool - Winter Session

Key Details:

Start Date: January 21, 2025
Schedule: Tuesdays (11:00 AM MST) & Thursdays (6:00 PM MST)

Format: 8 weeks and 17 classes: together online x 13 +  self-paced x 4

Deathschool Evolved Certification: 33 Hours of Professional Training in Death Philosophy and Doulaship

Florida Death Doula Training
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Florida Death Doula Training

Step into an intimate, full-day training led by Erin Merelli (co-founder of the Deathwives). This training was crafted to provide you with the essential skills of a death doula.

Location: Deerfield Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Date: February 01
Time: 10 am - 5:30 pm CST

You will receive a receipt of purchase and enrollment confirmation (including the Zoom link for our pre-class) via email immediately after purchase. All further class information (including our exact venue location) will be sent in the weeks before class.

Funeral Celebrant Training
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Funeral Celebrant Training

Learn to create highly personalized and intentional master-of-ceremony services for funerals and memorials. 

You'll receive:

Expert Guidance: Engage with 2 hours of comprehensive teachings from Erin Merelli.

Foundational Knowledge: Understand the history and philosophy of celebrancy, and learn to organize a heart-filled ceremony from the writing to the logistics to the business.

Flexible Learning: Visit and revisit this self-paced course anytime.

You will receive a receipt of purchase and enrollment confirmation (including your class portal information) via email immediately after purchase.

Death Doula Business Class
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Death Doula Business Class

Explore practical strategies to get started (and paid) for the sacred work of death doulaship.

You'll receive:

Expert Guidance: Engage with 3 hours of comprehensive teachings from Erin Merelli.

Foundational Knowledge: Build an intimate understanding of the community you want to serve, address fears around putting yourself out there, and craft a business that is custom to your skillset, vision, history, and ideas.

Flexible Learning: Visit and revisit this self-paced course anytime.

You will receive a receipt of purchase and enrollment confirmation (including your class portal information) via email immediately after purchase.

Watch Erin Merelli’s TEDx Talk

“There are many legal ways to return your body to the earth - in a way that feeds it, and nourishes it. Ashes to ashes and dust to dust.”

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