Death Ed with Erin
When we learn about something, we become less afraid of it
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.
This is a space for:
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![those who seek the mystery.]()
Students and Seekers
those who seek the mystery
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![planning for the end, together with their loved ones.]()
Family and Friends
planning for the end, together with their loved ones
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![Death Doulas - called to walk the threshold and here to learn.]()
Death Doulas
called to walk the threshold and here to learn
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![navigating the weight of loss, finding the others who understand.]()
Grievers
navigating the weight of loss, finding the others who understand
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![supporting their teams when loss touches the workplace.]()
Company Leaders
supporting their teams when loss touches the workplace
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![because none of this would matter if we didn’t love each other.]()
Lovers
because none of this would matter if we didn’t love each other
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![Nurses, Social Workers, Funeral Professionals - and others who have seen the clinical side and are seeking its heart.]()
Nurses, Social Workers, Funeral Professionals
and others who have seen the clinical side and are seeking its heart
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![Academics - People who want to know the truths when they aren’t convenient.]()
Academics
People who want to know the truths when they aren’t convenient.
Client Reviews
“Thank you for showing us what’s possible through death studies. I honestly feel that I have gained so much and have been able to put it into practice with those around me. You are guiding me”
— Multiple courses student“Thank you for putting your heart and energy into creating this time and space for all of us. I absolutely am so grateful for you.”
— Michelle, DS Evolved StudentThanks so much for our training. The only critique I have is that I just want more. I left feeling full and satisfied for the moment, and also wanting more.
— Death Doula Training Workshop Student, Fall 2024 
Deathschool Death Doula Classes
Death Ed Full Courses Library
Deathschool Evolved is a beloved and comprehensive program, refined over 5 years, offered in intimate live cohorts four times a year and as a self-paced experience available anytime.
Deathschool Evolved is a beloved and comprehensive program, refined over 5 years, offered in intimate live cohorts four times a year and as a self-paced experience available anytime.
Education for Every Level
We fear what we don’t understand, and through learning, we can dispel fear. After creating over 20 programs tailored to every level, I am excited to teach individuals, communities, and professionals how to approach death with confidence, knowledge, and compassion. My current offerings include evergreen classes (pre-recorded, self-paced), as well as live online classes.
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Personal ancestry and inherited narratives
Cultural death practices across time and place
The funeral industry: a critical look behind the curtain
Death laws, democratization, and autonomy at the end of life
Green burial options and ecological alternatives
The environmental impact of burial and cremation
Cultural grief rituals and the need for communal mourning
Ceremony and rites of passage at the end of life
Death Doula business tools
Death Doula Services:
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![Planing for the end]()
Planning for the end
practical logistics, family preparedness and mining through grief and fear until we find some level of surrender.
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Visitations
providing companionship to the dying and respite care to the caregivers.
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11th Hour Care
presence when death is imminent, tending to the space, supporting family lead care.
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Ceremony
planning meaningful rituals, ceremonies, memorials and funerals that support the grieving in personal ways.
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Workplace support
what happens when there is a loss in the workplace? Lets structure, support and organize gatherings to tend to the rip in the community cloth, honoring the one who died and the feelings that remain, supporting staff mental health, wellness and performance.
Who is Erin Merelli?
Death Doula | Educator | Ceremonialist | Public Speaker
My name is Erin Merelli, and I walk alongside death, not to fear it, but to honor it. As a death doula, educator, and public speaker, I guide individuals, families, and communities to meet mortality with intention, courage, and love. My message is simple but not easy: We are all going to die, and to manage that well, we need to talk about it.