Peace of mind, with the end in mind

Elder Person End of Life Planning Begin with The End Marni Blank NYC Death Doula

End of Life Planning

Bring peace of mind to your family and friends by preparing for your future, so they don’t have to. Create a holistic plan that includes understanding and completing important documents like advance directives, taking inventory of your financial health, making decisions about who’s responsible for honoring your wishes, and organizing your real and digital assets, while ensuring your plan reflects who you are and protects who you love.

After Loss Support virtual and NYC by Marni Blank

After-Loss Support

It's easy to feel overwhelmed by all of the tasks that follow the death of a loved one. I offer guidance and support to navigate the complexities of post-loss responsibilities. From assisting with paperwork and account closures, conducting research, finding the right referral partners, and providing emotional support, I am here to ease your overwhelm. Working together, we will create a manageable roadmap that allows you the space to grieve, heal, and get the practical matters completed.

Legacy Preservation and remembrance for After-Loss Support Death Doula Marni Blank

Legacy Work

Designed to preserve and celebrate your loved one’s unique stories and celebrate their life. It’s my honor to help capture a person’s essence creatively through storytelling and technology. Whether they are here with us to share their stories themselves or you’re ready to sort through the piles of old pictures that never made it into an album, I’m here to help.

Death Doula New York City Marni Blank

Death Doula Support

Also called an end-of-life doula, focused on providing emotional, practical, and logistical support to individuals and their families as they navigate the end-of-life journey.  This support can include respite care, creating warm and loving spaces for the dying, helping families navigate pre-planning funerals or other arrangements, listening and being present for fears and anxieties that come up around death, helping write last letters to families or friends, capturing last wishes, and help with finding other types of supportive services for families and those who are dying, as well as supporting those who may not have family or whose family lives far away.

Education and Connection for grief, loss, planning, death doula NYC

Education & Connection

Tailored workshops and speaking engagements for individuals, groups, and businesses looking to foster connection and provide space for learning about and discussing this important topic. Explore end-of-life decisions, grief, logistics after loss, digital and tangible asset organization, and legacy planning. Let's break the taboo surrounding death by coming together, sharing knowledge, and reducing its power over us.