Welcome to The Good Hearts
The Good Hearts is an End-of-Life Doula Community serving Montgomery County Maryland and the surrounding areas.
We provide support, training, and community for End-of-Life Doulas (Death Doulas) and those seeking to become an EOL Doula.
We envision a world where no one dies alone, unless it is by choice.
THE GOOD HEARTS *LAST* COMMUNITY MEETUP!
Please join us on January 20th for The Good Hearts' LAST community meetup, at 7PM Eastern time on Zoom. Yes, it will be our last monthly meetup.
We would like to have one last opportunity to meet with you and express our love and gratitude for your support of The Good Hearts.
This will also be an opportunity for YOU to establish a closer connection with others in the Good Hearts doula community. Please use this link to join the meeting on Zoom.
Important Announcement
It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that The Good Hearts will be ceasing operations in February 2026. We launched The Good Hearts in 2022 to support the sacred work of End of Life Doulas and with the goal of creating a world where no one should die alone, unheard, or without dignity.
While we did make did make progress toward that goal with Doula training, monthly meet ups for the doula community and hospice volunteers, and partnerships with like minded people and organizations both locally and nationally, we have not been able to garner the financial and volunteer support necessary to sustain The Good Hearts as an organization.
Although the Good Hearts chapter is closing, our work does not end here. We treasure the friendships and relationships that we have made, and we will both continue our work in the EOL Doula world, we will just be doing it as individuals without the nonprofit umbrella to sustain.
The wisdom, care and reverence for life's final transition that this community embodies will continue to ripple outward through each of you and our gratitude for your participation and support knows no bounds.
Sincerely,
Tashi Taliaferro and Emily (Em) Cavey
Co-Founders
Death Doula vs End-of-Life Doula. What is the Difference?
The terms "death doula" and "end-of-life doula" are essentially interchangeable - they refer to the same role. Both terms describe a non-medical professional who provides companionship, emotional, spiritual, and practical support to individuals facing death, and their loved ones.
While "death doula" is a more common term, "end-of-life doula" more accurately reflects the scope of their work, which can extend beyond the immediate moment of death to include end-of-life planning and bereavement support.
Death Doulas and EOL Doulas both facilitate communication and increased spiritual and emotional well being for everyone involved in the dying process. Their goal is always to provide compassionate end-of-life care.