Soul Midwifery Gwen Venters

What is Soul Midwifery?

A Soul Midwife is a loving companion who can guide and support those going through the dying process. I aim to assist the dying to have a dignified and peaceful death, switching the focus from cure to loving care.

Read more about what to expect, and if you think I can help you, or a loved one, please contact me for a relaxed and informal conversation about what we might do.

How will it be?

If I am privileged enough to be able to sit at your bedside, at the end, I will endeavour to ease your passage by:

Recognising your needs and supporting you in your choices
Giving healing touch, using sound, colour and scented therapy
Keeping a loving vigil
Holding sacred and healing space
Work with both your spirit and your soul at all levels of your transition
Ensure that you feel loved and supported until your very last breath
Assist you in getting your affairs in order
Asking hard questions and sharing pertinent information
Offer all forms of support; physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual
Being the compassionate companion, the intimate stranger who can provide love, acceptance and non-judgement
Provide holistic care and advocacy as you create your end-of-life plans
Offer gentle touch, relaxation, and end-of-life vigiling
Bringing death back home

The 12 Principles of Soul Midwifery

To work as non-medical holistic companions who guide and support a dying person in order to facilitate a gentle and tranquil death.
To support and recognise the individual needs of the dying person and ensure they feel loved and supported.
To create and hold a sacred and healing space for the dying person (whether in a hospital, a hospice or at home).
To respect and honour a dying person’s religious/spiritual or atheist/agnostic beliefs and practices.
To work as non-denominational, multi-faith practitioners who honour the dying person’s beliefs about life, death or the afterlife.
To listen, provide gentle therapeutic techniques, and ensure compassionate care at all times.
To ‘serve’ our friend; not aim to ‘fix’ or ‘rescue’.
To give healing, using sound, touch, colour, scented oils or other gentle techniques to alleviate pain and anxiety.
To keep a loving vigil.
To work holistically with the spirit and soul of our friends at all levels and stages of transition.
To support families and their loved ones, giving loving care with a human touch.
To provide comfort, continuous support and reassurance in helping a dying person to experience the death he or she wants.

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Fees: £40 per hour

Gwen Venters

Independent Living Assistant and Soul Midwife

What is Soul Midwifery?

How will it be?

The 12 Principles of Soul Midwifery

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