Testimonials -

Emily is able to build bridges of communication and gain a family’s trust and participation, while upholding the highest standards of care. Her ability to reach across barriers, create an environment of trust, and accomplish real, significant progress is astounding. She is highly professional and ethical. She is consistently able to assess what will best help any family. She has an uncanny ability to bring people together.

~ Joy Ryan, founder of Little Worlds Workshop: Preschool and Creative Community.
Creative, mother, early childhood educator and licensed clinical social worker.

I had the honor to work with Emily in her role as a palliative social worker. She brings great care, compassion, and soulful skill to the bedside of each patient and their family. She knows when to lend a hand or shoulder to cry on, and also when to step out of someone's way, as she honors and supports each person's unique healing journey.

~ Sunil K. Aggarwal, M.D., Ph.D., FAAPMR, board certified,
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Seattle, WA

My mother's death doula. She came to the hospital and sat and talked with us. She was such a comforting presence. Caring, strong and wise. She helps souls pass along to the next world. Thank you for being there.

Jacqueline Couture Escudero

Emily is incredibly talented at helping people articulate what they really want. It’s hard for patients and their families to do this because most people aren’t used to talking about end of life. People either just don’t have the words to describe what they want or they’re afraid of being judged for explaining their true preferences. Emily has a gift for asking that “just right” next question that helps people to not only figure out what they want, but to explain it. The people she works with end up feeling secure and peaceful with the decisions they’ve made and confident that their wishes will be carried out.

~ Katie Harshbarger, Care Manager, MultiCare Health System

Emily and I met in Vancouver BC studying Integrative Energy Healing. She is passionate about supporting the holistic healing of mind, body and spirit. She brings her passion as well as a wealth of education, experience, and wisdom to her calling as a death doula. She is an engaging, intuitive and caring professional whose support would be a huge help to anyone who is facing their own death or that of a loved one.

~ Hilde Colenbrander, Librarian Emerita, University of British Columbia and Healing Touch Hospice Volunteer

Emily and I have been friends for over 30 years. Since childhood, she has consistently demonstrated a focus on social justice and helping others. She has always been a good listener, and wise beyond her years. In our adult lives, we both ended up in the helping professions; I as a family physician, and Emily as a social worker and now doula. Her focus on empowering people through end of life care is a perfect fit for her compassion, empathy, perceptiveness and patience. She cares deeply about the people she works with, and focuses on helping them meet their most important goals.

~ Jill Christensen MD, Providence Healthcare

Working with Emily is always rewarding and enjoyable. She offers that which no one else can.
Emily adds valuable insights and perspectives that encompass a wide range of knowledge sets, and she conveys them to patients with ease. I always appreciate having her as part of any team I am asked to consult on, because I know that our patient will receive the right information, in the appropriate context, delivered with the highest level of compassion.

~ Ryan Pferdehirt, Professor of Religious Studies and Bioethics at the University of Puget Sound,

Time and again, I have witnessed Emily as she joins patients and families where they are on their spiritual journey. With deep sensitivity and respect, she empowers others to discover choices that are congruent with their most sacred values, enabling them to find meaning, peace, connection and hope as they live out their last days.

~ Rev. Annette Gildemann, BCC
Chaplain Services Program Director, MultiCare Health System

As a speech pathologist, I work with patients who are at the end of life and have difficulty swallowing. Emily does tremendous work with my patients and their families. She is able to engage them, even when conversations are difficult and delicate. Emily makes a tremendous impact with the work she does.

~ Katie Osvog, Speech and Language Pathologist
Auburn Regional Medical Center

End Of Life Doula

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Emily Pinzur

Your End of Life Partner

End of Life Doula | Death Doula | Mourning Doula | Home Funeral Doula | Organizing Doula

Email: silverwheelhealing@gmail.com

Phone: 206-925-3602