About Me
As a Soul Midwife serving clients and their families at end-of-life — from diagnosis of a non curative condition – to your last breath – to post death grief work with your loved ones, I will be present holding space, sharing energy, co-creating legacy works, and listening to you and your loved ones. Death work is a calling. I accepted this calling as a gift and I am ready to serve.
What is Soul Midwifery for the Dying?
Death workers are emerging as vital members of contemporary and forward-thinking interdisciplinary teams caring for the dying. Today, we see the once hidden and often forgotten wisdom and practicality of ancestral knowledge gifted to us through soul midwives, death doulas, and grief companions of the Old World. We are at the threshold of a return to co-creating, nurturing, and celebrating the spaces we fill at end-of-life as individuals, families, and community.
As a soul midwife, it is crucial for me to listen to you – your life story – the good, the bad, the highs, the lows as we weave together your tapestry of life. Today, we have made incredible strides in how to fix the body; however, tending to the wounds of the soul remains an elusive and taboo topic in much of contemporary society. As a soul midwife, I will work with you to bring the clearing that may be needed to tend to these soulful wounds and existential crises.
As Death Approaches: Being Present. Being Seen. Being Heard.How Will We Master These? Together, We Will Master These.
About Me
My name is Neal Rosenburg. I have traveled throughout the globe. In these travels, I have been blessed to witness the many cultural nuances of deathing. Each death brings light to my work. This work is sacred, when approached as a Soul Midwife – a grief warrior, a death doula, a companion to death. Educated s a registered nurse (Hospice RN) and a researcher (PhD in nursing), I bridge the gaps in deathing that the medical system is unable/unwilling to provide – time to be present, authentically present – holding vigil so no one dies alone, open to mysteries and miracles of soul work, and a deep anchoring to the power of energy living within each of us. Regardless of our individual belief system, we have many more intersections in this life than we do boundaries or borders that separate us.
Soul Work
Meditation & Guided Imagery
Reflexology
Legacy Projects
Mission & Vision
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Soul Midwives, Doulas, and Grief Warriors: What’s this all about?
Soul Midwife: I've Never Heard of This.
Soul Midwives are non-medical, holistic companions who guide and support the dying in order to facilitate a gentle and tranquil death as well as provide support and a safe space for informal caregivers to process, speak, and be heard during the “seasons” or “cycles” of life – one’s own life and/or the life of the dying. Soul midwives facilitate the birthing space of life, death, and the “dash” between the two that we call life.
Death Doulas: What's the Difference?
An End of Life Doula or Death Doula is there to support someone who is dying and their loved ones. They provide compassion, a sense of calm and normalcy as much as possible during this life event. Though the differences may seem subtle, the nuances are enormous. A Soul Midwife invites and accompanies the living to evaluate, reflect, and process the reality that we all will die. Regardless of age, social station, or health status, a Soul Midwife opens the door during times of existential crises to champion life resets and growth.
Grief Warriors: Now, I'm Really Confused.
Grief is not synonymous to death, dying, or terminal illness status. Grief is a shadow that lingers within and among each of us as we navigate life – traversing the highs, the lows and everything in between. Sitting with grief is a space that each of us will occupy. Recognizing and processing grief opens the door to healing, feeling life as we live, a reminder that life is an eclectic collection of emotions. Being numb to grief has been normalized. Waking up before we die is essential to healing and being fully present to embrace life – grief included.