# Event Details

- **Event Name**: End of Life Doulas
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 25 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Tue, 25 Aug, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Walking alongside someone at the end of life is an honor and a privilege. In this presentation, the End-of-Life doulas will share their stories, the heart behind their work, and the unique ways they support individuals and families as well as what a doula is. We’ll also introduce the End-of-Life Doula Collaborative and the role we play in supporting our community. The presentation will highlight community death care and the ways the Collaborative provides it.

Presenters:  Darla Makela and Tina Thomas 
 
Darla Makela is the founder of Extended Love and an end-of-life doula with a special passion for supporting individuals living with dementia and the families who care for them. Through her work with both Extended Love and the End-of-Life Doula Collaborative, she helps provide compassionate support, education, and guidance surrounding caregiving, aging, grief, and end of life care. 
 
Tina Thomas - For more than 14 years as a Hospice RN and 5 years as an End-of-Life Doula, Tina Thomas has walked beside countless individuals at the threshold of life’s final transition, meeting each person with skill, tenderness, and compassion. By inviting honest conversations about death and dying, Tina helps bring this venerated passage back into the light.  She focuses on end-of-life education and sacred transformational rituals and also serves as a funeral celebrant.

Sponsor: Tom Schutter

Presentation Fees are as follows:
Sliver Members: $7
Gold Members: $Free
Non-Members: $15
Please contact the office to register.
Call: 507-389-2011
-or-
email: lifelonglearners@mnsu.edu
Silver members may also Register online.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mankato/end-of-life-doulas/200030357270030
- **Event Categories**: meetups, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Mankato
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Pillars of Mankato, 3125 Prairie Rose Dr, Mankato
- **lat**: 44.15544
- **long**: -93.93991
- **full address**: The Pillars of Mankato, 3125 Prairie Rose Dr, Mankato, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is End of Life Doulas being held?
  - **A:** End of Life Doulas takes place on Tue, 25 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Tue, 25 Aug, 2026 at 04:00 pm at The Pillars of Mankato, 3125 Prairie Rose Dr, Mankato, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing End of Life Doulas?
  - **A:** End of Life Doulas is organized by Mankato Area Lifelong Learners.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** End of Life Doulas is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Mankato, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If End of Life Doulas sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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