Final Season Doula

04/07/2026

Please join me at the Cancer Support COmmunity Walk for Hope on May 16th in Walnut Creek. CSC provides FREE services to people living with cancer and their loved ones. Visit all of the service provider tables including A New Wrinkle which I am a member of as well as having my own business as an end of life doula.

03/26/2026

I will be a vendor at this community event in Hercules. Join me and the other individuals & companies who provide services for seniors in our communities.

01/13/2026

Stages to Aging: Navigating Life's Later Chapters
Presented by Jennise Mendoza, Founder of STAGES for Life

1st Series - First Covenant Church (11 am - 12 pm)
1/6/2026 - Understanding the 5 stages of aging (Jennise)
1/13/2026 - Insurance Options (Aroon Masand, Financial Advisor, and Susan Lucas, Medicare Specialist)
1/20/2026 - Maintaining Independence (Melanie Henry, Cognitive Driving Assessor, and Nina Rea, Occupational Therapy)
1/27/2026 - Understanding End-of-Life Options (Heidi Latora-Petersen, Hospice Nurse, and Julie Derby Jaecksch, End-of-Life Doula)
Eventbrite link STAGES to Aging - Navigating Life's Later Chapters Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

2nd Series - Piedmont Adult School (6 pm - 7:30 pm)
1/20/2026 - The 5 stages of aging, then Understanding Social Security & Financial Planning (Jennise and Kinley Wong, Financial Advisor)
1/27/2026 - Support While Aging (Zoe Francesca Goldblatt, Therapeutic Coach)
2/3/2026 - Senior Housing Options (Janet Thompson, Marketing for Senior Industry, and Trish Karlinski, Marketing for Senior Industry)
2/10/2026 - Understanding the Difference Between Home Health, Home Care and Care Management. (Veronica Sibley, Senior Alternatives, and Jim Mendoza, Amedisys Home Health)
Piedmont Adult Schools' Moonlighter Spring2025MoonlighterFinal.pdf.

3rd Series - Piedmont Adult School (6 pm - 7:30 pm)
3/3/2026 - The 5 stages of aging, then financial planning (Aroon Masand, Financial Advisor)
3/10/2026 - Estate Planning (Maya Maravilla, Estate Planning Attorney)
3/17/2026 - Maintaining Independence (Melanie Henry, Cognitive Driving Assessor, and Nina Rea, Occupational Therapy)
3/24/2026 - Understanding End-of-Life Options (Heidi Latora-Petersen, Hospice Nurse, and Julie Derby Jaecksch, End-of-Life Doula)
Piedmont Adult Schools' Moonlighter Spring2025MoonlighterFinal.pdf.

4th Series - First Covenant Church (11 am - 12 pm)
4/7/2026 - The 5 stages of aging (waiting for response from potential guest speaker)
4/14/2026 - What's a Fiduciary (Flo & Paul Raskin, Fiduciaries)
4/21/2026 - Dealing With Dementia (Judy Vared, Connected Horses)
7/28/2026 - Understanding the Difference Between Home Health, Home Care and Care Management. (Veronica Sibley, Senior Alternatives, and Jim Mendoza, Amedisys)
Eventbrite link STAGES to Aging - Navigating Life's Later Chapters Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

02/26/2025

I will be speaking at the Lafayette Library on March 5th at 10:30 AM
https://www.day-realestate.com/events Dayna Wilson's Savvy Seniors Seminars
Abbey Dykhouse founder of The Aevus Group will be speaking about professional elder consulting.
This is a free event, please register through the link.

Savvy Seniors Living Seminars. Dayna Wilson Real Estate Team, Walnut Creek Realtors, Concord real estate agents in the San Francisco East Bay specializing in local neighborhoods such as Walnut Creek, Concord, Orinda, Lafayette, Moraga, Danville and the local real estate luxury market.

09/25/2024

Hello Friends & Family members,

I will again be walking in honor of my friend Carol who died in 2023.

Please support this amazing organization if you are able.

If you live in my area, come walk with me - an easy 3 mile walk.

Click here for more information:

http://act.alz.org/goto/julieswalkforcarol

THANK YOU ❤

Julie

I am participating in Walk to End Alzheimer's. Donate today and help me reach my goal.

04/28/2024

04/22/2023

I will be one of 50 vendors at the Laugh, Love & Learn Senior Resource Fair at the Pleasant Hill Hill (CA) Senior Center on Friday May 5th 8:30 AM until 1 PM. Please stop by and find me as well as other companies who are focused on helping seniors live better lives. Julie

03/04/2023

Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than how you think it should be. Wayne Dyer❤️

01/05/2022

If you choose me as your end of life doula, I will companion you in the final season of your life.
Dr. Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D. uses the word companion - which is usually a noun - as a verb, as an action, to refer to a way of relating with another person.
He said, “The heart of our supportive strength sources from our ability to show up and companion one another.”
He wrote:
"Companioning"
Companioning is about honoring the spirit; it is not about focusing on the intellect.
Companioning is about curiosity;
it is not about expertise.
Companioning is about learning from others;
it is not about teaching them.
Companioning is about walking alongside; it is not about leading.
Companioning is about being still;
it is not about frantic movement forward.
Companioning is about discovering the gifts of sacred silence; it is not about filling every painful moment with words.
Companioning is about listening with the heart; it is not about analyzing with the head.
Companioning is about bearing witness to the struggles of others; it is not about directing those struggles.
Companioning is about being present to another person’s pain; it is not about taking away the pain.
Companioning is about respecting disorder and confusion; it is not about imposing order and logic.
Companioning is about going to the wilderness of the soul with another human being; it is not about thinking you are responsible for finding the way out.
With gratitude to my doula teachers and to all of the people who choose to work with people at the end of life and support those who love them.
Julie

12/29/2021

Current Services Offered:

+Advanced care planning and updates
+Legacy projects
+Planning your time
+Comfort Care measures
+Vigil planning and implementation
+Life Review and Spiritual Work
+Rituals
+Household schedules, Respite care and Problem solving

Please visit my site for full details and information. https://finalseasondoula.com

12/29/2021

What makes Julie the perfect doula for you or your loved one during this sacred time? She is an excellent communicator and listener, is highly organized and wonderfully reliable. When these skills are combined with her compassion and life experiences, she is fully prepared to be of remarkable service to you during this time.
While she considers herself a spiritual person, she does not come from a faith tradition. Therefore, your faith & beliefs are paramount. She will support you in every way possible and is open to everything that is important to you. For a full list of services, please visit the SERVICES page.