03/09/2026
Esther will be joining us once again at our Festival on the 11th October 2026.
Meet Esther who recently joined our NDAN committee.
Esther Guinea is an End of Life Doula with a background as a Registered Nurse and Midwife.
Prior to her career in Nursing, Esther had a variety of jobs in both the Northern Territory and Victoria, including working as a music instructor and a horticulturalist.
Her varied work and travel history has led Esther to value inclusivity. She supports all people regardless of age, gender, neurotype, cultural and religious backgrounds and believes everyone has the strength to follow their own path â but we donât have to do it alone.
Estherâs calm, practical and down to earth approach enables her to encourage individuals to explore their preferences and wishes while they are living well, living with a life limiting-illness, are frail, ageing or at End of Life She also provides support to family and significant others in grief and bereavement. In advocating for her clients, Esther provides practical, emotional, social and spiritual support that honours the individual, their family and friends at this time of transition.
Esther Lives in Northern Victoria, on a small rural block where she joyfully tends her permaculture garden and orchard with the help of her dog Tess, her small flock of chickens and, occasionally, her daughter and granddaughter.
Estherâs End of Life Doula business â Living & Leaving â services an area within 100km + radius of Rochester and includes cross border communities as far north as Deniliquin NSW, Castlemaine in the south, Heathcote in the east and Kerang/Swan Hill in the west. Esther is active in the community, regularly hosting talks and providing practical end of life care. Esther is passionate about living well to the final breath, improving death literacy and home based After Death Care.
Welcome Esther, we look forward to seeing your contributions to NDAN and community we work in.