E27 - Christine Bailor-Goodlander & Kerry Ybarra - End of Life Doulas

Heroes in Grief

Christine Bailor-Goodlander, BA, RN, BCTMB, LMT, MLD-C, Transformational Life Coach, End of Life Doula:

As a Transformational Life Coach, Christine has trained with The Nurse Coach Collective and The Brave Thinking Institute (Mary Morrisey). Helping individuals discover their limiting beliefs and assisting them in getting past them, is the goal of coaching. Facilitating the uncovering of the internal paradigms that are holding one back from living the life they desire and deserve. The road to self-discovery is not paved with the dialogue of others but of what one finds deep within themself. As an End of Life Doula, she has trained with INELDA as an EOLD and DoulaGivers as a Certified End of Life Doula, Care Consultant and Elder Care Consultant. Christine is a member of the National End of Life Doula Alliance and a Grief Coach. Christine uses her coaching skills to help grieving individuals and those facing death, so that they can move towards transitioning with peace and understanding and so that the grieving can do the same. (www.empyreanendoflife.com) (www.liveyourbestlifecoaching.net)

She is also the owner of The Body Essential Holistic Wellness Center (www.thebodyessential.net), located in Williamsville, New York. She has been a Licensed Massage Therapist since 1999, when she placed her full-time nursing career aside to pursue another area of healthcare. She is a Registered Professional Nurse and a Board- Certified Licensed Massage Therapist, holding licensure in New York and Pennsylvania, She graduated from Sisters' Hospital School of Nursing in 1985 and the New York Institute of Massage in 1999. Christine continued her education at St. Joseph's College in Maine in Health Care Administration, Siena Heights University, in Michigan in Applied Science and the CORE Institute in Tallahassee, Florida. Christine has been trained in a wide spectrum of massage practices and has chosen to specialize in Medical, Sports, Rehabilitation and Oncology Massage, pursuing certifications in these areas. She is ACOLS trained in Lymphatic Drainage and CETI trained as a Cancer Exercise Specialist.

As one of only two CORE Certified Structural Integrative Therapists in the Western New York area, Christine provides clients with an individual treatment regime, combining her specialized skills to obtain maximum benefit from the work. Christine is a past member of the faculty at the New York Institute of Massage and has also served as a Teaching Assistant in several settings. She is a Continuing Educator and the owner of BE Continuing Education, which offers a variety of CE programs for massage therapists. She is an active member of American Massage Therapy Association, where she served on the Executive Committee as the 23/24 National Association President, Society for Oncology Massage and American Holistic Nurses Association. Christine is a previously a BOD member of AMTA NY and past BOD member of the National Association of Nurse Massage Therapists.

Personal responsibility is highly valued by Christine and this is evident in her work, as she encourages her clients to explore what their bodies are saying to them and to discover the why behind it. She encourages her clients to take an active role in their healing process. Her clientele covers a wide demographic, and everyone is welcomed equally across the spectrum. Christine has gathered a highly qualified group of practitioners to provide services out of The Body Essential, where they strive to remain at the forefront of the holistic healthcare world to always bring their clients the best in health and wellness services in the Western New York region.

Kerry Ybarra, BSN, RN, Reiki Practitioner, End of Life Doula:

I graduated from nursing school in 2015, and began my career as a nurse on a medical/surgical unit. As a nurse, I often saw suffering where there need not be. As medical professionals, our goal is to do everything possible to keep someone alive. What happens when that is no longer possible? Everyone panics and we allow fear to take over, instead of seeing death as a natural human process. Being born means we all must die.

I ignored my calling then, however I would take care of patients on hospice and would sneak into their rooms and remind them they were on their way to meet loved ones they had lost.

Covid came, which ultimately ended my career in the hospital and I switched to homecare nursing. It was there, I met a patient who will forever be very dear to my heart. He was dying of terminal cancer. He was young and he did not want to leave his wife of 17 years and 12 year old son. I naturally felt pulled to guide him through the dying process. I felt like this is my soul’s work. After he passed I knew that this is why I am here.

I completed the INELDA death doula course in November 2023 to become a trained Death Doula. I have since worked with clients and their families to help ease the intense suffering that comes during death. I believe, death is not a medical event, it is a human event meant to be shared with those closest to us and the higher power calling us home. It is in the sacred space created in the end that allows families to feel comfortable discussing their hopes, fears, and wished in a way that creates intention and closure while incorporating wellness, peace, and beauty. I work with individuals and their families as a journey guide through advance care planning, resources, and support as well as a spiritual guide. I help them navigate through hospice, vigil, and the grieving process with compassion, love, support and understanding that this is a sacred time.

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