Meet the Facilitators
The Going with Grace Facilitators are a team of knowledgeable and committed Death Doulas who will support students by leading courses, workshops, and webinars. These facilitators were engaged and dynamic End of Life Training students, exceptional leaders as Student Guides, and have shown a strong commitment to their communities and this work.
Alua Arthur (she/hers)
Founder of Going with Grace
End of Life Training Program Facilitator
EVOLVE: Develop and Advance your Death Doula Business Facilitator
Alua Arthur is a death doula, recovering attorney, and the founder of Going with Grace, a death doula training and end-of-life planning organization that exists to support people as they answer the question, “What must I do to be at peace with myself so that I may live presently and die gracefully?” Going with Grace works to improve and redefine the end-of-life experience for people rooted in every community using the individual lived experience as the foundation. Alua was a keynote speaker at EndWell 2019, and has been featured in the LA Times, Vogue, Refinery29, The Doctors, and InStyle. She is inspired by the gift of LIFE itself and is always on the quest for the best donuts and fried plantains!
Nicole Briggs-Gary (she/hers)
End of Life Training Program Facilitator
End of Life Training Program Graduate October 2018
End of Life Training Program Student Guide September 2019, August 2020, March 2021, April 2022
Dr. Sherri Taylor (she/they)
End of Life Training Program Facilitator
End of Life Training Program Graduate August 2021
End of Life Training Program Student Guide June 2022
Dr. Sherri Taylor is a mystic, dream worker/walker, end-of-life doula, and writer with advanced degrees in Clinical Psychology. She provides coaching and program development for organizations focused on trauma-informed leadership and team development. After her clinical education, she dedicated herself to an “education of the heart,” exploring contemplative traditions, astrology, and dream work. In addition to her training as a death doula, Sherri has been mentored in leading grief rituals by Thérèse Charvet and Laurence Cole, who are carriers of the grief ritual lineage taught by Sobonfu and Malidoma Somé. Deeply interested in the “being” of being human, Sherri holds space for those moving through deep life transitions of all kinds.
Megan Moten (she/they)
Going with Grace Programs Manager
End of Life Training Program Facilitator
End of Life Training Program Graduate October 2018
End of Life Training Program Student Guide August 2020, June 2022
A military brat with far-reaching roots, Megan is a licensed funeral director living in Austin, Texas. Originally completing her GWG training in 2018 she has since served as a Student Guide and earned her degree in Mortuary Science. Megan has pursued deathwork through various roles including massage therapist, meditation guide, and death doula. In her free time, Megan enjoys doing as little as possible so she can prioritize rest. She loves cats, RPGs, and spicy food.
Corie McMillan (they/them)
Going with Grace Student Development Manager
End of Life Training Program Facilitator
End of Life Training Program Graduate April 2020
End of Life Training Program Student Guide January 2021, April 2021
Corie McMillan is a deathworker and the Student Development Manager for Going with Grace. Their work is rooted in deep care for students, a commitment to community, and the belief that education should not only inform but also transform. Corie is passionate about holding space for folks, living and dreaming radically, advocating for the liberation of all beings and continuously learning with a beginner’s mind. They are here for the big questions, the silent reflections, the grief and the joy—always with a dose of levity, a deep love of life and more likely than not some teary eyes and grandpa jokes sprinkled in.
A Queer, Transcendgender person with ancestral roots in Scotland and Ireland, Corie is a lover of music and graffiti and meditation and Redwood trees. They reside on unceded Lisjan Ohlone land in Huchiun, also known as Oakland, California, with their spouse and 2 cats, an abundance of plants as well as many raccoons, opossums, hummingbirds, monarch butterflies, bees and a cute little skunk that keeps the outside of their home buzzing with LIFE and DEATH.
End of Life Training Program
Do you have additional questions about the Going with Grace End of Life Training Program, or Death Doula profession? Email support@goingwithgrace.com and our team would be happy to assist you.
Scholarship Program
The Going with Grace End of Life Training Course is honored to offer a scholarship program. If you are in need of financial support to join the training, learn more about it on our Scholarship page.
Donorship Program
Would you like to help other End of Life Training students who cannot afford to? Our Donorship Program allows you to directly contribute to training new death doulas, and bring additional support and resources to people at the end of their lives. Thank you for your support.
