Creating Space for Sacred Care

Where Steady Presence meets Gentle Support

Across cultures and throughout history, illness and dying have been regarded as sacred transitions—thresholds that open the way to mystery and invite us to reflect on life’s deeper currents. While medical care often takes priority, living with illness or facing our mortality also offers an opportunity to nurture meaning, beauty, and connection in ways that might otherwise be overlooked.

Whether you’re navigating a diagnosis, living with ongoing treatment, or caring for someone you love, this is a tender and often overwhelming time. I offer grounded support to meet the practical, emotional, and spiritual needs of your experience. Together, we create a steady, gentle rhythm that brings comfort, eases burdens, and honours what feels most important to you.

Creating Sacred Space Together

Gentle Presence & Practical Support

Supporting you and your loved ones with steady, grounded presence. Together we create spaces that honour both everyday needs and deeper moments - whether creating restful environments, finding ways to maintain daily rhythms, or simply being there to listen. I offer practical support that flows naturally alongside the emotional and spiritual aspects of your journey.

Contemplative Care & Ritual

Offering gentle practices that can bring moments of peace to daily life. This might include creating meaningful rituals, sharing contemplative readings, or finding ways to mark important moments. Together, we discover what brings comfort and connection, always moving at a pace that feels right.

Supporting Loved Ones & Carers

Walking alongside those supporting someone through illness, offering both practical assistance and steadying presence. I help create spaces where carers can tend to their own needs while supporting their loved one, finding ways to weave moments of rest and renewal into demanding days. An extra layer of support can help maintain balance during challenging times.

Creative Expression & Connection

Supporting you in finding meaningful creative outlets during this time. Creative activities - whether painting, writing, storytelling, music or other forms of expression - can offer gentle ways to connect with yourself and others, and find moments of joy and personal agency. These practices create space for reflection and fresh perspectives.


”Heidi and I got to know each other through our training as Soul Midwife end of life companions. For the last year we have met regularly as I make my journey with stage 4 prostate cancer. She has a marvellous empathetic warmth, but has not shied away from sometimes challenging my thinking or my reporting of how I am feeling - and on these occasions she has been absolutely right and has helped me to find a different way. Heidi is extremely knowledgeable about end of life matters and how to best live if time is limited - and I know this comes from extensive reading and training, but just as importantly from her own lived experience. I am very glad that I met Heidi and that she is with me on my journey”

Dilip Varma,

Patient & Family Support Volunteer St Christopher’s Hospice, Director of Companion Voices (singing groups for those at end of life)

Client Stories

  • A client navigating serious illness alone found herself yearning for quiet anchors in her day. Together, we created a gentle morning ritual at her favourite window, where watercolours and soft light offered moments of peace. This daily practice became a steady companion, helping her stay connected to her spirit amidst the medical journey.

  • A client feeling isolated by his diagnosis needed ways to feel connected to the world beyond his illness. Through his love of woodwork, we discovered how online crafting communities could offer companionship and belonging. These connections helped him feel part of something larger than his medical journey, bringing fresh spirit to each day.

  • When deep hurts surfaced alongside her diagnosis, my client needed space for gentle healing. Together, we explored a process of letter-writing that unfolded at its own pace. In time, these letters - transformed to ashes and laid to rest in a chosen place - made room for peace to grow.

  • A daughter caring for her elderly mother found herself becoming increasingly exhausted and disconnected from her own needs. Together, we created gentle self-care practices that shifted awareness onto drops of goodness. Short lunchtime walks focussing on sights and sounds, mindful eating and bath rituals with music and calming scents became precious moments of renewal, fortifying her caring capacity.

  • During times of intense physical discomfort, my client wanted to explore gentle alternatives alongside medical care. Together, we discovered how mindful breathing and ocean visualisation could bring moments of calm. These practices became reliable companions, offering soothing respite during difficult nights.

  • Opening up to her adult daughters about her changing needs felt overwhelming for my client. Together, we found gentle ways to express hopes and concerns, creating space for honest sharing. These conversations deepened their understanding of each other, allowing them to face the journey ahead with clearer communication and stronger connection.

Holding Hands

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Tender First Conversation

Whether in person, by phone, or video call—we'll explore your situation with gentle care, understanding your needs and hopes for this profound time.

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Creating Sacred Space Together

I'll help design ways to support both practical needs and deeper moments, always moving at a pace that feels right for you and your loved ones

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Steady, Gentle Progress

We'll find ways to weave comfort and meaning into each day, helping create moments of peace while tending to what matters most.

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Ongoing Companionship

Whether you need regular support or occasional presence, I'll walk beside you with steady care for as long as needed, adapting to changing circumstances with grace.

Sacred Support & Care

Support Shaped By Compassion

Our time together flows according to what's needed, with gentle flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances and energy levels.

Support Offerings:

  • Ongoing accompaniment or single visits available

  • Flexible timing to suit your needs and energy In-person, telephone, or video calls as preferred

  • Initial conversation offered freely, without obligation, to explore how I might best support you and your loved ones at this time

Fee structure discussed with sensitivity during our initial conversation.