Rita Mason

Traveling Death Doula (EOLD)
Rita4Life
Rita

Rita Mason

Traveling Death Doula (EOLD)
Rita4Life
Advocate Location
Rocklin , CA 95765
Specialty
Special Care & Aging
Other Services
Medical Guidance
TeleAdvocacy Available
Offers FREE Initial Consultation
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How I Can Help
*Serve as a consistent hub, helping coordinate care and act as a spokesperson for the client’s wishes
*Navigate and support difficult conversations among family members and loved ones
*Provide compassionate presence, guidance, education, and emotional/spiritual support
*Provide thoughtful planning and steady, grounded accompaniment throughout the end-of-life journey
*Available for anticipatory grief care to loved ones and caregivers
*Explain reasons and benefits of having hospice support
*Coordinate care with hospice staff
*Complement—never replace—medical and hospice care
*Research hospice providers and medical support for you
*Support adults 18+ at any stage of life, from advance planning through the final moments
*Offer companionship and advocacy for those at risk of dying alone and solo agers
*Ensure no one has to face death alone (NODA)
*Support clients who choose:
--Palliative or Hospice care
--Medical Aid in Dying (MAID), where legally authorized
--Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED)
*Practice wherever clients feel most comfortable:
--At home
--In care facilities
--Virtually as a Tele-Doula
--Nationwide travel available
Important Information About Me
  • I offer a FREE Initial Consultation
  • I offer TeleAdvocacy Service
  • I am insured
  • My geographical area of practice is California and travel within the United States
Why I Became A Professional Health Care Advocate
I became an advocate because death has been a familiar and formative presence throughout my life. Early experiences with funerals, elders, and caregiving cultivated deep compassion and reverence for life’s final transition. A near-death experience and years of hospice volunteering transformed this awareness into a calling, leading me to become a certified Death Doula dedicated to improving how people experience dying.

Through extensive training in spiritual care, energy work, movement, and touch, I learned that end-of-life does not have to be rushed, fearful, or lonely—it can be gentle, meaningful, and deeply human. Working alongside hospice and palliative teams, I advocate for presence, dignity, and choice, believing that how a person dies becomes part of the legacy they leave behind.

I do this work to help ensure deaths are remembered for their peace, care, and connection—and to honor the belief that life deserves to be fully experienced, with compassion and beauty, right through its final chapter.
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Formal Education
Certified Holistic Non-Medical End-of-Life Doula Specialist, Doulagivers International
Additional Skills
Specialize in supporting individuals who choose MAID or VSED and those navigating end-of-life without close family or partners, advocating for dignity, choice, and companionship so no one has to die alone (NODA). EOLD - End of Life Doula.
Professional Affiliations
Maintaining ongoing training and certifications, reflecting a strong commitment to ethical, compassionate, and skilled end-of-life care:
*The Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death member
*Hemlock Society San Diego member
*EOLCCA - End of Life Choices California Day of Death volunteer and public speaker
*CPSPCPE Clinical Chaplain/Spiritual Care Intern Kaiser Permanente
*Eskaton Village Spiritual Care volunteer
*Certified End-of-Life Doula, The Dying Year
*NEDA - National End-of-Life Doula Alliance member with proficiency badge
*AADM Aid-in-Dying Training for End-of-Life Doulas
*Compassion and Choices California trained volunteer
*Hospice of Amador and Calaveras former patient bedside volunteer
*Snowline Hospice former patient bedside volunteer