QDC Directory
The people and organizations listed in this directory offer queer-affirming deathcare services and death-positive events. To be added fill out the form HERE.
Grief Companions
Lara Struckman (she/her); Chapel Hill, NC
deeplyrootedritual.com | deeplyrootedritual@gmail.com
Lara offers compassionate bodywork and Earth honoring energy work to those dying and grieving transitions of any kind.
Death Doulas
Holly Lux-Sullivan (she/her); Central NC
heartwooddeathdoula.com | heartwood.death.doula@gmail.com | 919-576-9243
I offer compassionate support for navigating a severe illness and bereavement counseling if you're mourning a loss.
Chanel Durley (she/her); virtual services
My hope is to ease some of the stress that you and your family are experiencing during the death, dying and grieving processes by providing non-medical care, support and guidance during this often traumatic time.
Mediums
Erica Xavier-Beauvoir (they/them); Durham, NC
ericaxavierbeauvoir.com | @_thespiritualgeneral | @earthingourfunerals
Erica is a death doula and green burial expert. They offer psychic readings, spiritual mentorship, bespoke energy work, cleansings, and death rituals.
Body Workers
Rendon Foy (they/them); Chapel Hill, NC
nablabodywork.com | @nablabodywork
Rendon works with clients to unwind chronic holding patterns and ease pain primarily using myofascial techniques.
Chaplains
Holly Lux-Sullivan (she/her); Central NC
heartwooddeathdoula.com | heartwood.death.doula@gmail.com | 919-576-9243
My work as a chaplain and spiritual director is to honor your beliefs, whether that's humanism, Islam, Buddhism, or uniquely your own -- I'm here to help you untangle spiritual concerns or simply to officiate your wedding.
Shroud Weavers
The Art of Dying; Mebane, NC
artofdying.earth | @artofdying.shrouds
Shrouds hand-crafted with a uniquely elegant and functional design made to lay the body in honor, carry the body to the final resting place, and lower the body into the Earth.
Casket Makers
Complete the form HERE to be listed
We will update this page as new listings are added.
Death & Grief Community
Heartward Sanctuary; Siler City, NC
Where life, death, and dance are held sacred.
Events: Sunday Barn Temple Dances, annual Feather & Bone Samhain Ceremony
Affiliated Green Burial Ground: The Ancestral Grove
Heart2Heart; Pittsboro, NC
Non-profit dedicated to supporting individuals, families and communities navigate dying time, death, grief and renewal.
Events: Grief in Motion, Songs of Devotion, Death and Cupcakes
Affiliated Green Burial Ground: Sanctuary at the Burrow