Meet Laura
Laura Lyster-Mensh is a writer, podcaster, and certified end-of-life doula who has served as Historic Congressional Cemetery’s volunteer Death Doula In Residence since January of 2023. In addition to helping host death awareness gatherings at the cemetery, she is part of the cemetery’s Tombs and Tomes Book Club, is an Adopt-A-Plot gardener, and is a costumed volunteer at the annual Soul Strolls outdoor theater events.
Although she is not a counselor or able to recommend specific services or providers, Laura has a library of resources and ideas for projects like communicating end-of-life wishes, doing life reviews, reducing death anxiety, and living authentically in a finite existence. She enjoys meeting people at the cemetery to walk the grounds and talk informally about topics around death and dying.
To reach out to Laura by email: Deathdoula@congressionalcemetery.org
