Meet Laura
Laura Lyster-Mensh is a writer, podcaster, and certified end-of-life doula who has served as Historic Congressional Cemetery’s Death Doula In Residence since January of 2023. In addition to hosting 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. In 2024, she will be meeting individually and gathering groups at our new Transition Tea Room, where she will provide resources and support in projects like communicating end-of-life wishes, doing life reviews, reducing death anxiety, and living authentically in a finite existence. To reach out to Laura by email: Deathdoula@congressionalcemetery.org
