Romila (ro-mee-la)

NAME: Romila (ro-mee-la)

PRONOUNS: Romila/they/dia

PRACTICE / TITLE: Death Doula, Grief Support

SPECIALTY / SERVICES: Grief support (including anticipatory, disenfranchised, delayed, and queer); Vigil planning; Celebration of Life; Cancer support; Burial support including green burials, composting and cremation; Support for un/de-mosqued Ummah looking for spiritually-informed alternatives to death planning

LGBTQ2SIA+: Agender-queer

LGBTQ2SIA+ FRIENDLY: Yes!

POLYAMOROUS / POLY FRIENDLY: Yes!

PRO SEX WORK / SEX WORKERS: Yes!

LANGUAGES: English, Indonesian

ETHNICITY: Indonesian (Javanese) and Afghani (Mazar-i-Sharif)

RATE: Trades / Gifts

SLIDING SCALE OFFERED: Yes

INSURANCE RECEIPTS OFFERED: No

LOCATION: Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh Territories (Vancouver, BC)

ACCESSIBILITY INFO: N/A

REMOTE SESSIONS OFFERED: via Signal or Zoom

ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS: Yes

CONTACT INFO:

E-MAIL: romila.barryman@gmail.com

WEBSITE / ABOUT: jiwa.is

I believe our ability to grieve and die in deeply held ways is what will ultimately doula old, dying colonial systems to their end. Naming, embracing and integrating grief and death into our lives is the antidote white supremacist culture of urgency, individualism, perfectionism and spiritual by-passing. Through grief, we do the work of returning to ourselves and each other. If you are looking to find space to process, name, and be witnessed in your grief, or are looking for logistical support in end-of-life planning, I encourage you to send me a message. In the interest of building our own systems of care, I accept trades and gifts within your means and in reciprocally non-linear ways, which includes receiving nothing at all.

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Romila