Stars Beyond Our Skin, a beacon for end of life community support

Stars Beyond Our Skin, a beacon for end of life community support End of life doula, companion, guide & resource supporting community in matters of end of life & grief I'm Melissa & I'm based in West Cork / South Kerry.

"๐‘พ๐’†'๐’“๐’† ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’…๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’“ ๐’”๐’•๐’–๐’‡๐’‡. ๐‘พ๐’† ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’‚ ๐’˜๐’‚๐’š ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’„๐’๐’”๐’Ž๐’๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐’Œ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐’Š๐’•๐’”๐’†๐’๐’‡."
-๐‘ช๐’‚๐’“๐’ ๐‘บ๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’, ๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’๐’๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’“


"๐‘พ๐’† ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’“๐’…๐’–๐’”๐’•
๐‘ฉ๐’Š๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’š๐’†๐’‚๐’“ ๐’๐’๐’… ๐’„๐’‚๐’“๐’ƒ๐’๐’
๐‘พ๐’† ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’ˆ๐’๐’๐’…๐’†๐’..."
-๐‘ฑ๐’๐’๐’Š ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’•๐’„๐’‰๐’†๐’๐’, ๐’”๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’˜๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’†๐’“


"๐‘ต๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’š ๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’†๐’๐’†๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‰๐’–๐’Ž๐’‚๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’๐’…๐’š ๐’˜๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’…๐’† ๐’Š๐’ ๐’‚ ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’“ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’๐’š ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐’”๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’‚๐’ ๐’”๐’–๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’๐’๐’—๐’‚๐’”"
-๐‘ซ๐’“. ๐‘จ๐’”๐’‰๐’๐’†๐’š ๐‘ฒ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ, ๐’‘๐’๐’‚๐’๐’†๐’•๐’‚๐’“๐’š ๐’”๐’„๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’”๐’•


Welcome. This page is a culmination & vision to furthe

r support our community here in the SW of Ireland in all matters of life and death. It's also been a re- birthing process for me as a social worker previously serving those with chronic illness & end of life care through hospice. This was the most meaningful work of my lifetime and yet, I simultaneously wished I'd had the opportunity to spend far more creative, individualized time with my fellow humans. I envisioned being able to support people as they saw fit, and to more deeply accompany them throughout their entire journey: from the early days of coming to terms with a life changing prognosis, during the sacred passage through dying, to holding space with loved ones afterwards during their time of grieving- all of this dependent upon the individual or the wishes of their collective. This was simply not possible within my role or the model of the work at that time. As an end of life companion and guide, I envision walking side by side with you in preparation for this chapter- revered as all others. I welcome and applaud connecting at any stage of life- always as a partnership between myself and those I accompany. I also hold great respect & appreciation for hospice, home health & other professionals having worked as a team in various healthcare settings throughout my career. I support the work they do and believe collaboration can only enhance the circle of care. I believe my role can also relieve carers as well by filling in gaps of time that must be spent elsewhere. My biggest wish would be to support people long before there is any preoccupation with time limitations or when death is on the doorstep. Thank you for visiting Stars Beyond Our Skin.

*I will improve the the way you view death through honest conversations, education, & companionship.

*I am a resource supporting the advocacy of people to be much more involved in their own end of life planning & to re-imagine what is most meaningful for them.

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19/04/2026

โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน



๐Ÿค
16/04/2026

๐Ÿค

๐ŸŒ  ๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ’ž๐Ÿ’ซ
10/04/2026

๐ŸŒ  ๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ’ž๐Ÿ’ซ

๐Ÿ‘ฃ ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿฅ€๐Ÿ’€
06/04/2026

๐Ÿ‘ฃ ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿฅ€๐Ÿ’€

๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’€๐ŸŒŒโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน ๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ'๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ
31/03/2026

๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’€๐ŸŒŒโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน

๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ'๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ

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27/03/2026

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๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’œ Death education isnโ€™t only for those with life limiting illness- itโ€™s for all of us; offering a pathway to clarity, ...
20/03/2026

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Death education isnโ€™t only for those with life limiting illness- itโ€™s for all of us; offering a pathway to clarity, preparedness, and peace.


๐Ÿ’œ ๐Ÿ’ซ
16/03/2026

๐Ÿ’œ ๐Ÿ’ซ

๐Ÿค๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด.The name for my practice (and thus this FB page) came to me about six years ago, inspired by my spiritual pat...
10/03/2026

๐Ÿค๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด.

The name for my practice (and thus this FB page) came to me about six years ago, inspired by my spiritual path and the resonance of how I ultimately imagine death so I'm heartened to find this synchronity in expression recently!
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One way to find an End of Life Doula and a number of other doula specific supports in Ireland is via Irish Trade and Pro...
07/03/2026

One way to find an End of Life Doula and a number of other doula specific supports in Ireland is via Irish Trade and Professional Association for Doulas CLG :

https://www.itpad.ie/directory-find-a-doula

๐Ÿ’ซ ๐Ÿ’Œ ๐Ÿซฑ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿซฒ๐Ÿผ

A doula is, at its heart, a person of service.

Many people have heard of birth doulas, who are non-medical companions who offer practical and emotional support during pregnancy, labour, birth, and postpartum. Doulas are not registered health professionals as they do not provide medical or clinical care or advice. They provide support alongside registered health professionals, such as midwives and other clinicians.

End of life doulas are similar in that way. An end of life doula is a non-medical role that offers holistic support in many forms, education, and resources as individuals and those close to them navigate ageing, living with a life-limiting, and end of life.

End of life doulas work collaboratively alongside care teams, helping people feel more informed, steadier, and better supported through many of lifeโ€™s major transitions.

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03/03/2026

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