Angela Shook considers herself a natural nurturer. She has always been drawn to non-profit work and especially to hospice, or end of life care. She experienced first-hand the quality of care that hospice provided to her grandfather at his end of life. The impact that hospice care and support had on her entire family inspired her to do more and learn more about end of life care. 

In this episode of End of Life Care from a Distance, Angela explains how she found her calling as an End-of-Life Doula and why she choose the University of Vermont's End-of-Life Doula program. She also shares how her experience as a Doula and a Hospice volunteer has changed during the pandemic. 


Angela, who is also the President of the Board of Directors of the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance, works as a volunteer program manager at Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan.

End-of-Life Doulas complement the care provided by family members and friends, as well as medical, palliative, and hospice professionals, within the settings of hospitals, senior care facilities, and homes.