Rev. Crystal Potter
Death Doula | Grief Companion | Ordained Minister
My journey began with my mother’s death. Grief brought me to my knees and showed me something profound: dying people need space to speak their fears, questions, and unfinished thoughts — without judgment, rushing, or trying to “fix” it.
I didn’t always know how to hold that space. Like many, I had to face my own discomfort with mortality before I could sit peacefully with someone else’s. That journey became my calling.
Today, as a death doula and ordained minister, I guide individuals and families through life’s most tender seasons. I sit beside hospital beds, help plan vigils, and companion grief with steadiness, compassion, and reverence.
I believe grief is not something to fix. Dying is not something to manage. They are experiences to witness. Facing our mortality teaches us how to live fully — honestly, gently, and sacredly.
My Story
I have a background in nursing for over 20 years. I am heavily involved in my community. My approach is to normalize death, the dying process and the emotions that are felt around this delicate transition time as well as normalizing grieving after the death has occurred. I offer to be supportive during the vigil and assist with any rituals that you may have that support the dying and their experience. I have lost both parents which led me toward my Death Doula path.