About Alexis Hughes
Strategic Life Coach | End-Of-Life Doula
My name is Alexis: helping people live fully and die powerfully is my calling.
Throughout my personal journey with the end of life, I have struggled with finding space and time to grieve. I didnt know what proper grief even looked like.
I have lost many loved ones. Pets. Friends. Throughout all of this, I packed it away and carried it with me, not knowing what else to do with what I felt. Several years ago, I lost my mother to suicide, and that was the loss that finally pulled me underwater.
My personality completely changed. The light went out in me. I had nowhere to go with my grief, and I finally went under. My history in the mental health field meant I knew what I should be doing, but self application is hard.
Over time, a dear friend sent me a TED talk from a death doula, and gently nudged me to look into it. She said she thought I would be good at it since I “handled death so well”, and so I did.
Starting down that path opened an avenue of healing. To learn to help others with their grief, to hold their hand along their own journey, we must first confront our own feelings, our own baggage, and our own shadows.
Through the path of training to become a death doula, I achieved deep personal healing, and knew this was right. I thought back to my time in the darkness, and wished I had known that such a thing existed.
So now, I exist.
I am here to hold your hand, to lift you up, to support you unconditionally and humbly as you and yours enter the sacred space of death, and walk with you in whatever way you need.
On the practical side, I can help you get organized: whether that means pulling together your digital legacy, sorting through important documents, or figuring out what conversations need to happen with your loved ones, care team, or legal professionals. I can also assist in coordinating with hospice, helping manage communication, and ensuring your personal wishes are supported wherever possible.
On the more holistic side, I incorporate elements such as death nesting, shrouding, legacy projects, bedside vigils, spiritual wellness, and comfort-focused care, helping individuals and families prepare emotionally and practically for what lies ahead, including the more “meta” aspects of leaving this world comfortably and peacefully.
While I am trained in a wide range of end-of-life support practices, I want to be clear: I am not a lawyer, medical provider, or licensed funeral professional. I do not offer services that require those professional licensures—but I can help you navigate those systems and connect with the appropriate experts.
Whether you are preparing the way for yourself, your loved ones, your pet, or find yourself in the aftershocks of loss without a guide:
I am here for you, my friend.
Life coaching, the way I do it, isn’t about manifesting dream boards or pretending your pain doesn’t exist. It’s not about waking up at 5AM to optimize your morning routine or pushing through burnout with a fake smile.
It’s about telling the truth.
It’s about admitting that you’re exhausted, overwhelmed, unsure, or stuck, and then doing something about it.
As your coach, I’m not here to fix you. You’re not broken. I’m here to help you name what’s not working, remember what you want, and build a strategy that actually honors your capacity, not just your responsibilities.
Whether you’re navigating burnout, making a huge decision, or finally admitting that the life you’ve built doesn’t fit anymore, I meet you exactly where you are; with clarity, directness, and zero judgment.
Together, we’ll create momentum that feels honest. Goals that feel real. And progress that doesn’t require you to disappear in the process.
If you’ve been asking, “What the hell am I doing with my life?”, you’re not alone.
Let’s figure it out.
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