When everyone wants to avoid the talk of death, there are people who can support and help you accept the other side of life. In today’s episode, Cassandra has an amazing conversation about death and rebirth with Claudia Goetzelmann. Wanting to be a voice to help change the narrative around the formless life, Claudia helps us understand her profession as an End of Life Doula. 

Claudia Goetzelmann is truly global person, having lived on 4 continents. German-born, she is now based out of Venice Beach/ LA California. At this moment she is spending time in Germany in order to support her parents during Covid.

She spent most of her life traveling & working around the world as a Fashion Advertising photographer, capturing amazing places & beautiful faces for varied big companies and fashion brands. In 2017 after a heart wrenching divorce and ‘death of her old self’ as she calls it, she became a certified End of Life Doula. At the conclusion of 2018 she completed a Spiritual Life coach training and founded Permission to Bloom coaching. She is currently studying Trauma and Grief Therapy with Dr. Gabor Mate as she would like to add this module of tools and knowledge to her coaching practice. When asked she says she is now combining all her gifts, talents and wisdom to help others live a more empowered and authentic life.

If you’re one to run away from the topic of death, you should listen to this conversation with Claudia. She beautifully explains the topic that lets you understand it and not fear it.

Key Points From This Episode

• We learn how Claudia became a “global citizen”
• Before adding a new profession, Claudia started out as photographer
• Claudia helps us understand what being an End of Life Doula is
• How Claudia wants to be the voice of taking away the stigma viewed around death
• Hear from Claudia why people fear the topic of death
• How Claudia introduces the topic of death and rebirth to her coaching clients

Tweetables

“When we envision that we are going to die one day, then maybe, hopefully, we appreciate the journey is really short and short journey much more consciously and live more fully and live our dream and and are more aware and awake.”  [0:11:56] -Claudia Goetzelmann

“Anything that's hard or uncomfortable is viewed as negative versus viewed as opportunity for growth.” [0:16:40] -Cassandra Shuck

“It's okay to make these mistakes, fall down because through that we also learn.” [0:29:21] -Claudia Goetzelmann

“How quickly can I get up and see that this mistake has actually a lot of nutrition for me to move forward instead of falling into a victim mode.” [0:29:32] -Claudia Goetzelmann

“The mistakes can become beautiful coincidences or synchronicities or guides to your next path or purpose in life.” [0:30:00] -Cassandra Shuck

Mentioned links

Permission To Bloom Coaching

Permission To Bloom Instagram

Permission To Bloom Soundcloud

Claudia Goetzelmann website

Claudia Goetzelmann Instagram

Cassandra Shuck