About
Fair Winds Doula partners with individuals and their loved ones to provide emotional, physical (non-medical), spiritual and practical support at the end of life. We hold space for the uniqueness of each person’s dying experience and help them live with meaning and purpose through their last breath.
Meghan is called to end-of-life doula work out of a deep desire to companion people through serious illness and the dying process. With a background in nursing and counseling, she brings years of experience co-creating the conditions for connection, peace, and healing.
Meghan completed her end-of-life doula training through the International End of Life Doula Association (INELDA). Meghan is a registered nurse (RN), a board-certified holistic nurse (HNB-BC), and a nationally certified counselor (NCC). Meghan is trained in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and is a Level II Reiki practitioner.
About Meghan McGraw
Meghan has been part of the leadership and training faculty team at Healing Circles Healthcare since 2021. Healing Circles Healthcare’s mission is to strengthen connections and relationships in healthcare by training and mentoring leaders and professionals in the practice of healing circles. Healthcare organizations recently trained include Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, and the DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Houston).
Meghan regularly volunteers as a facilitator with Healing Circles Global, holding circles for people living with terminal diagnoses, caregivers, and death and dying.
Meghan earned a MEd in Counselor Education from Penn State University, a BS in Nursing from UMass Amherst, and a BA in Anthropology from Bates College. Meghan lives with her husband and two children in Centre County, PA.