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Cindy Kaufman M.Ed

Cindy J. Kaufman, M. Ed, Ed.S, with her background in counselor education and gerontology, has devoted more than 25 years of her life to serving dying persons and their families as a hospice volunteer, certified end of life doula, and home funeral guide.  She is also international best-selling author, death educator, and owner of HeartSpeak End of Life Companioning LLC., in Golden, Colorado, and co-founder and president of the Denver non-profit, Colorado End of Life Collaborative.  She is also an institute teacher for the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath and Death, a member of the National Home Funeral Alliance, and a proficiency status member of the National End of Life Doula Alliance. Cindy serves her Colorado community as a compassionate companion on life's final journey for those whose days are knowingly limited.