Adrianna Prosser
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About Adrianna
You might have seen Adrianna on CTV’s The Social as a special guest talking about the Death Positive Movement, or heard her on CBC Radio One across the country talking about grief and bereavement, or in Canadian Business Magazine as a death industry disruptor, or liked one of her TikTok videos sharing her journey as a Death Doula. Adrianna’s brother Andrew died by suicide in 2010 and his death catapulted her life into death work and mental health advocacy: she became a suicide awareness trainer and interventionist. She toured her one-woman show Everything But the Cat… for 10 years about suicide loss and bereavement, utilizing her storytelling background to create inclusive space to open a dialogue around death and dying.
Holding liminal space and being comfortable in the discomfort has led Adrianna to become a hospice volunteer and grief counselor. She is currently in a fast-tracked Bachelor’s of Social Work with a 4.0 GPA, to become a therapist specializing in grief and bereavement to complement all the training she has done as a death worker. Her practice is anti-oppressive, radically feminist, and magically authentic to ensure she centers her companions where they are at on their care journey.
Holding liminal space and being comfortable in the discomfort has led Adrianna to become a hospice volunteer and grief counselor. She is currently in a fast-tracked Bachelor’s of Social Work with a 4.0 GPA, to become a therapist specializing in grief and bereavement to complement all the training she has done as a death worker. Her practice is anti-oppressive, radically feminist, and magically authentic to ensure she centers her companions where they are at on their care journey.
Adrianna has been featured in the media for her death positive advocacy
Services
Death Dialogues
Held quarterly, a gathering for death positive folks who want to explore an open dialogue around death and dying.
Grief Rest Stop - Sundays in Winter, January 18th, February 15th, March 15th at 2PM
lay down your grief and rest a moment. The holidays can be heavy with grief, let’s let the weight we held over December rest and have a grief rest stop so we can transition into the new year. Meet with Adrianna and James Johnson, a reiki practitioner, both who want to share resources and tools for you to metabolize your grief and help find ways to shed some of the heaviness that comes with grief.
Register and learn more here.
Death Doula and Grief Support
What is a Death Doula? Death Doula, Anam-Cara, or Soul Companion is someone who supports the death experience (before, during, and after) and all those involved in and around the death such as the care providers, friends, and family. Dying is an emotional journey and can be overwhelming for the dying as well as the friends and family of the dying. A Death Doula is there to take some of that load from your shoulders, and be an extra set of hands and warm heart. They do not provide legal or medical aid.
A Death Doula’s work could look like logistical planning for the before, during, and after death; conducting rituals or comforting practices; helping the dying person reflect on their life and values; helping with Swedish Death Cleaning; providing insight and validation for what is happening in the dying and grieving process. Adrianna has experience with:
Death Doula + Reiki Support
Work with Adrianna and James Johnson in a grief release session where the combination of a death doula and reiki practitioner can help you metabolize your grief.
Held quarterly, a gathering for death positive folks who want to explore an open dialogue around death and dying.
- Free to attend
- Teaching death positivity through awareness and advocacy; smashing stigma and taboo around death topics; this is not a grief group
- Sharing resources and being curious about death topics in a non-judgemental space
Grief Rest Stop - Sundays in Winter, January 18th, February 15th, March 15th at 2PM
lay down your grief and rest a moment. The holidays can be heavy with grief, let’s let the weight we held over December rest and have a grief rest stop so we can transition into the new year. Meet with Adrianna and James Johnson, a reiki practitioner, both who want to share resources and tools for you to metabolize your grief and help find ways to shed some of the heaviness that comes with grief.
Register and learn more here.
Death Doula and Grief Support
What is a Death Doula? Death Doula, Anam-Cara, or Soul Companion is someone who supports the death experience (before, during, and after) and all those involved in and around the death such as the care providers, friends, and family. Dying is an emotional journey and can be overwhelming for the dying as well as the friends and family of the dying. A Death Doula is there to take some of that load from your shoulders, and be an extra set of hands and warm heart. They do not provide legal or medical aid.
A Death Doula’s work could look like logistical planning for the before, during, and after death; conducting rituals or comforting practices; helping the dying person reflect on their life and values; helping with Swedish Death Cleaning; providing insight and validation for what is happening in the dying and grieving process. Adrianna has experience with:
- Companion and Respite Support
- Grief and Bereavement Support
- Swedish Death Cleaning
- Legacy Projects
- Rituals and Vigils
- End of Life Planning and Support
- MAiD Support
- Graveside Confessionals
- Walk'n'Talks
- Suicide Prevention Workshops
Death Doula + Reiki Support
Work with Adrianna and James Johnson in a grief release session where the combination of a death doula and reiki practitioner can help you metabolize your grief.
Adrianna believes a Death Doula akin to the big sister you need to help you get through this difficult time and heavy subject.
Find more information here: www.adrianna-prosser.com/deathdoula
Find more information here: www.adrianna-prosser.com/deathdoula
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