Owner of Dragonfly End of Life Services (www.angelashook.com),  Angela Shook is an end-of-life doula, Companion Animal Doula and Pet Loss Grief Specialist. She is the Past President of the National End-of-Life-Doula Alliance (NEDA). She served on The NEDA board from 2018 to 2022 and has earned the NEDA Proficiency Badge. She is a graduate of the UVM End-of-Life Doula Professional Certificate Program, UVM Companion Animal Certificate Program, INELDA and LifeSpan Doulas as well as numerous other trainings for end-of-life care. She is an instructor for the Doula Programs at the University of Vermont and offers multiple end-of-life educational workshops and grief support groups. She is a veterinary doula with Pet Well Mobile Vet where she assists with euthanasia and the end-of-life care and support of companion animals. Angela also serves on the board for the Charlevoix Area Humane Society and volunteers with the Elk Country Animal Shelter. She is a level II Reiki Practitioner and has completed the Animal Reiki course through the Animal Hospice Group. Angela has received the Animal Hospice Advocate Certificate from the International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care (IAAHPC). Angela is also the co-author of “The Doula Toolkit” that includes an introduction to the role of a companion animal doula.

Angela serves clients locally in Northern Michigan and remotely anywhere in the world. She is now accepting new clients for end of life doula support and one-on-one personalized grief support sessions.