Welcome to Petrichor House, the new home for
The Heart of Dying Project. We are under construction!
Petrichor House
Care Rooted In Belonging
Adaire Petrichor
Serious Illness and End-of-Life Doula
"Named for the earthy scent of rain on dry earth, Petrichor House is a living offering of my life's work. It is not a house, but a root system. At its base, individual serious illness and end-of-life doula care, apprenticeship; from there, growing into community-based palliative and hospice guidance, support, professional coursework, and death literacy."
Rooted in Belonging
The ways Petrichor House shows up for you
An Open Door
Virtual Circles of Care
Simply a conversation — offered freely, with no obligation
Held closely, even from afar — presence, guidance, and coordination, always a call away
Under Your Roof
Full-service, in-person support, including vigil sitting
Every relationship starts with a conversation, not a contract. This is a no-cost call to talk about what you're facing, answer your questions. There is no obligation, and no pressure - Simply an open door.
Much of the guidance , planning and liaison work can happen form anywhere, on your schedule, without needing me physically in the room.
This is the most comprehensive offering, it includes physical presence during some of the most tended and tender thresholds of serious and terminal illness.
"Adaire's sensitivity to the emotional and physical needs of her clients is extraordinary. This involves not only deeply kind and knowledgable care, but a creative, spiritual awareness and guidance for the entire family that truly opens them emotionality to each other. "
- Father of a client, Cleveland, Ohio
The Bridge is a hub of educational courses, workshops, and apprenticeship in community-based, non-medical, palliative and hospice end-of-life care.
The Bridge
Building Community | Connecting Care
Reimagining Death Literacy
Rooted in community and shaped by care, The Bridge, through coursework, death literacy, and apprenticeship, supports those seeking a deeper relationship with serious illness and end-of-life care: personally, professionally, and in community.
Through Shared education, The Bridge begins closing the gap between systems and lived care.
Where We Began, Where We Are, Where We're Going
The Heart of Dying Project
Creating Compassionate Circles of Care : One Heart, One Family, One Community at a time.
The Heart of Dying Project provides foundational skills and heartfelt resources for volunteers, loved ones, and caregivers who support those at the end of life.
Our community-centered programs cultivate death literacy and foster compassionate circles of care grounded in connection, empathy, and understanding.
Together, we help bridge the gap between illness, curative care, and the tender thresholds of dying.
Creating Compassionate Circes of Care
One Heart, One Family, and One Community at a time.
The Heart of dying provides foundational skills and heartfelt resources for volunteers, loved ones, and caregivers who support those at end- of-life. our community - centered programs cultivate death literacy and foster compassionate circles of care grounded in connection, empathy, and understanding. Together, we help bridge the gap between illness, curative care, and the tender thresholds of dying.
