About Serenity

Compassionate End-of-Life Doula Support Rooted in Comfort, Dignity, Legacy, and Peace

Born from love, loss, and the belief that no family should face death alone.

Founded by Rayma Volkmer, a certified Death Doula / End-of-Life Doula, Serenity offers compassionate, non-medical support for individuals and families facing death, grief, legacy, and goodbye.

Serinity was born from love, loss, and the belief that no family should have to face death feeling alone, frightened, or unprepared.

In November of 2018, my mother suffered a sudden medical crisis at home. For three days, our family was thrown into a world we did not understand — hospital rooms, difficult decisions, confusing information, and the unbearable fear of losing someone we loved.

We had no hospice team walking beside us. No palliative care support. No one gently explaining what the dying process might look like. No one preparing us for the changes that can happen near the end of life.

We did not know if she was comfortable. We did not know what to expect. We did not know what to say. We did not know how to help her.

A nurse came in only moments before my mother died to give medication. By then, we were already frightened and overwhelmed. Her breathing had changed, and we did not understand what was happening.

And no one was there to guide us through that sacred and heartbreaking moment.

My mother’s death left us not only grieving, but deeply shaken by how alone and unprepared we felt.

After she died, I began searching for a better way.

That is when I discovered the work of end-of-life doulas — trained, non-medical companions who offer comfort, education, emotional support, and peaceful presence to the dying and the people who love them.

I knew immediately that this was the kind of support families needed. It was the kind of support we had needed.

A few years later, when my father’s health began to decline, I was able to use what I had learned. This time, we talked openly. We shared memories. We spoke gently about fear, faith, love, and what mattered most.

When dad entered the hospital, like mom, he did not have anyone from palliative care or hospice in the room with us. However this time, we were ready...

Before he died, my dad told me some of his happiest memories — especially memories of my mom and the life they had shared. As his breathing slowed, I sat beside him and softly reminded him of those memories. I told him mom was waiting for him.

And then, peacefully, he was gone.

His death was still heartbreaking, but it was not filled with panic. It was filled with love, comfort, memory, faith, and sacred peace.

That difference changed me.

In 2022, I became a certified Death Doula / End-of-Life Doula.

Today, through Serenity, my heart is to help individuals and families feel less alone during life’s final chapter. I offer compassionate, non-medical support rooted in dignity, education, legacy, comfort, faith, presence, and peace.

Death is never easy. But families deserve guidance. They deserve compassion. They deserve to understand what is happening. And they deserve to know they are not alone.

Whether you are planning ahead or facing a difficult goodbye, I welcome you to reach out.

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