Elizabeth is a practicing Licensed Massage Therapist and End of Life Doula with a Bachelor’s Degree from Carlow University. She began in 2001 and with years of experience in hospice as well as geriatric and palliative care, Elizabeth recognized a desperate need in today’s world – knowledge and training in the field of touch pertaining to the ill and dying. Elizabeth created Nurturing Touch for the Dying and has begun to focus primarily on educating and equipping people who work with the aging population to create a deeper connection for everyone as they approach the end of life. NTD has opened the door for all-inclusive compassion while expanding the bridge of our humanity through touch across the transition between life and death. Elizabeth is an author, speaker, and teacher as she shares her knowledge, experience for others to know that we are still alive even as we die.