Support when you need it, tailored to who you are.
Our Offerings
End-of-Life Planning
We help you create a plan that is unique to you, reflecting your values, wishes and way you want to be supported, remembered and cared for.
Planning isn't just about medical decisions. It's about living fully until the end, on your own terms, with dignity and peace of mind.
A plan typically covers:
Your values and what matters most to you
How and where you want to be cared for
Who you want with you (and who you don't)
Cultural, spiritual and religious preferences
Messages you want to leave — notes, letters, photos, videos
Funeral or memorial wishes
We meticulously plan weddings and major milestones, yet rarely give the same attention to end-of-life preparation. Rosie's Lighthouse changes that.
Planning ahead means those left behind know your wishes,
relieving them of difficult decisions during a challenging time.
Day-to-Day Support
At Rosie's Lighthouse, we provide practical, hands-on support to help you and your family navigate the day-to-day realities of life.
Our practical support services include:
Accompanied transport and outings* (Doctor’s visits etc.)
Support for families
Meal preparation and grocery delivery
Respite for carer’s (Overnight care available+)
Social experiences and excursions*
Equipment and resource coordination
Nursing home and respite care research and visits
Decluttering and organising
*All of our Doulas hold a current driver's licence and travel in a fully registered and insured vehicle.
+All of our Doulas hold a current Working with Vulnerable People clearance and a clear National Police Check.
Advanced Care Directive Support
An Advanced Care Directive (ACD) is a legal document that records your future medical treatment preferences and appoints a substitute decision-maker should you become unable to decide for yourself. Requirements differ between states and territories.
None of us can predict what lies ahead health-wise, but most of us have firm ideas about how we want to live. In a crisis, those left behind may struggle to determine what treatment is best for you. An ACD removes that uncertainty, ensuring your wishes are known and respected.
Yoga Nidra & Meditation
Facing an end-of-life diagnosis, or caring for someone who is, can be exhausting and overwhelming. At Rosie's Lighthouse, we offer yoga nidra and meditation as a way to restore and support you through that journey. These practices help ease anxiety, improve sleep and create moments of stillness and calm when you need them most.
Secret Keeping and Messages
Most of us have things we'd rather not leave behind for family to find. Personal letters, private documents, items that belong to another chapter of life. And sometimes there are people who matter to you, people your family may not know, who deserve to hear from you one last time.
At Rosie's Lighthouse, we handle this with complete discretion. We work with you to identify anything you want removed and take care of it quietly and respectfully, exactly as you instruct. No questions asked, no explanations required.
We also carry private messages to people outside your immediate circle and ensure they are delivered with the care and sensitivity they deserve.
Everything shared with us stays with us. Always.
Funeral Planning & Celebrant Services
Planning a funeral while grieving is one of the hardest things a family can face. Rosie's Lighthouse is here to help carry that weight.
We work with families preparing for a loss, or with individuals arranging their own farewell in advance.
Rachel guides you from the earliest conversations through to the service itself, taking the time to understand who your person was, their life, humour, values and what mattered most, shaping a farewell that honours them.
We handle all coordination so those left behind don't have to: the funeral home, the logistics and being there on the day.
One relationship, from beginning to end.
Legacy and Storytelling
Legacy is a deeply personal and powerful part of end-of-life planning, a chance to reflect on your life, your achievements and how you want to be remembered.
Rosie's Lighthouse can help you capture and share that legacy in ways that are meaningful to you.
Writing letters to those left behind
Creating photo albums or video messages
Recording your stories, reflections or wisdom
Planning a living wake so you can say your own goodbyes
Documenting your personal history
End of Life Packing and Cleaning
Most of us avoid thinking about what happens to our belongings after we're gone, and most families avoid it too, until suddenly it's all they're dealing with in the rawest days of grief.
At Rosie's Lighthouse, we work with you while you're here to ensure the things you cherish go to the people you want to have them. Your wishes are documented, your possessions accounted for and nothing is left to guesswork or family disagreement.
For families managing an estate from interstate or overseas, or those without the capacity to take it on, we can step in. We pack and distribute personal contents, arrange disposal of anything not being kept and organise a professional clean so the property is ready for whatever comes next.
Pet Rehoming
Most of us think about the people we are leaving behind. Not everyone thinks about the pets.
If you share your life with an animal, it is worth having a plan. Who will take them in? Who will know their routine and quirks? Without that conversation, those left behind are often wondering at the worst possible time.
We work with you to document your pets' needs and, when the time comes, coordinate with trusted charities and rehoming organisations to find them the right home.
Your pets are not an afterthought here. They are part of the picture from the very beginning.
“…in the end we all become stories”
-Margaret Atwood