Matilda Garrido is a Fellow in Thanatology (certified through the Association for Death Education and Counseling) and holds masters degrees in both Thanatology and Bioethics. She has extensive experience working with the dying, families of the dying, and the bereaved. Matilda is focused on normalizing the experience of grief and reducing death fears through education, focused action, and increased community supports for the dying and grieving. She is an instructor and course developer for the University of Vermont’s End of Life Doula programs, a writer for the National Funeral Director’s Association, and a memorial planner with Fitting Tribute Funeral Services in Brooklyn, NY.