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Nicole Kidman Details Why She’s Becoming a Death Doula
She said her mother’s loneliness during a prolonged illness led her to seek training that provides psychosocial, emotional, spiritual and practical care.
- On Saturday, April 11, actress Nicole Kidman revealed at the University of San Francisco's Silk Speaker Series that she is training to become a death doula.
- Kidman's mother, Janelle Ann Kidman, passed away in September 2024 at age 84, inspiring the actress to seek professionals who could provide impartial "solace and care" during end-of-life transitions.
- The 58-year-old actress admitted the pursuit "may sound a little weird," yet views the training as part of her personal expansion to better support others through loss.
- Filmmaker Chloe Zhao recently completed Level 1 death doula training in the UK to overcome fears about death and understand how Indigenous cultures approach grief and dying.
- In 2021, actor Riley Keough underwent similar training after her brother Benjamin Keough's death, finding that serving others in grief "helped me, being able to put myself in a position of service.
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The decision is deeply personal for her and stems from the experience of her mother's death.
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