Home Funeral Guidance Training with Jerrigrace Lyons of Final Passages. Photo: Jennifer Downs

Threshold Support Circle Advisory Group

Lee Hoyt, Co-founder of Threshold Support Circle, is a hospice volunteer and end-of-life doula with Gilchrist Hospice Care.  Lee taught biology and English, and after retiring she became involved in Tibetan Buddhism and hospice work. As a natural outgrowth of both, Lee joined the grassroots movement that supports families caring for their own at death. She is a trained Home Funeral Guide and is a graduate of The Metta Institute for End of Life Professionals.

Sharon Moore is a full time energy bodywork practitioner. As a certified Reiki Master in both Usui and Holy Fire Karuna Reiki, she aspires to embody nurturing and compassion in the face of suffering, while providing energetic and spiritual support. Sharon serves as a doula for the dying and a Reiki volunteer for Gilchrist Hospice Care treating both staff and patients. She is also a trained Home Funeral Guide and ordained minister.

Kim Adams is a certified, professional End of Life Coach and hospice volunteer. In addition, she is a Reiki practitioner and massage therapist. Kim’s End of Life Coaching focuses on supporting people to ‘create the roadmap NOW for the final chapter of their life’ with Advance Care Planning. Along with working with individuals, families, and community groups, Kim is a speaker and conference presenter on grief, loss, and Advance Care Planning. She is also a trained home funeral guide.