WHO WE ARE.

We inspire others to transition to the next phase of life with ease.

 
 
 

Avery is a personal growth and death doula service, helmed by Ali Fillmore.

Since the late 1990s, I have been designing, developing, facilitating and coaching within the realms of personal and leadership development.

This journey has revealed the skill I have in inspiring others to transition to the next phase of life with ease. With levity and depth, I honour people’s agendas while gently, yet boldly, challenges them to experience a new level of living.

While having spent time with both of my grandmothers, Helen and Pat, in their last days of life, it was after supporting my friend, Bruce, as he died from cancer in 2016, that left me wanting to support more people through the dying process. I think it's an honour to care for any individual in their last stage of life and think that the exchange I’ve had with the dying is one of the purest experiences I've ever had.

I feel grateful for the privilege of being certified and practiced in facilitation, coaching, yoga teacher training, and contemplative end-of-life care.  With these skills and gifts, I’m committed to serving both the living and the dying with fierce grace. 

Avery is designed for you to think about death, talk about death, plan death and accept death. We believe that all stages of the lifecycle contain significance, joy and divine electricity. We sit with you, sharing in the darkness until light emerges. We uplift you, offering a sense of levity when you are heavy. We are your guides to fearless and meaningful living, and ultimately, dying. We are Avery.

 
 

 Our favourite resources

  • "Talking About Death Won’t Kill You”

    Book by Kathy Kortes-Miller

    Talking About Death Won’t Kill You is the essential handbook to help Canadians navigate personal and medical decisions for the best quality of life for the end of our lives.

  • "Prayers of Honouring"

    Book by Pixie Lighthorse

    Prayer is a means of connecting to our elevated natures during times of transition.

  • “Caring for the Dying”

    Book by Henry-Fersko Weiss

    Caring for the Dying describes a whole new way to approach death and dying. It explores how the dying and their families can bring deep meaning and great comfort to the care given at the end of life.

  • “Awake at the Bedside”

    Book edited by Koshin Paley Ellison, Matt Weingast

    This book isn’t about dying. It’s about life and what life has to teach us. It’s about caring and what giving care really means.

  • “The Lap of Honour”

    Book by Gaby Eirew and Dr Pippa Hawley

    Aware that you're dying? Are you wondering what happens next? This practical book will give you the support you need.

  • “Talk Dying to Me”

    Podcast

    Whether you’re grieving the loss of a loved one, have deep questions about life’s greatest mystery, or simply enjoy listening to candid stories from fellow mortals, this is the podcast for you.

  • “The Dying Matters Podcast”

    Podcast

    The people we talk to on this podcast are people who do talk about death. They’re people who have learnt through personal experience how important it is to talk about our wishes before it’s too late, and they have a lot to say.