About Sula
Sula Britt Johnson
About me and why I do this
For me, death work starts in life. The conditions of our living make up our lives.
I was raised by a single Mother who was an astrologer, a nurse and an advocate for change. My Mother introduced me to the realities and repercussions of the patriarchy and how it effects our every day lives. She offered guidance through the lens of the wisdom traditions, energy work and astrology as a way of understanding and support. My Mother taught me about life cycles from a young age, emphasizing the subtle knowing when things are over, when it was time to say goodbye, and how to let go, emphasizing “the only constant is change.” Through an understanding of astrological cycles, seasonal cycles, and a deep witnessing of the movements of life, my Mother taught me the importance of honoring the earth, the sky, and all its beings. My step father, who came into my life at 11, was a pioneer and advocate in early hospice movements on the West Coast. A student of Sogyal Rinpoche, his devotion to buddhist practice, Peace Practice and his work with the dying has been an extraordinary guidance and a foundation for how and why I do this work. Together, they brought life and death work to my upbringing from a young age, offering a path to understanding and being in our love and life on earth.
I am a Mother to the most alive little girl! She teaches me everyday how to be in my aliveness and giving birth was the closest thing to my own death I’ve ever experienced.
I am a deeply passionate person - about life, and life’s cycles. I’m fascinated and driven by Love, where it takes us in life, how we relate to it - for ourselves, our relationships and our planet. I love to document life through photos and writing and I operate with a deep curiosity about humanity.
Sula’s Credentials and work experience:
Sula is a life-long student of Tibetan Buddhism and has a background in event planning and cultural programming. Formerly a political advisor in Canada with the Ministry of the Status of Women, and COO of Rachel Cargle’s The Loveland Group, Sula is passionate about honoring the lives of women and gender non conforming people by advocating for racial equity, reproductive rights, gender affirming practices and gender-based violence.
Bringing a feminist approach to death work, she returns to the foundational teaching of ‘your body, your choice.’ Sula works with people who are dying and their loved ones to create a ‘good death’ wherever that may be.
Sula Johnson is the founder of Peacing Out and part of a growing movement of doulas, caregivers, and officiants looking to transform our relationship with death. She works with both individuals and their families as they navigate the dying process and offers emotional, spiritual, and logistical support. She also works with companies and organizations to create programming and experiences that explore our mortality and give us expressions for our grief. Through workshop facilitation and one-on-one time with people, she creates spaces to thoughtfully explore end-of-life contemplations and planning.
Sula is an end-of-life doula with a certificate in Contemplative End-of-Life Care from the Institute of Traditional Medicine, Toronto, Canada. She has also completed additional training with the Open Center in New York City with a focus on Home Funerals, and D-School with Martha Jo Atkins.
She lives and works in New York City.