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Kelly Ruby Hanson is a Mental Health Coach, Sacred Passage Death Doula, and Human Design Practitioner who helps people manage the complex emotions that arise during difficult experiences. After facing many deaths in her work as a surgical technologist at the hospital and then losing her mom, Kelly realized that she needed a different set of skills and tools to better support the losses she experienced. Kelly learned that to have a better dying experience, people needed more than the traditional medicine could offer.
Kelly became a Death Doula through The Conscious Dying Institute to deepen her work with clients. Now, Kelly combines medical knowledge, mental health practices, practical understanding of the dying process, and conversation ski Kelly Ruby Hanson is a Mental Health Coach, Sacred Passage Death Doula, and Human Design Practitioner who helps people manage the complex emotions that arise during difficult experiences. After facing many deaths in her work as a surgical technologist at the hospital and then losing her mom, Kelly realized that she needed a different set of skills and tools to better support the losses she experienced. Kelly learned that to have a better dying experience, people needed more than the traditional medicine could offer.
Kelly became a Death Doula through The Conscious Dying Institute to deepen her work with clients. Now, Kelly combines medical knowledge, mental health practices, practical understanding of the dying process, and conversation skills to teach others how to be present when faced with difficult life and death situations. Her approach blends the language of medicine with holistic practices to develop strength in supporting
Kelly is a transplant to Colorado. She attended IUPUI where she studied psychology and trained as a surgical technologist at Indiana University Hospital, Methodist, and Riley Hospital. Kelly trained as a Human Design Practitioner with Robin Winn. She is a NARM informed professional who uses a somatic trauma informed approach with her clients to help regulate their nervous systems in order to heal.
Raised in a small farming community where the older generations of her family were close by, Kelly learned the healing power of community and its effects on daily living and dying. She witnessed what a good death looked like and became an advocate for conscious dying after losing multiple family members as a young adult.
She loves spending time outdoors, reading, and cooking. She looks back on each client she has supported with gratitude for what they taught her about living life fully and dying openly. She believes every person deserves to live and die in line with their values, supported by people who uphold their wishes.
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