Nicole Kidman says she is looking to be a 'death doula' after mom's death - BERITAJA

Academy award‑winning character Nicole Kidman revealed complete the play that she is embarking connected a caller role: a decease doula.

Kidman shared the specifications of her caller profession way during an quality Saturday pinch Beritaja’ main user investigative correspondent, Vicky Nguyen, astatine the University of San Francisco arsenic portion of the school’s Silk Speaker Series.

Her determination to train to go a decease doula, she explained, stems from the profound condolences she felt aft her 84-year-old mother’s decease successful May 2024.

"As my mother was passing, she was lonely, and location was only truthful overmuch the family could provide," Kidman said, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. "Between my sister and I, we person truthful galore children and our careers and our work, and wanting to return attraction of her because my begetter wasn’t successful the world anymore, and that’s erstwhile I went, 'I wish location was these group successful the world that were location to beryllium impartially and conscionable supply solace and care.'"

Kidman, 58, said that though the thought to train to go a decease doula sounded “a small weird,” the acquisition pinch her mother sparked an liking successful supporting others done loss.

“So that’s portion of my description and 1 of the things I will beryllium learning,” she added.

According to INELDA, the International End of Life Doula Association, an end‑of‑life doula is simply a "non‑medical companion" who provides support arsenic individuals navigate death, nonaccomplishment and mortality. The statement says decease doulas connection psychosocial, emotional, belief and applicable care.

Kidman mislaid her father, Dr. Antony Kidman, successful 2014 aft he died pursuing a autumn while visiting family successful Singapore, according to People magazine.