Kathy Miller

About

Kathy Miller is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and Owner of Mindfulness Matters PC, a private psychotherapy practice In Skokie, Illinois. She treats adults, families, and couples of all kinds as they seek to create more peaceful, meaningful, and mindful lives and relationships.

Kathy is also a Certified Death Midwife and Co-Owner of Before I'm 6 Feet Under with her sister-in-law and Certified Death Midwife Marnie Miller.

A serial entrepreneur, Kathy has been instrumental in the founding, growth, and success of an internationally known and replicated not-for-profit organizational model and two national membership organizations including, most recently, NACDM.

Kathy is married with two adult children and one teenage granddaughter. She enjoys reading, traveling, gardening, and long rambles with her chocolate Lab, Hazel.

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Guest Posts

NEW Recording Available: Tomorrow’s Traditions

By Kathy Miller|2025-05-30T14:36:36-05:00May 30, 2025|Allies, Choices, Clients, Conversations, Disposition, Education, Funerals, Pet death, Planning, Practices, Rituals|

"Tomorrow's Traditions" is now available to view! [...]

NEW Recording Available: The Environmental and Social Benefits of Earth’s Oldest Death Care Practice

By Kathy Miller|2025-04-01T16:18:03-05:00Apr 1, 2025|Allies, Choices, Conversations, Disposition, Education, Funerals, Planning, Practice, Practices, Rituals, Roles|

"The Environmental and Social Benefits of Earth's Oldest Death [...]

Environmental and Social Benefits of Earth’s Oldest Death Care Practice

By Kathy Miller|2025-06-01T11:16:53-05:00Mar 18, 2025|Advocacy, Allies, Choices, Conversations, Disposition, Education, Funerals, Planning, Practice, Practices, Rituals, Roles|

The Role of the Green Burial Council in the [...]

NEW Serendipity, Strategy, and Support Zoom Community Event Recording

By Kathy Miller|2024-10-02T11:29:31-05:00Oct 2, 2024|Choices, Clients, Conversations, Education, Planning, Practice, Practices, Rituals, Roles|

"Serendipity, Strategy, and Support" is now available to view! [...]

NEW Defending Death Midwifery in the Midwest Zoom Community Event Recording

By Kathy Miller|2024-09-03T17:23:32-05:00Sep 3, 2024|Choices, Conversations, Education, Legislation, Planning, Practice, Practices, Risk management, Roles|

"Defending Death Midwifery in the Midwest" is now available [...]

NEW End of Life Options: MAID & VSED Zoom Event Recording Available!

By Kathy Miller|2024-04-19T14:41:03-05:00Apr 19, 2024|Choices, Conversations, Education, Legislation, Planning, Practice, Practices, Roles|

"End of Life Options: MAID & VSED" is now [...]

The Dot Method © – an Interactive Workbook to Teach Kids about Cancer

By Kathy Miller|2024-04-08T15:17:29-05:00Apr 8, 2024|Advocacy, Allies, Clients, Conversations, Education|

Introducing a valuable resource for Certified Death Midwives called [...]

Death: A Midwife’s Journey

By Kathy Miller|2024-04-02T14:49:21-05:00Apr 2, 2024|Choices, Conversations, Education, Practice, Practices, Rituals, Roles, Uncategorized|

As a death midwife, bereavement counselor, and ordained [...]

Certified Death Midwifery and a Look Toward the Future of Friends Southwestern Burial Ground (FSWBG)

By Kathy Miller|2024-03-24T10:52:27-05:00Mar 18, 2024|Advocacy, Allies, Choices, Conversations, Cultural, Disposition, Education, Funerals, Planning, Practices, Rituals, Roles|

In the introduction to CPMM member and Certified Death [...]

NEW Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy and End of Life Zoom Event Recording Available!

By Kathy Miller|2024-03-03T13:02:30-06:00Mar 3, 2024|Choices, Conversations, Education, Legislation, Planning, Practice, Practices, Rituals, Roles|

"Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy and End of Life" is now available [...]