Guest Profile
Joél Simone Maldonado
Joél Simone Maldonado is a licensed funeral director, insurance agent and sacred grief practitioner. She specializes in helping guide individuals families, businesses and governmental agencies navigate uncomfortable and dificult conversations about death, dying, end of life, funeral and burial planning. She was born in Europe and raised in Beaufort, South Carolina, the heart of Gullah and Geechee culture. Spirituality, the sacredness of death, caring for those in transition, the deceased and supporting my community through grief have always been a huge part of my life. My professional approach is deeply rooted in ancient and ancestral wisdom passed down generation to generation.
During my decade of service in the funeral service industry, I've fashioned my unique background and professional experiences into a caliber and style of care and comfort that guides those that I serve toward healing through journeys with grief. It is my life's work to educate everyone – regardless of faith, race, age, or status – that death, dying and grief are sacred and transformative to our journeys as human beings.
