Nicole Kidman Says She Is Looking To Be A 'death Doula' After Mom's Death

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

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

Her determination to train to go a decease doula, she explained, stems from nan 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 nan family could provide," Kidman said, according to nan 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 nan world anymore, and that’s erstwhile I went, 'I wish location was these group successful nan world that were location to beryllium impartially and conscionable supply solace and care.'"

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

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

According to INELDA, nan 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.