“If you weren't built for this life, you'd be dead by now. i think the problem is people don't share enough of their pain with the world, so they never know who else is in pain, too, and what others are going through. we're never really alone in anything.”

American writer, director, producer, and death doula

Darnell Lamont Walker is an American writer, director, producer, and death doula. He is known for social impact documentaries and for writing for children's television. He directed and produced films including Seeking Asylum, Outside the House, and Set Yourself on Fire, which screened at film festivals. Walker has also written for Karma's World, Face's Music Party, and Blue's Clues & You!, and was part of the Karma's World team nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program. He is the author of Never Can Say Goodbye: The Life of a Death Doula and the Art of a Peaceful End, a book that reflects on grief, mortality, living fully, and end-of-life care.