About Marcie
Marcie McGrath Knierim, Life Planning Doula
Warm, practical guidance from someone who learned early why preparation matters.
Her story
When Marcie was sixteen, her father died of a heart attack at 38. Like so many families, hers was left without answers — no plan, no organized information, only guesses at what he would have wanted.
That experience shaped her life's work: helping people have the conversations, make the decisions, and organize the information their loved ones may someday need — so nobody they love is left guessing during the hardest moment of their lives. Since 2014, she has served hundreds of families with warmth, practicality, and zero judgment.
Credentials & experience
- BS Biology, University of South Carolina — Columbia, SC
- Dave Ramsey Money Coach Certified
- End-of-Life Doula Certified
- Certificate in Funeral Service — Piedmont Technical Community College
- Board member, Funeral Consumers Alliance of South Carolina (FCASC)
- Speaking engagements at Newberry County Library
- Serving clients since 2014 — hundreds of families
The Book of Two Ways, by Jodi Picoult, describes the power of concentric circles. Each circle represents a group of people. In the center is the person experiencing trauma. The next ripple out is their caregiver, the next is their children, then their family, friends, and so on. Those looking into the circle give comfort; those looking out receive it. As a Family Life Coach, my goal is not only to give you comfort, but to reach into the circle and guide you out.
Marcie McGrath Knierim
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