Hi there, I'm Elena!
Founder of Tree of Life Health Consultant and dedicated Quality of Life Navigator
I believe that everyone deserves quality of life — even in the midst of serious illness or caregiving.
I have spent over half my life as either a family or professional caregiver and now I am helping caregivers just like you to navigate the complexities of serious illness and end of life care.
I know what it feels like to struggle with feeling lost in the chaos of caregiving, trying to hold everything together while silently falling apart inside — to be searching for answers, peace, and a sense of direction when everything feels uncertain.
Only a couple of years ago I was right where you are.
Just like you, I wanted to make sense of it all .
Personally, I endured multiple losses in the forms of serial miscarriages, my father's sudden death, and the loss of both my mother-in-law and mother to cancer. Professionally, as a critical care nurse and nurse practitioner, the losses were just as impactful. As a caregiver, I wanted to care deeply without burning out, to show up for others without losing myself in the process.
Most often I found that our healthcare system was not designed to hold space.
Here's what I found: families felt lost and healthcare professionals felt stretched. Everyone was surviving, not thriving. No one was addressing the emotional, spiritual, and relational parts of illness and caregiving.
I went in search of a better way.
A way that honored the whole person and helped caregivers and healthcare professionals reconnect to what truly matters: quality of life, meaning, and hope on their terms.
I decided to take everything I had learned through years of bedside experience, personal loss, and professional growth and turn it into something that met the needs of those who needed it most.
That’s how Tree of Life Health Consultant was born — it is where care, compassion, and education meet transformation.
Why You Can Trust Me
Rooted in Compassion. Grounded in Experience.
My name is Elena Prendergast, DNP — I am a doctorally prepared Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, who has additional sought additional training in functional medicine, integrative care, nurse coaching, as well as trauma and resilience. I am a Professional Quality of Life Navigator and the founder of Tree of Life Health Consultant LLC.
I understand what it feels like when life feels uncertain — because I have been there myself, both personally and professionally.
You can trust me because I have lived this work. For more than two decades, I have walked beside patients, families, and healthcare professionals as they navigate serious illness and loss. Through those experiences I have come to realize that healing is not just physical— it is emotional, spiritual, and relational. My work now focuses on bridging those worlds through:
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Education: Workshops, presentations, and courses that empower clinicians and caregivers to practice with confidence and compassion.
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Support: Through individualized coaching and immersive virtual reality experiences, I provide support that helps individuals rediscover balance, purpose and hope. These tools are meant to empower and create a safe space to reduce stress, ease isolation, and promote healing.
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Advocacy: I advocate for compassionate, coordinated support that helps individuals and families navigate serious illness with dignity, clarity, and connection
Your Quality of Life Matters - and it is Within Reach
My mission is simple: to help you define and achieve what quality of life means for you or those you care for.
Whether you’re a family caregiver, a nurse practitioner, or a healthcare advocate — you deserve tools, guidance, and support that bring clarity and renewal.
Because at the heart of it all, care is not just about surviving.
It’s about living fully — mind, body, spirit, and relationships.
Let's Start the Conversation
You don’t have to figure it all out on your own. I would love to connect and help you take the next step toward meaningful, change.
You’re Just Three Steps Away from Transforming the Way You Care — for Others and Yourself
Whether you are a family caregiver or a healthcare professional, your work is sacred — but it can also be overwhelming. These three steps will help you find balance, restore meaning, and strengthen your capacity to care with confidence and compassion.
Reflect – Begin with Awareness
Take a pause to understand where you are — emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Together, we’ll explore what’s working, what is draining you, and what truly matters most. This reflection creates the foundation for growth and renewal.
Reframe – Shift from Surviving to Thriving
Through guided coaching, education, and practical tools, you’ll learn how to transform stress into purpose and fatigue into fulfillment. We will explore strategies to nurture resilience, communication, and connection — whether at home or in your professional role.
Renew – Redefine Quality of Life
This is where transformation takes root. You will begin to live — and lead — with intention, compassion, and clarity. By aligning your care with your values, you will discover that healing does not just happen to others. It begins within you.
I would love to learn more about you, so let's get connected!
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7 Practical Steps to Empower Your Caregiving Journey
Within this guide, you will find practical steps to help you navigate your caregiving journey. I hope that this guide will empower you with knowledge and confidence, which will allow you to better care for both your loved one and yourself.
