All’s Well Initiative was founded in 2021 by Emma Lewis Acker who has been working as an End-of-Life Doula since 2017.

Emma trained under Henry Fersko-Weiss (INELDA), and completed the End-of-Life Doula Professional Certificate through The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont.

She founded All’s Well Initiative to provide compassionate end-of-life care across the socioeconomic spectrum of NYC.

Partnering with the Pathways Program at All Angels’ Church on NYC’s UWS, Emma created the Health Care “Proxy Project,” supporting unhoused individuals by connecting their completed proxy form to a simple identification card—helpful to first responders and medical staff in case of emergency. This program helps sustain connection to community during times when many risk getting lost in the city’s systems.

Emma is a founding team member of Here to Honor, growing and supporting death literacy within faith communities.

In 2025 Emma joined University of Vermont's End-of-Life Doula Professional Certificate Program, as an academic instructor through the UVM Osher Center for Integrative Health.