Your legacy is the ripple effect of your life… It is the ongoing impact of a person’s values, actions, relationships, and contributions, shaping the lives of others and the world both during their lifetime and beyond. [ChatGPT, 2026] This week Australian Mel Brisbane-Shilling – internationally known and loved – died at the tender age of […]
I was accepted to be a guest presenter for the 2025 #liftingthelidfestival of Death and Dying. I spoke and presented for 45minutes on the topic Compassion, Legacy & Life from an End of Life Doula’s lens. This was followed by Q&A time, moderated brilliantly by my colleague and friend, Dr Annetta Mallon. Afterwards, my fellow
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It’s my 7th business anniversary! Thank you for supporting me and what I do! Today is a really special day in my heart as it’s the seventh anniversary since I started my business End of Life Transitions. It is hard to put in words how much working in the life, end-of-life and funeral space has
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Working as an End of Life Doula is deeply rewarding, often humbling, and always evolving. Whether you’re just stepping into this space or already walking beside others in their final chapters, it’s natural to want a place where you can reflect, ask questions, and share insights in a supportive environment.That’s why I offer one-on-one online
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Choice. We all value it, yet so often, it’s insidiously taken from us as our health declines or as we age. Sometimes, it’s not intentional. We slip into a medicalised system where, by default, our voices can become diluted or even dismissed. The art of listening – deep listening – takes time and focus, in
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Thank you to Anita McLachlan and Erica Webb for supporting the work I do in this end-of-life space and for being part of building a more death comfortable society. It was fabulous to be part of this recent podcast for Midlife Unfiltered – Season 2 : The Disruption EP 11: Does where we die make
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Knowledge is power. Being more informed in the death and dying, grief and loss space – allows us all to make more informed choices about who and what matters most; and be more prepared about life, dying, death and after-death. So, if you’d like to learn more, and build your own death comfortability, why not
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I was so intrigued recently when one of the main characters in a mini-series (“Beef” Episode 7), said… I read that time speeds up as you get older, because when you’re a year old, that year is 100% perception of time but as you get older, that year is a smaller fraction of the time
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Since my last blog…there has been such an amazing interest by our community to have conversations and engage with me, and other, End of Life Doulas across the world. For me, this includes – radio, podcasts, community workshops, Death Cafes, Death Over Dinner events, and now as a panelist at the International Lifting The Lid
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