How amazing was it that on 24 June 2024 to be asked to talk about #endoflifeplanning and the #endoflifedoula role – live on ABC Radio Brisbane ABC Brisbane with Cathie Schnitzerling (standing in for Steve Austin for a week). Oh my gosh – I’ve done podcasts and pre-recorded interviews. But live – gets the nerves […]
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The chair is empty this year… but the heart is full For many of us, special occasions such as Christmas cause us to feel a pang in the heart that comes about from the emptiness and void caused because our person has died. The chair that is empty this year because our person has died.
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Grab a cuppa. Get comfy. And join Phillipe and I as he interviews me in his part 2 series of “Dying Well- Why we don’t talk about death but should!”. I was so fortunate last month to meet a very interesting man, Phillipe who volunteers for the local Bay FM (100.3 FM) radio station near
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November 2020 The unprecedented changes occurring across Australia and the globe, and the ongoing societal changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, are leaving us all feeling engulfed in a whole range of emotions for many reasons. Myself included. We are experiencing on the greatest of scales a “new norm” as we all try to adapt
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It made me more relaxed and encouraged me to share my feeling with the group. Learnt that most people are still afraid to discuss death. Death needs to be prepared well to face it. Fascinated to hear other people’s experiences and I feel more positive about death It was a free, open conversation and you
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Embracing Compassionate Communities I am part of an exciting new social movement that is evolving within Australia. One that has made a significant impact already within different parts of the globe. Momentum is growing. And this social movement is all about the concept of “Compassionate Communities”. As cited within the Compassionate Communities Hub website: Compassionate
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Come join me at one of the Death Cafes that I facilitate across the Brisbane and Redlands communities. Go to Eventbrite and search for “South-East Brisbane Death Cafe” or “Bayside Death Cafe“. Contact me if you have any questions!
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