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Australasian College of Paramedicine – Australian Catholic University CPD event

Compassionate Communities, End of Life Doula, palliative care / 19/08/2024 / #endoflifedoula, #firstresponders, #paramedicine, #paramedics, nursing, palliativecare

It’s been a delightfully busy year for me and one highlight that I wanted to share was a live presentation that myself and Nurse Practitioner Karen Gower did on 18 June this year for Paramedics and Paramedicine students called “Embracing Transitions:Navigating palliative and end-of-life care”. I presented on a palliative approach to care which included […]

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What are YOU dying to know?

Compassionate Communities, End of Life Doula, Funeral Celebrant / 13/08/2024 / #dyingtoknow, #endoflifedoula

I was thrilled to be asked to be on a panel for Dying to Know Day 2024 #d2k #dyingtoknowday2024 an event sponsored by My Care Enterprises and Cornerstone Funerals held on 8th August 2024. Dying to Know Day is a national annual event that is about “fostering deep conversations about the one thing all humans

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My first live radio interview with ABC Radio Brisbane

End of Life Doula / 25/06/2024 / #endoflifedoula, #endoflifeplanning, conversations, death, dying

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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Ways to build our community’s death literacy…

End of Life Doula / 13/04/2024 / #endoflifedoula, conversations, education, life, workshops

I am so excited to be part of building a Compassionate Community as I continue to work as an End of Life Doula (EOLD) and provide services to those living with life-limiting illnesses, their families and friends, and the bereaved. And facilitate many workshops that aim to make people more knowledgeable about palliative care, advance

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Grief at Christmas

End of Life Doula, Funeral Celebrant / 24/11/2022 / #deathdoula, #endoflifedoula, bereavement, death, dying, end of life, grief, joy, legacy, loss, sadness

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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Compassionate Communities ~ Let’s change death and dying in our communities

Compassionate Communities, End of Life Doula / 03/04/2022 / #compassionatecommunities, #deathdoula, #endoflifedoula, #kindness, compassion

Being part of a Compassionate Community is about harnessing a community’s uniqueness and engaging in the community’s spirit. It’s about being a community that supports people of all ages who are living with a life-limiting condition, their family and friends caring for them; and the bereaved. One that supports and empowers the community to action

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