French's Forest Bushland Cemetery are hosting a series of talks this Autumn, discussing and considering many of the important aspects of end of life planning...

Sometimes I am asked "how do you manage to work in 'such a depressing field' as death??!" Well, a good deal of the time I don't really work 'in death' as suc...

Even End of Life Consultants and Doulas sometimes need to stop and remember to appreciate how much time and effort solid advance planning can save, especiall...

I am very pleased and proud to announce that I am now a member of the charitable organisation Touching Base, which some Gentle Readers will recognise from my...

Advance planning for your sex toy stash, grief and sex, end of life and sex. Let's talk.

We are moving closer to Dying 2 Know Day 2019, and I am currently working on multiple journal articles based on my research and a book. Why stop and write yo...

Good morning Gentle Reader. I am not in the habit of asking for help, however I am currently running a fundraiser on Go Fund Me to help me purchase a cold pl...

Yes Gentle Reader, August is rapidly approaching and it is time to share my Dying to Know Day #D2KD speaking schedule with you. #D2KD is August 8th, but any ...

I have been approached quite a bit of late to speak about death and dying, and I always ensure that advance planning is in the mix. However, I always meet a ...

At the moment I am working as an EOL Doula for a few pet owners, and I thought this would be a good time to explore death literacy in terms of pet death and ...

I have just watched Hannah Gadsby's TED talk, and woven throughout much of the early part of this talk is discussion of being at the bedside of a person who ...

Death Literacy - a coin termed by researchers at Western Sydney University. "Death literacy is defined as a set of knowledge and skills that make it possible...

Death Literacy - a coin termed by researchers at Western Sydney University. "Death literacy is defined as a set of knowledge and skills that make it possible...

Death Literacy - a coin termed by researchers at Western Sydney University. "Death literacy is defined as a set of knowledge and skills that make it possible...

This is the first in a series of posts about death literacy, how we can all work to improve death literacy in our communities, and what we might do in our ow...

I frequently give public talks, but I don't see many of the people who attend afterwards, so sometimes I am left wondering what parts - if any - of my inform...

Funeral disruption is an interesting trend in Australia of late - in case you didn't know, funeral business is an AUD $1.2 billion industry which is holding ...

SPOILER ALERT: If you have not seen Season 9 of The Big Bang Theory and are binge watching to catch up, please come back for my next post or when you have se...

The growing field of EOL Doulas has a number of appellations attached - here are some of my favourites. What's yours?... Those Gentle Readers familiar with m...

Spoiler alert: If you have not read UNBREAK MY HEART by Lauren Blakely please return either when you have had a chance to read the book, or return for my nex...