Feb 9, 2021 | Community Engagement, Death a Love Project, Death conversation, Facilitation, Funeral options
Eaglemont Artists’ Hub is a beautiful space. Perfect for sessions about a rich and sensitive topic, end of life. Well this is what the owner, mover and shaker, Carol Ryan thinks. She’s as convinced as I am that things can go much smoother for a person’s...
Jul 31, 2020 | Children, Death a Love Project, Grief and bereavement, Memorial, Remembering, Ritual
Oh I wish I had a tattoo! Even though my parents died before I even thought of having one, they would have been scandalised! If I had got one it’d have been by ex de Medici. She practised in Canberra. Now a celebrated artist with work in major collections, her work...
Apr 24, 2020 | Grief and bereavement, Health, Social media, workshops
Do you feel out of sync I’m wondering? Are you sometimes surprised by how it is now, out of the blue? Did you know you can do a virtual tour of the State Library? When I did it I saw the spot where I often used to work at the Russell Street entrance. I used to...
Mar 25, 2020 | Grief and bereavement
I feel it and now I’m saying it – we are bereaved. Yes, in my chosen self-isolation in Melbourne I’m waving goodbye to long-held, basic expectations around: expressing and receiving care with physical touch. work and meetings with colleagues and clients...
Jan 31, 2020 | Death literacy
A MOOC, an ‘End of Life Care’ MOOC. Yes! I’ll do an online course with the University of Glasgow. I did. If you’re considering it I hope this review will either get you moving or stop you in your tracks! It’s being offered again in February 2020. Time commitment:...
