Update on why advance planning is so incredibly important. It took a month to get our brother's body released for cremation because he had no planning in place. He was finally cremated earlier today.

#DeathLiteracyBarbie #GDEP #AdvancePlanning #DeathLiteracy

ID: a woman with white curly hair and a pink top smiles into the camera. There is a dull yellow folding screen behind her with maroon chrysanthemums on it.

It's Woof Wednesday - with a twist!

Have you ever wondered how cadaver dogs are trained? Read more about it here:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-09/cadaver-dogs-specialist-animals-helping-find-deceased-people/102701038

This post is 💯 #CullyApproved

#GDEP #WoofWednesday #CadaverDogs #training #dogs

Today is Dying to Know Day, and as I've done for the past several years I ran an information and education session free to the public.

Advance planning, comparative pricing and sharing personal experiences are some of my favourite parts of these events.

How did you spend your D2KD this year?.

#GDEP #D2KD23 #GetDeadSet #DeathLiteracy #DeathLiteracyBarbie #AskAnnetta #AdvancePlanning

Today is Talk in an Elevator Day - the perfect day to share community death literacy ideas!

Why not start a conversation today?

#GDEP #DeathLiteracy #DeathLiteracyBarbie #opportunity #AskAnnetta #conversation #CompassionateCommunities #fun #DeathPositive

It's #FridayFriends day!

An open access journal article about end of life doulas has been published in Palliative Care and Social Practice https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26323524231186826?fbclid=IwAR1_lCYDRs1WJPa0koUAVFTfFayNZ70QDBaicFJSCmtJEk4TdV9Isqj8Yac

Led by the incredible Marian Marian Krawczyk, the International End of Life Doula Research Group IEOLDRG members Emma Clare, Erin Collins, Sarah Farr, Elizabeth Johnson, Jennifer Mallmes, Annetta Mallon (me!), Kelly Oberle, and Jennifer Rigal all contributed to this article.

I'm honoured and grateful to work with this group.

What's happening in your Friday world?

#GDEP #IEOLDRG #EOLD #EOLDoula #DeathDoula #research #academia #writing #DeathPositive

I am HERE for Death Literacy Barbie!!

The movie is fabulous, and I highly recommend it.

Get yer #DeathLiteracy whenever and wherever you can. Go Barbie!

#GDEP #Barbie #BarbieMovie #GoodStuff

August 8th is Dying to Know Day, the annual Australian day to talk about advance planning, find out what your rights, options and choices are in terms of end of life and after-death care, and to find out the best ways to start your planning conversations.

Everyone in the area is invited to a free information and Q&A event from 10-12 and 1-3 pm Tuesday August 8th at teh Deloraine and Meander Neighbourhood Houses, respectively.

All inquiries please call 0412702833 or contact Deloraine or Meander Neighbourhood House direct.

#GDEP #D2KD #D2KD23 #EndOfLife #DeathLiteracy #AdvancePlanning #GetDeadSet #event

Everyone deserves dignity and respect at end of life - you are welcome here and safe with me.

Actually, at any stage of life! I just happen to mainly work at end of life and with those in grief.

#NonBinary #NBAW #incusion #visibility #GDEP

Did you know that in addition to working as an end of life consultant and doula I am a specialist grief therapist who uses evidence-based EFT for grief of all kinds? Yup, and I have been a grief practitioner for over 3 decades now - I wish that I had known about EFT when I started working because it is a genuine game changer in terms of processing grief, turning down the emotional volume of our grief, and supporting people with all they experience.

Want to know more? Sign up for the free 24 Hours of Tapping event where you will hear me talk about tapping for grief at 12:30pm Saturday the 15 July.

Register here: http://24hoursoftapping.com/

There are so many incredible expert practitioners speaking as part of this event, including Australasia's most prolific and high-profile tapping teacher and researcher Peta Stapleton of Bond University on the Gold Coast Queensland. See you Saturday!

#24HoursOfTapping #GDEP #TappingQAndA #GeneMonerastelli #online #event #grief #AskAnnetta

9 weeks since my mother died unexpectedly, coming on the back of long COVID - and now I return to work for the first time in about a year.

#GDEP #grief #MyMotherDied #LongCovid #recovery #work #rest #SelfCare #PersonalProcess

The interest in preventing carer burnout continues to grow - let's all celebrate better death literacy!

The Mallon Model article has been downloaded over 3,600 times, have you read it yet? Download for free at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26323524211052569

Want to know more? Online masterclasses will be offered in the second half of the year.

#GDEP #MallonModel #EndOfLife #carer #network #EOLD #EndOfLifeDoula #Disability #rehabilitation #ComCom

The hits keep coming, and Annetta is tired...

The Story So Far:

* Mum died six weeks ago, my chest feels right and funny a lot of the time, I'm sleeping in every day, but I'm beginning to make jokes: "Then my mum died unexpectedly. Rude!!" This makes sense if you ever saw us together. We enjoyed gallows humour and the Golden Girls, it was a consistently good aspect of our relationship. Even with the laughing memories, grief at this stage is exhausting.

* Realities of executorship are sinking in - and while I don't resent the job, or want to wriggle out of it, there are times when it's deeply emotional and tough for me. This can be exhausting.

* The man who sexually assaulted me and several other female children is currently in Long Bay, but coming up for parole in November, and the lovely support person gave me a call yesterday as I have the right to a submission (which includes exclusion zones). This is also depleting the few resources I can call on at this time.

Even with decades of therapy, hard work and determination I am so tired of having to deal with painful stuff from the past.

Ultimately this is grief at the pointy end - grief is never in isolation. There's always other stuff demanding our time and attention while we sit and sift through our sorrows, memories and realisations.

If life calls and asks for me over the next few weeks please tell it I'm out and won't be back until next month. Ta.

#GDEP #grief #PersonalTime #exhaustion

VAD Foster's compassion, community, communication, and better end of life and death outcomes.

Don't believe the religious hysterical hype - VAD is opt-in and offers genuine choice for those who meet the criteria.

Advocacy and support from non-medical workers - like end of life doulas - can make the process even smoother for everyone involved. Got questions? I'm here to help.

#GDEP #VAD #AskAnnetta #choices #EndOfLife #dignity #EOLD #EOLDoula #DeathDoula #MallonModel #support

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-08/south-australians-access-voluntary-assisted-dying/102452176

Happy Pride!

We all deserve dignity, respect, visibility and inclusion at every stage of life.

Gentle Death Education and Planning and Dr Annetta Mallon are fierce allies and supporters of all members of the LGBTIQA+ community. You are welcome and safe here.

Celebrate your truth and personal identity expression with joy, love and safety.

#GDEP #pride #ally #SafeSpace #celebrate #Pride2023 #EndOfLife #inclusion #diversity #respect #visibility #love #LoveIsLove

Carer burnout is a worldwide problem - from end of life to disability and long-term rehabilitation support, carers and networks can struggle.

The Mallon Model can solve carer and support system problems, and help streamline end of life doula services. Read the free article and book a masterclass if you want to learn more. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26323524211052569

#GDEP #AskAnnetta #MallonModel #EOLD #EndOfLifeDoula #disability #DisabilitySupport #CarerBurnout #HealthCareWorker

One year ago Hubs and I were celebrating bushwalking with Cully at 12.

Now we celebrate every day the fact that he's 13 and still up for adventures - even though he's spending more time sleeping (and shedding!!) than ever. He's 91 in human years and earned it.

Palliative pets can have a great quality of life. Ask Cully.

#CullyApproved #WoofWednesday #GDEP #happiness #dogs #love #happiness
#BestDogEver #mastodog #mastodoggo

Thank you BC, you were fabulous!

FUI - this is what I look like when I've been awake for a day and a half with only an hour and a half of sleep.

And my flight from Sydney to Launceston isn't for several hours yet. yay...

#GDEP #EOLD #IEOLDRG #travel #jetlag #EOLDAC #exhausted #IRL #fyp #canada🇨🇦 #australia #academic #research #tired

Wondering how end of life doulas and compassionate community work intersects to benefit carers and support networks? Or if disability and long-term care from home could be improved?

Try this, it's free to read: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26323524211052569

#GDEP #EOLD #EOLDAC #ComCom #CompassionateCommunity #DeathDoula #EndOfLife #EndOfLifeDoula #EOLDUK #research #CarerBurnout #MallonModel #disability #rehabilitation

Who says international research groups aren't glamorous??! We're here and deathy from Australia (me, in pink 🦘), Canada, the UK and USA - and the End of Life Doula Association of Canada & Douglas College have been invaluable in making this all happen.

We're here in New Westminster BC Canada for the International End of Life Doula Research Group (IEOLDRG) symposium and sea-map planning session for the next year or two. We were joined on Zoom by people from several countries who are eager to help shape and inform research directions. Such a rich week we are having - thank you everyone!

Stay tuned for updates.

#GDEP #research #collaboration #EOLDAC #EOLDUK #SeaMap #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula #identity #ideas #group #work #GoodStuff

Wow, the pace keeps increasing on Mallon Model downloads, now at over 3,300. 😍

You're welcome to join in the micro compassionate community movement and read the free article here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26323524211052569

Avoid carer burnout, support end of life and best quality ongoing care at home in an easy, straightforward way. Online masterclasses for international time zones are available, email info@gdep.com.au for details.

#GDEP #MallonModel #AskAnnetta #ComCom #EndOfLife #HomeBasedDying #carer #caring #support #network #masterclass #research #academia #AcademicChatter #OriginalResearch #CompassionateCommunity #EOLD #DeathDoula #DeathPositive #DisabilitySupport #care #EndCarerBurnout