end of life

DEAD AIR #176 by The Departure

DEAD AIR #176
Hayley West, 94.9MAINfm

Sectors welcome Senate call to remove limits on end-of-life care at home – Media Release

Motherless Daughters Australia - connecting and supporting women, girls, and families experiencing the distress and lifelong impact caused by mother loss.

HISTORY OF IDEAS – Rituals - The School of Life

AHFA - Home Funerals

This year for Dying to Know month I've been invited to speak at Woodend & Bendigo Library. Reimagining Death: A thought-provoking talk exploring meaningful alternatives to end-of-life rituals. How can we approach death with creativity, care, and a lighter footprint? Explore meaningful alternatives, from living wakes to natural burials and end-of-life rituals, in this thought-provoking talk. Discover how we, as a community, can reshape our relationship with death. Book HERE - Bendigo Library: Thu, 6 Aug, 5:30pm + Woodend Library: Fri, 7 Aug, 2pm.

AHFA presents "Global history and evolution of euthanasia and assisted dying" with Dr Philip Nitschke – Register HERE 7pm AEST Friday 28 August.

Dying to Know Day event in Rochester. Meet local organisations, ask questions, explore topics through short presentations and resources on offer. Rochester Racecourse Recreation Reserve, Mon 10 Aug, 9.30am-2.30pm. Please register by email hello@livingandleaving.com.au

Good Grief Lounge, Dying to Know Day: Jenny Blake: What is a Death Doula? & Sarah Byrne: How to Make a Will and appoint an Enduring Power of Attorney & Ceramicist Lisa McPherson: Will lead us in making a healing vessel out of clay. Entry: $10 donation at the door. Please register your attendance HERE Sat 8 Aug, 11am–2pm, Northern Arts Hotel, 359 Barker Street, Castlemaine.

Great Stupa Death Festival A day to come together as a community to reflect, connect and celebrate life.  Sat 15 Aug, 11am-3pm, Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, Myers Flat, FREE.

TRACKS: Great Radio – Bongwater / Processing Grief, Transcedens – Stine Janvin

DEAD AIR #136 by The Departure

DEAD AIR #136
Hayley West, 94.9 MainFM

Preservative chemicals to winged eyeliner: How embalmers bring dignity to the deceased – ABC News

The Role of Rituals and the Power of Symbolism..... - Sincere Ceremonies blog by Karen Brady.

REBORN - I Bought a Doll to Replicate My Son, Who I Left Behind - SBS Feed

Holistic End-Of-Life & Death Care Australia (HELD) - a new organisation dedicated to promoting and providing holistic approaches to end-of-life care, deathcare practices, after-death care, and funeral care in Australia.

TALK DEATH is accepting pitches from guest writers and pay CAD 0.20/word for 800-1200 words. Send your pitches to rian@talkdeath.com Submission guidelines HERE

New live deathie radio show!!! Re/gard with Emma Beattie - Mondays on BayFM 99.9fm (NSW) 11am–12pm, Listen HERE

TRACKS: You’re No Good – ESG / Quantum Entanglement – Uma Seedlings / Love Fingers – Silver Apples