#deathdoula — Public Fediverse posts

On being a death doula: "sitting at the bedside with hospice patients inspires me to make the most of each moment in my own life and makes me more aware of my own mortality. Becoming a death doula has taught me about what to expect at the end of life and given me the opportunity to help others do the same."

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/death-doula-end-of-life-lesson_n_683608d2e4b0620c47261441

#DeathDoula
#Hospice

Today is Joy Day!

How do you allow joy to show up in your life? How do you bring joy to others?

What does joy mean to you?

Got questions? I'm here to help

#EOLD #DeathDoula #AskAnnetta #happiness #DeathLiteracy #AdvancePlanning #PeaceOfMind #GDEPAU

I had the BEST time recording with @catherine_ashton_critical of Critical Info this morning! (Not, I must say, in an Oodie but Remy needed a walk 😉 ) We talked about end of life doulas, advance planning, grief, inclusive death care, and why a pet's death can be just as devastating as a human's.

Catherine's work is extraordinary and high-calibre, I encourage you to follow her if you don't already.

What are your weekend plans??!

#AskAnnetta #GDEPAU #DeathLiteracy #EOLD #DeathDoula #GriefWhisperer #grief #podcast #fun #joy

I'm approaching the end of the funeral planning, just a few bits left to do.
At some point, I need to think about what I'll be saying in my part of her eulogy.

Meanwhile, I sent off the first list of questions about my new (volunteer) safeguarding role.

It looks like I have several, about 12?, different strands of voluntary work, but there are overlaps.

And I'm still thinking about my role in supporting end-of-life journeys. I can't afford any official training, but maybe I can offer to do informal support?

#DeathDoula

For your listening pleasure!

I'm part of the Life's Booming podcast series this year, hosted by James Valentine. Martin Tobin and myself talk changing attitudes to funerals and death. Wherever you get yer podcasts, but here's Spotify. #GDEPAU #AskAnnetta #DeathLiteracy #funerals #FYI #DeathDoula #EOLD

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5JHHWhqwhWkksUmK7Zlzpu?si=7q18EAjfQkSfdnXe3AGMDA

Hi there! I’m #NewHere and here's my #introduction.

I’m a visual artist and #analog #photographer I work in #theatre as a #stagetechnician #stagehand💡🔧
I teach #yoga and #meditation 🧘🏽‍♀️📿
I’m a #deathdoula meaning I accompany people at the end of their life and I also provide #grief support. 🌀
I’m a #French gal established in Canada since 2016. Moving soon to #Vancouver. 🍁
My other interests are : #surf #books #antifascist #buddhism #community #care #music #diy #davidlynch #polaroid
Cheers ! ☕️

Continued thread of interests 🧵
#Ancestors #Death #Dying #Grief #DeathDoula #DeathAdvocacy #Apophatic #RadicalCompassion #Compassion #Bodhisattva #Atisha #Lojong #LojongSlogans #Interbeing #Meditation #PlumVillage #EngagedBuddhism #SocialJustice #PublicHealth #SocialWork #EnvironmentalJustice #DisabilityRights #HealthEquity

I'll continue to post interest hashtags in this thread.

#introduction #introductions

Micro compassionate community support is going from strength to strength - over five thousand downloads so far. See link here for article: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26323524211052569

#ComCom #MallonModel #EOLD #DeathDoula

If any of you have questions about my #DeathDoula work - I'll answer them.

#DeathDoula work is very similar to #caregiving for most elderly folks, except you have a good idea of when the person you're helping is going to pass away. We need more people who aren't fearful of #death to enter death doula work. There's high demands for our services & not enough supply of experienced/trained death doulas. It took several years for us to get enough birth doulas & now we have many across Vancouver Island. Most folks enjoy being a part of helping bring in new lives. However, it's easier to recruit & get more folks interested in birth doula work than death doula work because I'm in Canada & Western societies have been programmed to fear death & not see it as just another beautiful life passage. It's near impossible to find more folks willing to learn to do death doula work. Most folks aren't OK with learning how to help folks have dignified deaths because of their personal fears of death. It saddens me because we will all get old & die one day - we need more folks willing to help with end of life doula work.

https://www.psychedelictherapypalmsprings.com/ Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy with #ketamine #psychedelictherapy #psychedelics #psychedelicassistedpsychotherapy #palmsprings #remotecounseling #telehealth #deathdoula #joshuatree #coachellavalley #plantmedicine #psychedelicintegration #ketaminetherapy #ketamineassistedpsychotherapy #ketamineresearch #palliativecare #mentalhealth

Micro compassionate community support is going from strength to strength - over four and a half thousand downloads so far. See link here for article: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26323524211052569

#ComCom #MallonModel #EOLD #DeathDoula

Messages to dead parents from orphaned children.

#Palestine #deathdoula #mourning #parenting #beyondthescene #beyondthegrave #orphan #palestine #israel #failedstate #Zionism

Rethinking Death: Exploring What Happens When We Die. Scientists, physicians, and survivors of cardiac arrest explore the liminal space between life, death and beyond, breaking down stunning scientific breakthroughs to tell the remarkable, scientific story of what happens after we die. #death #neardeathexperience #nde #thanatology #deathdoula #recalledexperienceofdeath
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_18UdG4STHA&pp=ygUQUmV0aGlua2luZyBkZWF0aA%3D%3D

Have you read the free article about how to avoid carer burnout? Designed by me based on research with end of life doulas, this model is ideal for support networks - both assisted and unassisted dying.

You can download here, and start today! https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26323524211052569

#GDEP #EOLD #EOL #EndOfLife #DeathLiteracy #VAD #disability #DeathDoula #carers #CarerBurnout #network #ComCom #CompassionateCommunities

Interest in home-based care without carer burnout is steadily increasing - especially as assisted dying options and better death literacy increase in different countries.

You can download the article at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26323524211052569

Got questions? I'm here to help.

#GDEP #MallonModel #ComCom #VAD #MAID #AssistedDying #disability #carers #CarerBurnout #support #EndOfLife #EndOfLifeDoula #EOLD #DeathDoula

Interest in home-based care without carer burnout is steadily increasing - especially as assisted dying options and better death literacy increase in different countries.

You can download the article at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26323524211052569

Got questions? I'm here to help.

#GDEP #MallonModel #ComCom #VAD #MAID #AssistedDying #disability #carers #CarerBurnout #support #EndOfLife #EndOfLifeDoula #EOLD #DeathDoula

I'm here to do an #introduction post since my nicest one went down in flames when firefish.lgbt disappeared, god rest her soul

I'm a #writer. I like to write about #grief, #QueerIdentity, #hope, #praxis, and #harm + #reciprocity. (my websites are in my links!)

I have trained as a #DeathDoula, and I engage in #GriefWork & #DeathWork with and for my best beloveds: the #LGBTQIA2S+ community.

In my spare time you can find me hyperfocusing on whatever it is that I can't stop thinking about. I love a new game, a new favorite song, a new project management solution, and thinking about my chosen family and intentional community.

I'm #pagan, I am training in an old mystery tradition of pre-Gardnerian British traditional #witchcraft. We are from a long time ago and we are doing what it takes to support, love, and keep safe the people in our communities.

I will always fight for your right to #choose. I believe this right is a fundamental human gift.

I'm here to do an #introduction post since my nicest one went down in flames when firefish.lgbt disappeared, god rest her soul

I'm a #writer. I like to write about #grief, #QueerIdentity, #hope, #praxis, and #harm + #reciprocity. (my websites are in my links!)

I have trained as a #DeathDoula, and I engage in #GriefWork & #DeathWork with and for my best beloveds: the #LGBTQIA2S+ community.

In my spare time you can find me hyperfocusing on whatever it is that I can't stop thinking about. I love a new game, a new favorite song, a new project management solution, and thinking about my chosen family and intentional community.

I'm #pagan, I am training in an old mystery tradition of pre-Gardnerian British traditional #witchcraft. We are from a long time ago and we are doing what it takes to support, love, and keep safe the people in our communities.

I will always fight for your right to #choose. I believe this right is a fundamental human gift.

I'm here to do an #introduction post since my nicest one went down in flames when firefish.lgbt disappeared, god rest her soul

I'm a #writer. I like to write about #grief, #QueerIdentity, #hope, #praxis, and #harm + #reciprocity. (my websites are in my links!)

I have trained as a #DeathDoula, and I engage in #GriefWork & #DeathWork with and for my best beloveds: the #LGBTQIA2S+ community.

In my spare time you can find me hyperfocusing on whatever it is that I can't stop thinking about. I love a new game, a new favorite song, a new project management solution, and thinking about my chosen family and intentional community.

I'm #pagan, I am training in an old mystery tradition of pre-Gardnerian British traditional #witchcraft. We are from a long time ago and we are doing what it takes to support, love, and keep safe the people in our communities.

I will always fight for your right to #choose. I believe this right is a fundamental human gift.

I'm here to do an #introduction post since my nicest one went down in flames when firefish.lgbt disappeared, god rest her soul

I'm a #writer. I like to write about #grief, #QueerIdentity, #hope, #praxis, and #harm + #reciprocity. (my websites are in my links!)

I have trained as a #DeathDoula, and I engage in #GriefWork & #DeathWork with and for my best beloveds: the #LGBTQIA2S+ community.

In my spare time you can find me hyperfocusing on whatever it is that I can't stop thinking about. I love a new game, a new favorite song, a new project management solution, and thinking about my chosen family and intentional community.

I'm #pagan, I am training in an old mystery tradition of pre-Gardnerian British traditional #witchcraft. We are from a long time ago and we are doing what it takes to support, love, and keep safe the people in our communities.

I will always fight for your right to #choose. I believe this right is a fundamental human gift.

I'm here to do an #introduction post since my nicest one went down in flames when firefish.lgbt disappeared, god rest her soul

I'm a #writer. I like to write about #grief, #QueerIdentity, #hope, #praxis, and #harm + #reciprocity. (my websites are in my links!)

I have trained as a #DeathDoula, and I engage in #GriefWork & #DeathWork with and for my best beloveds: the #LGBTQIA2S+ community.

In my spare time you can find me hyperfocusing on whatever it is that I can't stop thinking about. I love a new game, a new favorite song, a new project management solution, and thinking about my chosen family and intentional community.

I'm #pagan, I am training in an old mystery tradition of pre-Gardnerian British traditional #witchcraft. We are from a long time ago and we are doing what it takes to support, love, and keep safe the people in our communities.

I will always fight for your right to #choose. I believe this right is a fundamental human gift.

A #CradleCatholic. As a wee lad, I did all the stuff - Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation. I was born here all my life. When I was around four years old, the church kicked out my mom and, by extension, my family. An #ExcludedCatholic? I explored other practices and faiths, #meditation, #yoga, #Buddhism, and all the things. I wanted to not convert to a religion or practice that I had not been born to or wasn't otherwise ancestrally connected. A deep dive into Protestant fellowships lead to immersion into the #EarlyChurch Fathers and early #ChurchHistory. Entering the #OrthodoxChurch, I lived in several monasteries and wandered around the US like the guy in Way of a Pilgrim. I was ultimately drawn to #Theosis and the #PrayerOfTheHeart, sometimes called the #JesusPrayer. Long story short, decades later, a pandemic, and a few ends of the world, here I am. The #2024Election US has me wondering about US Christianities that support social actions and movements that contradict the teachings of Jesus. Shouldn't Christ's Gospel teachings be central?

Some of my interests:
#NewMexico #Ogapoge #SantaFe #SantaFeRiver #Water #Birds #Plants #Medicine #Hiking #Walking #NaturePhotography #Biophilia #Wilderness #Rewild #Rewilding #Regenerative #RegenerativeDesign #UniversalDesign #RegenerativeAg #RegenAg #AppropriateTechnology #Contemplation #Hesychasm #Prayer #Ancestors #Death #Dying #Grief #DeathDoula #DeathAdvocacy #Apophatic #RadicalCompassion #Compassion #SocialJustice #PublicHealth #SocialWork #EnvironmentalJustice #DisabilityRights #HealthEquity #Recovery #RecoveryPosse #Drawing #Writing #VisualThinking #WriteToThink #Journal #BulletJournal #SystemsChange #Humanrights #Inclusion #Accessability #InvisibleDisabilityRights #DisabilityVoice #RacialEquality #PublicHealth #Grief #Hospice #Humanrights #Food #Health #Fasting #Movement

I'll continue to post interest hashtags in this thread to be.

#introduction #introductions

A #CradleCatholic. As a wee lad, I did all the stuff - Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation. I was born here all my life. When I was around four years old, the church kicked out my mom and, by extension, my family. An #ExcludedCatholic? I explored other practices and faiths, #meditation, #yoga, #Buddhism, and all the things. I wanted to not convert to a religion or practice that I had not been born to or wasn't otherwise ancestrally connected. A deep dive into Protestant fellowships lead to immersion into the #EarlyChurch Fathers and early #ChurchHistory. Entering the #OrthodoxChurch, I lived in several monasteries and wandered around the US like the guy in Way of a Pilgrim. I was ultimately drawn to #Theosis and the #PrayerOfTheHeart, sometimes called the #JesusPrayer. Long story short, decades later, a pandemic, and a few ends of the world, here I am. The #2024Election US has me wondering about US Christianities that support social actions and movements that contradict the teachings of Jesus. Shouldn't Christ's Gospel teachings be central?

Some of my interests:
#NewMexico #Ogapoge #SantaFe #SantaFeRiver #Water #Birds #Plants #Medicine #Hiking #Walking #NaturePhotography #Biophilia #Wilderness #Rewild #Rewilding #Regenerative #RegenerativeDesign #UniversalDesign #RegenerativeAg #RegenAg #AppropriateTechnology #Contemplation #Hesychasm #Prayer #Ancestors #Death #Dying #Grief #DeathDoula #DeathAdvocacy #Apophatic #RadicalCompassion #Compassion #SocialJustice #PublicHealth #SocialWork #EnvironmentalJustice #DisabilityRights #HealthEquity #Recovery #RecoveryPosse #Drawing #Writing #VisualThinking #WriteToThink #Journal #BulletJournal #SystemsChange #Humanrights #Inclusion #Accessability #InvisibleDisabilityRights #DisabilityVoice #RacialEquality #PublicHealth #Grief #Hospice #Humanrights #Food #Health #Fasting #Movement

I'll continue to post interest hashtags in this thread to be.

#introduction #introductions

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 #AcademicChatter

#Introduction time at the newly-rebranded #FirefishLGBT server! 🎉

(you can read this on my profile too, I keep tweaking it here and there when I remember to add or change a thing)

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Thinker of profound thoughts & also shitposts.

#Trans #Non-Binary #GenderQueer. #Neurodivergent #Writer. #Disabled with #ChronicIllness #MCAS #EDS #POTS.

I write about #QueerIdentity, #Death, #Hope, #Praxis, & #SongLyrics at the Infinite at https://nixkelley.com. My inspiration to write usually comes when songs and poetry remind me what is true.

I currently live on Anishinaabeg land in what is called Michigan, in the lower half of the mitten, between the Great Lakes.

I am a trained #DeathDoula. I engage in #DeathWork and #GriefWork for my community, using a reciprocity model rather than a capitalist structure. I write Paths That Lead Home, essays for the dying and their loved ones. You can sign up for it at https://everonandon.com, my deathwork website.

I'm currently training in a pre-Gardnerian Celtic oathbound lineaged oral mystery tradition of #BritishTraditionalWitchcraft. I serve the community wherever I live (and wherever I can travel digitally), as a layperson for now and as clergy once I reach an appropriate level of training.

I am a #pagan #polytheist and #animist. I live in an intentional community with my #ChosenFamily, and we are learning how to do this as we go, taking inspiration from indigenous Celtic tribe-based communal living.

I'm a #gamer. My current rotation of PC games is #IXION, #MaskOfTheRose, #OxygenNotIncluded, & #LOTRO. I have a deep love for #DeathStranding #Fallout4 #ESO #Skyrim & #Frostpunk. On the Switch, I'm playing #CozyGrove #OregonTrail & #NotTonight.

I'm a #knitter & my Ravelry profile is https://ravelry.com/people/nixkelley

I am a #polyam person and I currently have two partners. I watch queer media whenever possible. I love ridiculous #paranormal media. My favorite kind of humor is dark.

#AltText is the rule: my avatar is a selfie I took, framing my face and one of my tattooed arms. I have pale skin and in this photo my hair is dark.

#Introduction time at the newly-rebranded #FirefishLGBT server! 🎉

(you can read this on my profile too, I keep tweaking it here and there when I remember to add or change a thing)

--

Thinker of profound thoughts & also shitposts.

#Trans #Non-Binary #GenderQueer. #Neurodivergent #Writer. #Disabled with #ChronicIllness #MCAS #EDS #POTS.

I write about #QueerIdentity, #Death, #Hope, #Praxis, & #SongLyrics at the Infinite at https://nixkelley.com. My inspiration to write usually comes when songs and poetry remind me what is true.

I currently live on Anishinaabeg land in what is called Michigan, in the lower half of the mitten, between the Great Lakes.

I am a trained #DeathDoula. I engage in #DeathWork and #GriefWork for my community, using a reciprocity model rather than a capitalist structure. I write Paths That Lead Home, essays for the dying and their loved ones. You can sign up for it at https://everonandon.com, my deathwork website.

I'm currently training in a pre-Gardnerian Celtic oathbound lineaged oral mystery tradition of #BritishTraditionalWitchcraft. I serve the community wherever I live (and wherever I can travel digitally), as a layperson for now and as clergy once I reach an appropriate level of training.

I am a #pagan #polytheist and #animist. I live in an intentional community with my #ChosenFamily, and we are learning how to do this as we go, taking inspiration from indigenous Celtic tribe-based communal living.

I'm a #gamer. My current rotation of PC games is #IXION, #MaskOfTheRose, #OxygenNotIncluded, & #LOTRO. I have a deep love for #DeathStranding #Fallout4 #ESO #Skyrim & #Frostpunk. On the Switch, I'm playing #CozyGrove #OregonTrail & #NotTonight.

I'm a #knitter & my Ravelry profile is https://ravelry.com/people/nixkelley

I am a #polyam person and I currently have two partners. I watch queer media whenever possible. I love ridiculous #paranormal media. My favorite kind of humor is dark.

#AltText is the rule: my avatar is a selfie I took, framing my face and one of my tattooed arms. I have pale skin and in this photo my hair is dark.

#Introduction time at the newly-rebranded #FirefishLGBT server! 🎉

(you can read this on my profile too, I keep tweaking it here and there when I remember to add or change a thing)

--

Thinker of profound thoughts & also shitposts.

#Trans #Non-Binary #GenderQueer. #Neurodivergent #Writer. #Disabled with #ChronicIllness #MCAS #EDS #POTS.

I write about #QueerIdentity, #Death, #Hope, #Praxis, & #SongLyrics at the Infinite at https://nixkelley.com. My inspiration to write usually comes when songs and poetry remind me what is true.

I currently live on Anishinaabeg land in what is called Michigan, in the lower half of the mitten, between the Great Lakes.

I am a trained #DeathDoula. I engage in #DeathWork and #GriefWork for my community, using a reciprocity model rather than a capitalist structure. I write Paths That Lead Home, essays for the dying and their loved ones. You can sign up for it at https://everonandon.com, my deathwork website.

I'm currently training in a pre-Gardnerian Celtic oathbound lineaged oral mystery tradition of #BritishTraditionalWitchcraft. I serve the community wherever I live (and wherever I can travel digitally), as a layperson for now and as clergy once I reach an appropriate level of training.

I am a #pagan #polytheist and #animist. I live in an intentional community with my #ChosenFamily, and we are learning how to do this as we go, taking inspiration from indigenous Celtic tribe-based communal living.

I'm a #gamer. My current rotation of PC games is #IXION, #MaskOfTheRose, #OxygenNotIncluded, & #LOTRO. I have a deep love for #DeathStranding #Fallout4 #ESO #Skyrim & #Frostpunk. On the Switch, I'm playing #CozyGrove #OregonTrail & #NotTonight.

I'm a #knitter & my Ravelry profile is https://ravelry.com/people/nixkelley

I am a #polyam person and I currently have two partners. I watch queer media whenever possible. I love ridiculous #paranormal media. My favorite kind of humor is dark.

#AltText is the rule: my avatar is a selfie I took, framing my face and one of my tattooed arms. I have pale skin and in this photo my hair is dark.

#Introduction time at the newly-rebranded #FirefishLGBT server! 🎉

(you can read this on my profile too, I keep tweaking it here and there when I remember to add or change a thing)

--

Thinker of profound thoughts & also shitposts.

#Trans #Non-Binary #GenderQueer. #Neurodivergent #Writer. #Disabled with #ChronicIllness #MCAS #EDS #POTS.

I write about #QueerIdentity, #Death, #Hope, #Praxis, & #SongLyrics at the Infinite at https://nixkelley.com. My inspiration to write usually comes when songs and poetry remind me what is true.

I currently live on Anishinaabeg land in what is called Michigan, in the lower half of the mitten, between the Great Lakes.

I am a trained #DeathDoula. I engage in #DeathWork and #GriefWork for my community, using a reciprocity model rather than a capitalist structure. I write Paths That Lead Home, essays for the dying and their loved ones. You can sign up for it at https://everonandon.com, my deathwork website.

I'm currently training in a pre-Gardnerian Celtic oathbound lineaged oral mystery tradition of #BritishTraditionalWitchcraft. I serve the community wherever I live (and wherever I can travel digitally), as a layperson for now and as clergy once I reach an appropriate level of training.

I am a #pagan #polytheist and #animist. I live in an intentional community with my #ChosenFamily, and we are learning how to do this as we go, taking inspiration from indigenous Celtic tribe-based communal living.

I'm a #gamer. My current rotation of PC games is #IXION, #MaskOfTheRose, #OxygenNotIncluded, & #LOTRO. I have a deep love for #DeathStranding #Fallout4 #ESO #Skyrim & #Frostpunk. On the Switch, I'm playing #CozyGrove #OregonTrail & #NotTonight.

I'm a #knitter & my Ravelry profile is https://ravelry.com/people/nixkelley

I am a #polyam person and I currently have two partners. I watch queer media whenever possible. I love ridiculous #paranormal media. My favorite kind of humor is dark.

#AltText is the rule: my avatar is a selfie I took, framing my face and one of my tattooed arms. I have pale skin and in this photo my hair is dark.

#Introduction time at the newly-rebranded #FirefishLGBT server! 🎉

(you can read this on my profile too, I keep tweaking it here and there when I remember to add or change a thing)

--

Thinker of profound thoughts & also shitposts.

#Trans #Non-Binary #GenderQueer. #Neurodivergent #Writer. #Disabled with #ChronicIllness #MCAS #EDS #POTS.

I write about #QueerIdentity, #Death, #Hope, #Praxis, & #SongLyrics at the Infinite at https://nixkelley.com. My inspiration to write usually comes when songs and poetry remind me what is true.

I currently live on Anishinaabeg land in what is called Michigan, in the lower half of the mitten, between the Great Lakes.

I am a trained #DeathDoula. I engage in #DeathWork and #GriefWork for my community, using a reciprocity model rather than a capitalist structure. I write Paths That Lead Home, essays for the dying and their loved ones. You can sign up for it at https://everonandon.com, my deathwork website.

I'm currently training in a pre-Gardnerian Celtic oathbound lineaged oral mystery tradition of #BritishTraditionalWitchcraft. I serve the community wherever I live (and wherever I can travel digitally), as a layperson for now and as clergy once I reach an appropriate level of training.

I am a #pagan #polytheist and #animist. I live in an intentional community with my #ChosenFamily, and we are learning how to do this as we go, taking inspiration from indigenous Celtic tribe-based communal living.

I'm a #gamer. My current rotation of PC games is #IXION, #MaskOfTheRose, #OxygenNotIncluded, & #LOTRO. I have a deep love for #DeathStranding #Fallout4 #ESO #Skyrim & #Frostpunk. On the Switch, I'm playing #CozyGrove #OregonTrail & #NotTonight.

I'm a #knitter & my Ravelry profile is https://ravelry.com/people/nixkelley

I am a #polyam person and I currently have two partners. I watch queer media whenever possible. I love ridiculous #paranormal media. My favorite kind of humor is dark.

#AltText is the rule: my avatar is a selfie I took, framing my face and one of my tattooed arms. I have pale skin and in this photo my hair is dark.

VAD fosters 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

TFW you are so tired your vision and your head (and body) are swaying - but not in synch.

I'd forgotten how unsettlingly unpleasant deep jetlag is - waves of swaying queasiness that sometimes meet, sometimes overlaps, and sometimes just taunt your stomach contents. For fun.

Urgh

On the bright side (ha!) my eyes look incredibly green right now because my sclera are so bloodshot! #SilverLinings #blessed 😂🤣

#travel #DeathDoula #research #jetlag #IRL #funny #exhaustion #IMissMyDog

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

After a fascinating and thought-provoking day of presentations which used the prompt "Rethinking end of life doulas and..." at Douglas College in New Westminster BC, I have a weekend to grapple with my jetlag before diving into our symposium work with the International End of Life Doula Research Group. Thank you to the End of Life Doula Association of Canada and Douglas College (which has a terrific training program for EOLDs, including First Nations people and cultural needs).

Including representatives from the four countries where EOLDs are most strongly represented (Australia -me! - Canada, UK and USA), this upcoming week will explore research options and ideas for the next year or two.

I suspect a truckload of grant writing is in my future!

Stay tuned for updates and have a great day. Oh Canada! 🇨🇦

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I gave a presentation at Douglas College in New Westminster BC today on end of life doulas and assisted dying as part of a virtual conference.

Thanks go to the brilliant cabaret artist Reuben Kaye for a pivotal quote I included in this talk (from his recent 'Live and Intimidating' show): "Nothing hates like Christian love". The perfect encapsulation of hysterical and fallacious opposition to VAD.

A fascinating day with international contributors. Thank you to the End of Life Doula Association of Canada and Douglas College.

#EOLD #DeathDoula #VAD #AssistedDying #MAiD #conference #PublicSpeaking #community #collaboration #ReubenKaye

Vancouver BC airport arrivals and immigration hall.

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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 [email protected] for details.

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Wow! My Mallon Model article has been downloaded over 2,800 times!

Am so chuffed.

The article is free to access, and workshops are available. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26323524211052569

#GDEP #MallonModel #research #sociology #EndOfLife #DeathDoula #EndOfLifeDoula #EOLD #ComCom

Did you know that carer burnout is an urgent global health issue, and that carers for those who choose to die at home are in this group? Happily, the micro compassionate community Mallon Model is designed to help avoid carer burnout, and to streamline end of life doula work.

The open access journal article explaining the Mallon Model has now been downloaded over 2,700 times, and you can also access training workshops - in person and online - to learn how to maximise the benefits of the model, and to tailor it for individual situations.

Click here to access the article https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26323524211052569 or email [email protected] to arrange a workshop.

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Let's change a toxic and exclusionary practice that is rife in the language of end of life work: "walking".

Based on a quote by Californian man Ram Dass ("we're all just walking each other home"), western - predominantly white - EOL doulas, volunteers, speakers and therapists repeat this phrase like a chant. However, it is unnecessarily ableist, and therefore exclusion, in nature. Because not everyone walks, ambulates, or has control over muscle and locomotion in life - and none of us are up and around when we are dying.

Using "walk" or "walking" instead of words that indicate a role of accompanying or companioning the dying makes invisible people with disabilities, who are already marginalised. Disabled carers and those close to a dying person are also excluded when phrases of this kind are employed. Let's do better.

What words and phrases could you use instead of discriminating against disabled people?

#GDEP #AskAnnetta #ableism #language #inclusion #disability #change #respect #visibility #EndOfLife #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula #EOLD

Gentle Death Education and Planning and Dr Annetta Mallon wishes you and yours a happy and love-filled 2023. May all your end of life needs be met, and your advance planning be thorough and complete.

See you in the new year!

#GDEP #AskAnnetta #EndOfLife #AdvancePlanning #EOLD #DeathDoula #NewYear #GoodWishes #HappyNewYear2023 #nye2023 #love #hope #wishes #GoodStuff

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Great news! I will be in Canada next April to deliver a keynote at the send of Life Doula association conference, as well as for the research symposium with some highly esteemed colleagues. I'm thrilled!

#travel #GDEP #canada #EOLD #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula #squee

What do you mean not EVERYONE celebrates their birthday at a Palliative Care conference??!

#BirthdayGirll #PalliativeCare #EndOfLife #DeathDoula #AcademicChatter #EndOfLifeConsultant #conference #Barbiecore #HappyBirthdayToMe #tasmania

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