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On International Transgender Day of Visibility it's important to remember that everyone deserves dignity and respect at every stage of life. Including end of life.

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#TransDayOfVisibility🏳️‍⚧️

Did you know that I am a specialist grief and trauma recovery psychotherapist who has worked in multiple countries? CSA, disenfranchised, complex & historical griefs for people and pets offered online and in person. You never need to apologise for your grief.

#AskAnnetta
#GDEP
#EndOfLife
#survivor

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

Death Literacy Barbie rides again!

Thank you ACAP Navitas in Sydney for a phenomenal four hours of engaged and curious, switched on Masters of Psychology class. Part of the life stages unit, I taught older adults, death literacy, meaning-making, advance planning, icebreaker conversation starters, and grief. We got through a LOT in four hours!

Big fun, cannot wait to come back.

#GDEP #AdvancePlanning #EndOfLife #university #academia #postgrad #psychology #grief #death #dying #teaching #fabulous #DeathLiteracyBarbie

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

Today is Transgender Day of Rememberance.. Advocate, speak up, protect, build safer, kinder communities and help to bring the number to zero.

#GDEP #TransLivesMatter #TransgenderDayOfRemembrance #Inclusion #visibility #love community

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

Did you know that - despite myths and assertions to the contrary - you can have your organ donation wishes made reality when you undertake VAD.

Obviously there are some exceptions, especially for cancer-related deaths, but neurological conditions are not excluded.

Five countries - Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Canada and Australia - have legislation in place for VAD and organ donation to take place. Victoria Australia has already contributed to the global statistics on VAD + organ donation.

I'm here to support you with information, advocacy and practical planning needs if you have questions. Let's talk.

#GDEP #AskAnnetta #VAD #OrganDonation #VADCON2023

Preventing carer burnout is a global health priority - and there's a simple approach that you can use at home. Join me for a masterclass in micro compassionate communities for those at end of life, disability support and home-based rehabilitation.

Join the growing community of people benefitting from the Mallon Model approach, and understand how to adapt the roles to best fit your own needs.

#MallonModel #masterclass #event #ComCom #learning #CarerBurnout #network #disability #EndOfLife #EOLD #EOLDoula #DisabilitySupport #GDEP #support #carer #carers #CompassionateCommunities

My day today was huge. Week 17 update:

Mum and her dog Byron were interred together, then I watched my younger sister farewell our brother's remains accompanied by giant southern pelicans at Picnic Point near The Entrance.

At my mother's interment the first thing after the acknowledgement of Country was Chubby Checker's "The Twist" on my Bluetooth speaker. We danced the dance that mum loved and was brilliant at until she was quite an older adult.

My older sister had taken pictures of mum about thirty years ago, printed them out and we looked through them as we took turns filling in the interment hole then sprinkling rose petals at the end.

#GDEP #grief #sorrow #MyMotherDied #love

Preventing carer burnout is a global health priority - and there's a simple approach that you can use at home. Join me for a masterclass in micro compassionate communities for those at end of life, disability support and home-based rehabilitation.

Join the growing community of people benefitting from the Mallon Model approach, and understand how to adapt the roles to best fit your own needs. Online, in the comfort and convenience of your own home or office space.

Learn more here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-mallon-model-masterclass-tickets-681896961167

#MallonModel #masterclass #event #ComCom #learning #CarerBurnout #network #disability #EndOfLife #EOLD #EOLDoula #DisabilitySupport #GDEP #support #carer #carers #CompassionateCommunities

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 #AcademicChatter

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

I am HERE for Death Literacy Barbie!

#barbie #BarbieMovie #GDEP

For anyone interested in tapping for grief but missed my section of 24 Hours of Tapping earlier this month, here's the link.

Our connection was a little weird due to severe thunderstorms on the east coast of the USA that day, but it's free!

https://youtu.be/Zd6Z4oY14a4

#GDEP #grief #tapping #EFT #EBEFT #interview

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

May 17th is IDAHOBIT - Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.

Be an ally and support in your community, speak up against discrimination and learn as much as you can about diversity and inclusion. Because we are all stronger together in our diversity.

Everyone deserves dignity and respect at end of life and every stage of life.

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

#GDEP #IDAHOBIT #inclusion #diversity #respect #visibility #ally #SafeSpace #IDAHOBIT2023

I prettied some candles and jars for mum's family memorial get-together tonight.

#GDEP #memorial #AdvancePlanning #love #grief #UnexpectedDeath #ritual #death #DeathLiteracy #DeathOfAParent #mum

Thank you BC, you were fabulous!

FYI - 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

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! 🇨🇦

#GDEP #EOLD #IEOLDRG #DeathDoula #EndOfLifeDoula #research #collaboration #community #discussion #symposium #DeathPositive #planning #DeathLiteracy

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.

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

Wondering why I recommend a dedicated bank account to pay for your funeral? Because some schemes shamelessly rip people off.

You can read some cautionary tales here https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-19/funeral-insurance-policy-plans-insuranceline-rort/102230678

If you have questions about your funeral planning I'm here to help.

#GDEP #AskAnnetta #AdvancePlanning #FuneralPlanning #DeathLiteracy #finances #DidYouKnow #FYI

Amazing!!!

The interest in my Mallon Model article keeps growing - 3,000 downloads and counting.

You can see what everyone is so excited about here, the article is free https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26323524211052569

#GDEP #AskAnnetta #MallonModel #ComCom #EOLD #EndOfLife #network #support #DyingAtHome #academia #AcademicChatter #sociology

Happy International Transgender Day of Visibility from Gentle Death Education and Planning and me, Annetta.

Trans people are under attack in many parts of the world right now, often because of religious fascism. Safe space and correct information about rights, options, and choices to ensure respect and dignity at end of life is more important than ever.

In person or online, you are safe with me. For international and long distance clients, I will also help you find a local person for your needs whenever possible.

I'm here to help.

You are always safe with me.

#GDEP #ITDV #TDV #respect #dignity #EndOfLife #TransLivesMatter #ally #AskAnnetta #safety #support #care #inclusion #visibility

I've been quiet and patchy on social media for a while now - partly because of ongoing long COVID - which I've been transparent about - but also because my mother's dementia is worsening. Which I haven't chosen to talk openly about until now.

Dementia is a horrible terminal disease, and although my mother's has been kind to us as she still recognises the people closest to her and that is somewhat comforting as her world gets smaller and smaller, it is still devestating.

I am my mother's responsible person for everything - do your advance planning everyone! - and although we are well-organised this is still incredibly difficult and exhausting. For anyone who has waited for me to return emails or phone calls this is the primary reason, and again I thank you for your patience with my erratic schedule.

I will be travelling back to the mainland this weekend, returning next week, to help settle my mum into full-time care. The admin alone is astonishing, as those of you who have undertaken this process understand, but the details of moving a life from a home into a care facility is wrenching and fraught.

Have a good weekend and I'll see you soon,

Annetta

#GDEP #EndOfLife #Alzheimers #dementia #TerminalIllness #AdvancePlanning #care #PersonalTime #TimeOut #admin #forms #emotion #love

Sunday #DeathLiteracy fun!

Did you know that Death is pansexual?

Yup. Because, you know, Death comes for us all...

Have a great day everyone!

#GDEP #EndOfLife #DeathPositive #fun #humour #GoodStuff #AskAnnetta

Curious about home funerals and green burial in Australia? I talk with Sarah Crews on her podcast A Path Home - part of the National Home Funeral Alliance in the USA - about what's new, what's hoped for, and what's important in a home funearl.

Listen on your usual podcast provider or click here: https://lnns.co/GeQV94L2lJv

#GDEP #AskAnnetta #podcast #HomeFuneral #GreenBurial #NaturalBurial #EndOfLife

A reminder that it is Advance Care Planning Week this week, and I am running two public information sessions for anyone interested in learning more about advance care plans, end of life wishes, VAD, funeral planning and other aspects of our important planning needs.

Deloraine House on Wednesday March 22nd 2-4pm 112 Emu Bay Rd Deloraine TAS 7304

Meander House on Thursday March 23rd 2-4pm 137 Main Rd Meander (opposite the oval and Community Hall).

See you there!

#AskAnnetta #GDEP #ACPW #ACPW23 #EndOfLife #information #tasmania #AdvanceCarePlanningWeek #DeathLiteracy

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.

#GDEP #MallonModel #ComCom #EOLD #DeathDoula #DeathLiteracy #GoodStuff #EndIfLife

Happy New!

For our first #MotivationMonday of 2023, allow me to remind you that the Mallon Model article is free to download. More than 2600 people have gotten their paws on this red-hot asset for avoiding carer burnout when someone has home-based care needs.

Assisted dying, unassisted deaths, disability care and physical therapy networks all benefit from easy organisation and no carer burnout. Try it today, you'll be glad you gained a new tool in your toolkit, one that's simple to model to others. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26323524211052569

#GDEP #MallonModel #VAD #ComCom #DeathLiteracy #caring #CarerBurnout #HomeBasedDying #EndOfLife #AskAnnetta

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Happy #WoofWednesday!

I took this picture a year ago today. Since then Cully continues to find joy in simple moments, and I continue to find him more handsome, more loveable and more wondrous.

Have a good day everyone, and treat yourself! Bask in Cully's matinee idol good looks for as long as you want - it's almost Christmas. 😉

#GDEP #CullyApproved #dogs #love #joy #Cully #BestDogEver #DogsOfMastodon

ID: a picture of a stonkingly handsome Malamute X Shepherd dog laying in profile in dappled light on the grass with blue sky and a grey shed behind him in the background. There is a pink squeaky pig toy on his forepaws.