It's THAT time of year again - @lifting_the_lid_festival has opened up ticket sales for the fifth annual event this November!
Information, networking, entertainment, food for thought, discussions and all the best of deathly content is yours for a remarkably low price. A full three days of excitement awaits you - get your ticket here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/liftingthelid/1853754
#DeathLiteracy #DeathPositive #event #festival #GoodStuff #tickets #EndOfLife #Death #Dying
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 π ) 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
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
Having the important conversations is an everyday occurrence for me - how about you? Do you want a special kind of funeral, or to know the truth about VAD with no embellishments? Got questions about grief or need support? I'm here to help.
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
Did you know that you can help to support one of the most popular, low-cost international death and dying events?
Lifting the Lid International Festival on Death and Dying is a volunteer-run annual event now in it's third year. This ground-breaking, multi-day event takes place online and includes moderators, presenters, experts and performers from several countries.
Based in the UK with creators Jo Dagless and Victoria Keen dedicated to keeping the festival low-cost and accessible, prices are low and no salaries are paid for the year-round work of coordinating and organising this incredible event.
If you are able to contribute a bit extra to give the festival a boost for the future, and to express your appreciation for all the hard work that brings us all the good death literacy stuff, visit gofundme.com and pay it forward.
See you at the festival!
#LiftingTheLid2023 #LTL23 #event #festival #PayItForward #CrowdFunding #DeathLiteracy #gratitude
TFW on the same day you're intering your mum's ashes and watching the scattering of your brother's you get a phone call to conduct a funeral in a few days time at the place you've been dancing The Twist at while celebrating your mum.
Of course I will! But I didn't answer the phone because I was "otherwise engaged" - my mum got my attention and tears for a full day.
The Chubby Checker classic is now my theme for the rest of the year.
#DeathLiteracy #EndOfLifeConsultant #grief #sorrow #irony #DoTheTwist #DeathLiteracyBarbie
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.
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
Dr Annetta Mallon