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

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

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

Vancouver BC airport arrivals and immigration hall.

#travel #IEOLDRG #EndOfLifeDoula #research #DeathDoula #FirstNations #textilrs #FibreArt #weaving #beauty #vancouver #canada #art

Did you know that I am part of an international end of life doula research group?

We're meeting up together in Canada next month, I'll keep you posted on what's coming next.

#IEOLDRG #AskAnnetta #EOLD #research #community #collaboration #australia #canada