Impacting community
Getting this mahi out into the world…
End-of-life planning is about real people and meaningful conversations. Whether I am guiding a local journaling workshop, speaking at a conference, or sharing insights on a podcast, here is a glimpse into how this work comes to life to support communities.
Every now and then I get the opportunity to be a part of something pretty fantastic, and this is my chance to share those moments with you.
So much of this work is about making a tangible difference on the ground by:
Raising awareness and starting vital conversations
Building social capital and empowering local community
Strengthening networks of compassionate support
Reducing and preventing harm through practical education
Every little bit counts. Every interaction and every conversation is a drip in the pond. Those concentric circles ripple out, creating stronger, compassionate communities who innately know how to care for each other in challenging times.
Thank you for your support, and thank you for coming on this journey with me.
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The Glow takes a warm, spiritual approach using the universal metaphor of an inner light/glow, which feels inclusive across beliefs and avoids being overly religious or clinical. It focuses on hope, connection, and love enduring beyond physical death, paired with practical adult notes from an end-of-life educator perspective (praised by experts like Tilly Stevens for reducing fear around dying). As part of the Wildling Books collection (which includes emotional intelligence tools like How Do I Feel? and Let It Go), it pairs beautifully with resources for naming and releasing feelings during grief.
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A down-to-earth series featuring candid insights from the cancer journeys of New Zealanders. It aims to help friends and family understand how they can help or hinder the journey, the emotional rollercoaster that is cancer and the decisions that need to be traversed. It will also resonate with those faced with the Big C, and provides honest feedback for our medical profession.
Listen on Spotify here
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This episode features our conversation with Tilly Stevens, a health and well-being coach from New Zealand. We chat about her work with Coping with Loss and her training as an end-of-life doula. She tells us about the challenges in New Zealand's palliative care system, including funding and variability in services, her experiences with resilient grieving and the importance of acknowledging and accepting loss and the importance of community educators.
“I’m part of a wider mission to improve people’s experiences around change, loss & grief, serious illness, end of life, and death & dying…
…so an expected death doesn’t feel sudden, and that any death doesn’t have to result in poor mental health and wellbeing”
“Compassion is the community's responsibility, that's me, you, all individuals, families, peers, neighbourhoods, workplaces, schools, health services, government...”
Good Grief
My formal training includes PG Cert Palliative Care, Diploma Positive Psychology and Wellbeing, Diploma Health and Human Behaviour, Certified Positive Mental Health & Wellbeing Coach, & Certificate in Thanatology. I am currently undertaking PG Dip in Motivating Behaviour Change
