Maven Bridge EOL Education and Planning

Supporting heart-centred decision making and creating space that allows for End of Life reflection. The ability to make decisions and choices that align to people's values and beliefs is at the heart of my work.

Background

As a professional, I recognise the value of continual learning and connection to ensure those I work with are assured of a relevant and appropriate service offering. I undertake training, maintaining memberships with active networks to ensure I can share up to date approaches to death and dying.

I recognise the courage and commitment that has been shown by the individuals, organisations and associations that have paved the way for change in our approach to death and dying. The progress is slow, but it is making a real difference to so many lives - including mine - THANK YOU.

Willow EOL - Licenced Educator

I deliver a range of workshops from the Willow suite of Workshops. This content has been developed and presented across Canada, Australia, UK and New Zealand. The presentations are professional and proven to have amazing outcomes for participants, both in the care professions and for individuals.

Deathwalker Training

The journey into working with death and dying commenced after the participation in the Natural Death Care Centre Workshop by Zenith Virago. Zenith is a pioneer in Natural Death Care and her pragmatic yet heart centred approach to death and dying resonated. This was life changing for me, and it answered the question "can we do better" - Yes, we can.

Qualified Funeral Celebrant

I believe that ceremony is an essential part of connection and farewells through funerals and/or memorials can are key to help the grieving.

Preparing the Way Doula Training

This training provided a foundation for understanding the role of the EOL Doula. A key stage is knowledge and understanding the stages of death and dying. I am able to extend my service to active support of individuals and families at this time.

Resources

Advanced Care Planning Australia

The Australian government site. An excellent resource with all the information pertaining to Adanced Care Planning, including forms and legislative requirements.

Australian Home Funeral Alliance (AHFA)

The national peak body for home funeral practitioners and advocates, dedicated to the empowerment of families and communities through the provision of ethical and inclusive education, information and advocacy for home funerals and family directed death care options in Australia.

Compassionate Communities Australia

Compassionate Communities Australia supports communities to reclaim and own their central role in caring, dying and grieving. We actively promote the role of community based caregiving networks and our collective ability to engage with serious illness and death.

Their purpose is to build the capacity of Compassionate Communities across Australia in their endeavours to enable people to care, die and grieve supported by their community. :

Natural Death Care Centre

Offering resources, everything is grounded in respect, kindness, experience and integrity. We offer inspiration and comfort, and a refuge to explore a more contemporary holistic approach to dying, death, bereavement and ceremony.

Natural Death Advocacy Network (NDAN)

A growing Australian network and advocacy partnership of community facilitators, professionals, activists and educators working to enrich the experience of dying and death.

Source: Please note information sourced from the websites for each organisation.

Once informed we make better decisions, in every aspect of our lives.

"Every decision you make—every decision—is not a decision about what to do. It's a decision about Who You Are." anon

Bridging the Gap

End of Life Conversations