Monthly Archives: April 2024

Putting off. Don’t wait for an emergency

The good people at the Groundswell Project would like to reiterate what could be a life changing and wonderfully refreshing act of kindness. About a subject we often prefer to turn away from, but one, that when engaged with, can … Continue reading

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When we least expect it

Putting off having our affairs sorted from the time we leave home and go out into the big wide world is something that is thought to be a bit over the top. As if anything untoward would happen to us … Continue reading

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How to talk about all that stuff we don’t want to talk about

ABC Radio Melbourne | The Conversation Hour Talking about death isn’t easy and some of us are better at it than others. However, there is more to talking about death than the songs you want played at your funeral. Listen at … Continue reading

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Talking about the untalkable

It’s a familiar story. Don’t want to talk about it. So here we go again talking about death for what seems like the umpteenth time. In: Tassie Death Cafe helps visitors come to terms with the ‘morbid fear’ surrounding life’s … Continue reading

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Pushing up daisies with the help of mycelium coffins

Some things seem dead simple and yet so difficult to achieve. How we do burials and dispose of our dead bodies used to be a no dramas affair, with families burying their loved ones remains in the backyard or the … Continue reading

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