Author Archives: diealoguecafe

The mind is a mighty powerful part of us humans. What we feed it can impact on the living and the dead. This is increasingly the case as we straddle the disparate beliefs held within families today. Whereas once upon … Continue reading →

We can always improve on current practice, be it in the ways we prepare for our ending – medically speaking, or arranging our departing – funeral speaking.  Having said that, we are pleased that we don’t have hard line bureaucracies … Continue reading →

If notions of a ‘good death’ are personal and subjective, then the only way to communicate what it is we would like to take place come our ending of day, is to talk about it. And keep talking about it. … Continue reading →

Balloons have long been used as a party product.  Now we have them used as a parting product.  This report by Suzanne Medway (Balloons, Australian Wildlife, Winter, Vol 3/2018) is a wake up call for anyone thinking about how to … Continue reading →

We came upon this story while listening to Australia All Over with Ian McNamara on ABC Local Radio, Sunday June 24, 2018. Norma Polese is from Italian stock and with her husband “Beepi” ran a restaurant in Sydney for many … Continue reading →

When dealing with dying and death is a part of your normal daily routine, it’s understandable that you work  out how to process those many and varied aspects of what is involved.  This story by Freya Peterson (Life after death: … Continue reading →

There have been copious books and articles written about how we should or should not behave come that time in a persons life when they are nearing  their ending of days. This story by Bailey Williams captures the essence of … Continue reading →

Package deals are all the rage these days. Whether it is furniture or travel or insurance, these are just some of the areas where customers are encouraged to buy more than they first intended.  The deals are sold on the … Continue reading →

Variety is the spice of life and it seems it is becoming the same with death, at least when it comes to locations for conducting the funeral service. In Where is an appropriate place to hold a funeral? Councils decide as … Continue reading →

Live presentations from people who have been there and done that can make for great conversation starters.  If you have a few minutes up your sleeve, these YouTube TEDx talks might be worth a look and perhaps even passing on … Continue reading →