Embodied Connections Australia

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16/02/2024

If you have not had the privilege of caring for someone who has died, then there are three important things to consider:

First - In most cases you can do this yourself, however, if you have not had experience in caring for a dead body before you may want to be supported by someone who is an experienced or professional practitioner. This could be a doula, funeral director, friend, community member/leader, nurse – anyone who knows how to assist and support you to safely handle and care for the dead body.

Second - a home funeral is dependent upon three things: the legislative requirements of the state or territory in which the person has died or will be disposed of, the safe handling of the body and its condition. Cooling a body does not stop the decomposition process and so some bodies will progress towards final disposition faster than others.

Third - the majority of what is explained here is in relation to expected death only. When a death is unexplained and unexpected, the result of a trauma, injury or cause unknown, then the Coroner will be in charge of the process, what happens to the body, what investigations are required and the final release. Not all bodies that are released from the coroner will be able to be taken home, such as in the case of severe and advanced decomposition.

Read more via our website using the following link
https://www.ahfa.org.au/home-funeral-requirements

21/12/2023

I’d love to know, which feels most true for you?

a. Life happens through me
b. Life happens to me
c. Life happens from me

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21/12/2023

The Holidays can be very difficult when you are dealing with grief. But not all grief is caused by the death of a loved one. These are just a few of the things you can be grieving about during the holidays. What would you add?
Thanks to The Everymom for the great image.

26/09/2023

This year, for the month of October I'll again be offering free counselling sessions for Mental Health Month.

Limited appointments are available each week from Saturday-Tuesday (either face-to-face, by phone or virtual/online).

Please call or text if you'd like to make an appointment or just have a chat 🦋

13/09/2023

Hoooo mumma!!!

What a week!!!!!

After sitting in perfection procrastination for a year, I've now finally done my (imperfect but - it's a start) website.

A podcast episode and a new website all in the one week .... I think I need a lie down!!!!!

There's definitely a new and improved version in the pipeline already but progress not perfection is my new mantra so I invite you to check it out.

The link's below ###xx

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12/09/2023

After a (too long) hiatus I’ll explain more about later, the latest episode of the Doing It To Death podcast has landed!!!

Amy Archer-Gilligan is the inspiration for the play and movie “Arsenic & Old Lace” and is featured in this episode, Women Who Kill.

After following the trial of Lucy Letby, I thought long and hard about doing an episode on female serial killers, a very misunderstood and overlooked topic.

I won’t say I hope you enjoy it but I will say I hope you find it informative and thought-provoking, which is what I endeavour to do with all my episodes.

You can listen on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Listen Notes, Podchaser or Boomplay.