Creating Space
For Conversations That Matter
Speaking, Workshops & Death Literacy Education
We Don't Talk About Death Until We Have To
And when we finally do, we're often in crisis.
Families are left guessing what their loved one would have wanted.
People miss opportunities to make informed choices.
Grief becomes isolating.
Fear grows in the absence of knowledge.
Yet death is one of the few experiences every one of us will encounter.
I believe death literacy is a life skill.
The more we understand death, dying, grief, loss, ageing, and end-of-life choices, the better equipped we are to navigate them with confidence, compassion, and informed decision-making.
That is why I create spaces for conversations many people have never been invited to have.
Changing The Conversation
Most people don't need more information about death.
They need permission to talk about it.
My presentations, workshops, and educational sessions create opportunities for people to explore topics that are often avoided, misunderstood, or left until it's too late.
Through a combination of practical knowledge, storytelling, reflection, humour, and honest conversation, I help audiences engage with death and loss in ways that are accessible, empowering, and deeply human.
People often leave these sessions feeling less fearful, more informed, and relieved to discover they are not alone in the questions, concerns, and experiences they carry.
Topics May Include
One of the most common fears people have is that grief means something is wrong with them.
That they should be coping better.
Moving on faster.
Feeling differently by now.
I don't believe grief is a problem to be fixed or a process to be completed.
Grief is a natural expression of love, attachment, change, and meaning.
It asks to be acknowledged rather than avoided.
Witnessed rather than judged.
Carried rather than conquered.
My role is not to tell you how to grieve.
My role is to create a space where your experience can be explored with honesty, curiosity, compassion, and without expectation.
Who I Work With
I offer presentations, workshops, panel discussions, facilitated conversations, and educational experiences for:
Community groups
Libraries
Conferences and events
Healthcare and aged-care organisations
Not-for-profit organisations
Volunteer groups
Professional associations
Workplaces
Schools, tertiary institutions, and adult education programmes
Death cafés and community initiatives
Whether the audience consists of six people gathered in a community hall or hundreds attending a conference, my aim remains the same: to make conversations about death, grief, and loss more accessible, informed, and human.
What Makes My Approach Different
I am not interested in creating fear.
Nor am I interested in presenting death as something dark, morbid, or depressing.
My work sits at the intersection of education, advocacy, and human connection.
I bring together practical knowledge, lived experience, coaching expertise, and a deep belief that people deserve access to information that helps them make informed choices about their lives and deaths.
The conversations can be profound.
They can also be surprisingly hopeful.
Because when we become more comfortable talking about death, we often become more intentional about how we live.
Beyond Information
The goal is not simply to provide information.
The goal is to increase confidence.
To reduce fear.
To challenge assumptions.
To expand awareness of what is possible.
To help people feel better equipped to navigate the realities that every human being will eventually face.
Death literacy is not about preparing for death alone.
It is about helping people engage more consciously with life, loss, relationships, ageing, grief, and what matters most.
Let's Start A Conversation
If you're looking for a speaker, facilitator, educator, or thought-provoking voice for your organisation, workplace, conference, or community group, I'd love to explore what might be possible.
Together, we can create conversations that inform, connect, challenge, and inspire.
Because some of the most important conversations we can have are the ones we're often taught to avoid.
Get in touch with me...
Some of the most important conversations are the ones we're least likely to have.
If you'd like to create space for honest, thoughtful, and engaging conversations about death, dying, grief, or end-of-life planning, let's talk.