It might seem strange to think about, but it’s an important factor in a farewell, and thinking about it now could save your loved ones from having to choose for you when they are in the midst of grief.

If you’ve had a moment at a funeral or memorial where you thought “I wish they were here to see this”, then a living wake might be for you.

Natural burial grounds and eco-friendly farewells in Australia.

While the options for postmortem arrangements in Australia may seem limited to burial and cremation, you may have more choices than you realise.

Are you looking to engage a Mortality or Death Doula, but you’re not sure what they can and cannot do within their services?

Remember, it’s never ‘too early’ or ‘too late’ to engage a mortality or death doula.

Knowing what happens to someone’s body as they are dying can help to prepare you for the things that might be confronting in the final days of moment of life. Remembering that the body knows how to die and labours out of life, just like how a mother labours a child into life, can be a comforting thought. Carers, family and friends are often afraid that the dying process is painful, although it is generally peaceful in an expected death.

For The Love Of… is an online magazine run by mortality doula Samantha Curran, dedicated to creative works on the topics of death, dying and grief.

Death & Dumplings Day was full of open, honest, challenging and heartfelt conversation.