Ushering Death: Recent Episodes
Ushering Death
Ushering Death explores the intricate relationship we each share with death, grief and our journey of life, from the unique perspective of a funeral professional with a special guest every week.
We talk to Jett, a 12 year old young man and get the unique perspective of death, dying, grief and legacy from a future leader.
On this episode we talk about suicide and the impact of grief, societal taboo and how to best support a person that has lost a loved one to suicide.
Join us as we talk to Ira Israel, world renown medium and spiritualist and we delve into life after death and connection with spirit.
Andrea talks to us about the process of dealing with traumatic grief and her personal experience losing her sister following surgery in Mexico.
Let's talk about getting your affairs in order with Solicitor William Hodgen from Mott and Associates as we dig into Wills, Estates, Power of Attorney, Advanced Health Directives and Probate.
We talk to Annette about her life as a death professional, a cancer survivor, a federal senate candidate and now a palliative care professional and we hear about her experiences with grief, death, and dying.
Join us as we talk to Yarni about her experience losing baby Summer in late stage pregnancy and the continuing grief when Summer's ashes went missing during a move from Sydney to Brisbane.
Join us as we hear about the role the Queensland Police Service plays in death, grief and the community as a whole.
Coming up on Ushering Death, I talk to Kim as a paranormal investigator, ghost tour operator, a spiritualist and indigenous woman. We talk about a range of things including grief, death, paranormal, life after death and how spirits communicate with us. This is going to be a great episode with something a little different for you here on Ushering Death.
Tracy Dixon is the Mortuary Services Manager for McCartney Family Funerals. Tracy shares her own unique grief experience and the traumatic loss of her mum, which has helped to shape her into the incredible funeral professional that she is today. Tracy is also the co-host of successful YouTube channel Are You Dying to Know and she shares with us some of her insights and experience hosting that incredibly insightful vlog!
Tammy Bowdern is a seasoned funeral professional, celebrant, award winning indigenous artist, and cancer survivor. She is someone that has an intimate knowledge of grief, loss and death. As a funeral professional, she has walked the line of grief and held the hands of grieving family, she has worn the brunt of anger and guilt, and at every step she has done so with a full heart and overflowing compassion.
In 2014 a terminal cancer diagnoses would take Tammy onto a different journey and relationship and would ultimately bring her to where she is today. A respected Funeral Celebrant, Artist, and Survivor.
This is her story.
Julie Wallace found strength in tragedy where most people would have struggled to continue getting out of bed each day. When you talk to Julie, you can’t help but feel a sense of immense grief and loss, yet at the same time, she exudes incredible courage and bravery, that inspirational doesn’t even begin to describe. It is that bravery that led her and Mark to create a brilliant foundation that not only keeps Sara’s legacy shining brightly, but also extends the experience they have shared to help others impacted by traumatic loss.
You can support Sarz Spirit Foundation and Sarz Sanctury by visiting www.sarzsancturay.com or you can visit www.sarz-sancturay.shop to purchase a beautiful candle.
This week on Ushering Death, I’m joined all the way from New Zealand by Bridget Jelley, a mother, wife, psychologist and entrepreneur, and she’s also a great friend of mine. Bridget and I talk about the psychology behind grief, loss and trauma and we look at some ways that people can take the edge off. You can expect the right amount of irreverence, humour and some damn good advice from one of my favourite humans.
When we think about death, we conjure a range of emotions, memories and feelings that are based on our own unique journey. For some of us we have yet to cross paths with death and our image of death is one that is based on what we have seen, read, or heard.
Most people have a relationship with death that is based on fear, loss, and the idea that someone we love, or even ourselves, cease to exist in the physical realm when death comes for us. Fear has a way of skewing what our realities are, especially when it comes to death.
Join me, a seasoned death practitioner, as I have conversations with real people, exploring the intricate relationship we each share with death, as we delve into our own unique grief experiences and journey.
This is Ushering Death. A new weekly podcast. Catch our first episode on Monday 4th April and every Monday from then on!