Hashtag Death

05/11/2024

I tend to post a lot on LinkedIn due to the professional community of wonderful contributors, if you use LinkedIn, I'd love you to head over and follow, contribute, comment.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/ingrid-reiger-9a8a6070/

05/11/2024

I tend to post a lot on LinkedIn due to the professional community of wonderful contributors, if you use LinkedIn, I'd love you to head over and follow, contribute, comment.
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Counselling - Masters of Counselling incoming!!Looking to extend my work to Grief Literacy Training.Trainer, Facilitator and MentorFunerals - over 1000 conducted all over WAFamily Death Care Advocacy WorkCreator of the Podcast...

15/08/2024

An amazing, fulfilling vocation for the right person, right here in WA

Join our compassionate team at Gift of Grace Funerals, a well-respected boutique funeral home based in Fremantle. We pride ourselves on offering a warm and supportive environment for families during their time of need by creating a comforting and personalised funeral experience. We are seeking a dedicated and super organised Funeral Administrator to support our team.

⭐️ Role Overview ⭐️

As a Funeral Administrator, you will be the first point of contact for clients, providing a warm and supportive presence while supporting the day-to-day operations for the team. You will work closely with our Funeral Arrangers to ensure every detail is handled with care and professionalism. If you have OTT organisational skills, a compassionate nature, and thrive in a supportive close knit team environment, we’d love to hear from you.

⭐️ Key Responsibilities ⭐️

✅ Coordinating the back end of funerals, including scheduling services, liaising with clients, and ensuring all documentation is completed accurately.

✅ Handle administrative tasks such as record-keeping, filing, invoicing and processing payments.

✅ Provide compassionate and professional support to grieving families when they enter our funeral home.

✅ Managing phone calls, emails, and other forms of communication.

✅ Ensure our Funeral home is always clean, organised, and inviting.

What We Want Need From You:

👉🏻 Immaculate presentation.

👉🏻 Over the top attention to detail.

👉🏻 Previous experience in a similar administrative or customer service role is preferred.

👉🏻 Excellent organisational and multitasking skills.

👉🏻 Strong communication skills with a compassionate and empathetic approach.

👉🏻 Ability to handle sensitive situations with discretion and professionalism.

👉🏻 Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel & Outlook).

👉🏻 Sound knowledge of the use of Canva for creating and posting social media content (desirable).

⭐️ What We Offer ⭐️

🫶 Casual employment rate of $35 per hour.

🫶 4 x days work per week from 9am – 4pm (Monday to Friday).

🫶 Funeral Home conveniently located in Fremantle.

🫶 Supportive and respectful working environment where your contributions are valued.

🫶 Opportunities for professional development and growth.

🫶 The chance to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others.

If you are a compassionate individual with a commitment to providing exceptional administrative support, we invite you to apply for this rewarding position.

Due to the busy nature of the job please do not call regarding this position. Please email a cover letter addressing why you are a perfect fit for this role and include your most recent resume to: [email protected].

If you do not submit a cover letter your application will not be considered.

Further information will be discussed at the interview stage.

14/08/2024

Great conversation starter show, starting tonight!!!

Have you planned your funeral, your final goodbye?

Chances are you haven’t, and you’re not alone. Only 1 in 5 Australians have talked to their family and friends about how they want to be farewelled.

Starting this Wednesday 14 August on SBS is ‘Ray Martin: The Last Goodbye’.

In this three-part series, the multiple gold Logie-award winning journalist takes a deep dive into the nation’s last taboo – death.

Like many Australians, Ray hasn’t talked about his wishes to his family and friends. And, as a baby boomer, in four years’ time, Ray will reach the average age of death – 83.

Through insights and humour, Ray looks at the way death is treated among cultures, religions and different viewpoints as he sets about planning his own funeral and how he is laid to eternal rest.

You can watch the trailer here - https://loom.ly/4WO3qic and tune in to SBS or SBS On Demand on Wednesday 14 August at 8.30pm.

18/01/2024

First Blog post of 2024 is now available on the website, all about Living Funerals.
https://forevernow.com.au/funerals-are-for-the-living/
Prompted by a great, insightful question asked on a recent episode of the Pod, have a listen to this ep if you haven't done so already.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2222592/14195650

16/01/2024

Thanks to The Funeral Directory for sharing my recent blog post which relates back to an episode of the Pod 🎙️🎧
Tommy’s story

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2222592/13763055-8-deathbyzoom-unsaid-goodbyes-grief-and-loss-through-covid-across-oceans-and-unspoken-words

  In my work as a podcaster, I have had the great privilege of interviewing many individuals who have been affected by grief. Much of it, complex grief. What happens when a death is not “usual” or “expected”? What happens when things are left unsaid, you cannot be there to hug your loved on...

13/01/2024

I have reached 900 followers! Thank you for your continued support. I could not have done it without each of you. 🙏🤗🎉
This business has evolved and changed a lot since 2010 when I launched!!!!

Marriages, up to 234 so far 💍
Funerals 753 beautiful souls farewelled ⚰️
A Trainer, many celebrants trained, mentored and now thriving in their own right, 👩‍🏫 masterclasses, mental health awareness and Professional Development ✍️
And finally an amazing podcast Hashtag Death
Which is 17 episodes in 🎧
Thank you ALL for the support 🫶😎❤️

27/11/2023

📸 Look at this post on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/zQTFN1uMcCsz6q22/?mibextid=vo1riV

16/11/2023

Hi all followers of
I have a project which is upcoming for which I want to ask a few specific questions and if you would be happy to reply there is a "send a message" button below. I'll also be asking this question on my Instagram page.

When it comes to Christmas specifically, do you feel guilt about celebrating, even though your loved one is gone? What are some of the other feelings which come about during this "family" time, or "celebration" time?

Do you have anything which helps you get through these days / holidays without your loved one?

What is something which people say or presume which drives you crazy at this time of year?

Do you have a special way of commemorating or celebrating your loved one, no longer with us?

If you do message back, you can request to be anonymous, I am going to be creating a podcast episode specifically to address "celebratory grief" and "Christmas Guilt". I would love personal insight from you, or, you could even share this page or the questions with others. Thanks in advance.

Keep having those conversations about death and dying

10/11/2023

After interviewing 2023 WA Australian of the year for her research and passion into Palliative Care and Compassionate Communities Samar Aoun - I became very curious about Palliative Care myself and how we can start conversations around it. . . . . .

Have you had a look at the Palliative Care Australia Palliative Care WA Advanced Care Directives and Advanced Care Support Services? If you have loved one's at any stage of care, later life, even living wonderful free lives but beginning to think about "well what's next"? I implore you to check it out!!!

These cards are some examples of the conversations you can have about what is important to loved ones, if they become limited, or restricted in their daily living or older age. What are their morals, values and wishes? Would you really know, if you did not ask?? Have a conversation and offer this as a discussion with your loved one's because in the end, love is not enough, we need conversations about death, dying and LIVING!!!

31/10/2023

If you haven't listened to on Audible or read the "real" book of Matthew Perry's memoir "Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing", I implore you to do so. It gives a unique and raw understanding of addiction, how it is not just "partying" in Hollywood, how addiction crept into his every waking moment, his loungeroom, his very being. It's different to what we think of as partying.

I interviewed Julia for my podcast Hashtag Death in Episode 4 back in August 2023 (linked below). She discusses in a raw way also, how her beautiful brother was an addict and the effect it had on her, her entire family and how it pulled his life apart thread by thread. Self-medicating and compensating for elements of life which are often missing, understood through the words of someone so close.

Understanding that beautiful people can be addicts and how hopefully we can listen and read to understand, is a gift hopefully Matthew's memoir left and closer to home, Julia's ep.

Thanks again Julia for being so honest and real in your recording. If you haven't already, take a listen.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2222592/13446490-4-siblingsremembered-eternal-echoes-a-sister-s-journey-through-loss

Death - the podcast.
We're Dying to Talk.......

08/10/2023

Thanks for featuring your expertise and stories on the podcast Erin Griffin : Living Well, Dying Wise

I think about death & grief & loss & love & how tangled & intricately woven these threads of connection are … a lot!

Death like life
like long open roads
intrigues me.

The mystery captivates,
the void fascinates.

To define what a “death doula” is, is really bloody tricky though because it is as vast as the sky & as full with possibility as a Sunday morning without a schedule.

The wonderful interviewed me for her rather rad podcast where we unravelled a bit of the WTF is a death doula mystery. Have a listen, link in bio if not below 👇

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/hashtag-death/id1699522540?i=1000629952212

03/10/2023

Thanks to everyone who helped me reach 750 downloads!!!
Don't forget, new episode out today, really awesome listen. . . .

06/09/2023

Thanks everyone for all the support
Keep listening, sharing and of course TALKING
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