AHFA DYING TO KNOW DAY EVENT

Living Wakes are becoming more popular with Australians as the years go by and people start to rethink funerals, celebrations, memorials and all the nice things people say when someone dies. In this special Dying to Know Day event, Annie Whitlocke and Edwin Quilliam will share their personal stories, reflections and experiences with living wakes and share when they meant and how they worked. 

Annie Whitlocke, AHFA Co-Opt Member, has been a death doula for 14 years, pet death doula, trainer for death doulas and pet death doulas. She is Team leader for Social Health Australia, Buddhist chaplain and Pastoral Carer for Monash Health.

Edwin was born and raised on a farm and went on to own and manage his own patch of dirt in NW Tassie. Moving to Hobart to study counselling lead to him ‘falling into’ the funeral industry. He has learned most of the roles involved over the past18 years and loves them all. His great passion now is funeral celebrancy work. Having been involved in a living funeral at his work and hearing about them from various sources he hatched a plan to spring one of his own on his family and friends.