Gentle Death Education and Planning

Gentle Death Education and Planning End of Life consultant & educator, researcher; EOL services, advocacy & support for people & pets. Comprehensive & inclusive training, EFT psychotherapy.

Death literacy, secular/atheist, LBGTIQA+ ally, diversity-inclusive, kink-friendly safe space. Gentle Death and Events Planning is a culmination of decades spent working to relieve grief and trauma. I founded GDEP to help everyday people and professionals in the end of life space increase their capacity to support the dying. I do this through direct support as an end of life consultant, providing direct mentoring virtually and face-to-face, as a speaker, academic, teacher and publishing research. My latest undertaking is an online program that brings together practical support with evidence-based knowledge to help empower people when acting in a support role to someone facing end of life. Inclusive of diversity, culturally impartial, and free from religion, my end of life training is suitable for practising professionals and the layperson alike.

A special gin and tonic tonight after an already big week, with the last of the fabulous Honey Gin by As I celebrate my...
19/03/2026

A special gin and tonic tonight after an already big week, with the last of the fabulous Honey Gin by

As I celebrate my successful first stage of my one-woman show this seems like a perfect pairing.

What are you feeling good/proud/happy about tonight?!

ID: a beautifully and fully rounded glass with a slightly cloudy liquid and minii cucumber pieces. A cloudy white bottle with blue text " Honey Gin " stands next to the glass

I've done it.Four complete shows of My Mum Died - RUDE! 3 at Adelaide Fringe festival, one last night in my local Delo...
15/03/2026

I've done it.

Four complete shows of My Mum Died - RUDE! 3 at Adelaide Fringe festival, one last night in my local Deloraine Little Theatre.

I'm so incredibly proud of myself for seeing this project through to completion. Based on weekly video diaries uploaded to social media for the year following my mother's death, the audience responses have been generous and affirming. Dubbed "a hidden gem" and with a standing ovation at I had a big crowd last night and many stories from audience members as well as very interesting questions during the Q and A afterwards.

Last night's performance was filmed, so stay tuned for more updates!

Thank you Greg and Tim for back of house sound, video and lighting, Cheryl and Glenis for front of house greeting and fabulousness, Tessa for ambrosia coffee in a challenging kitchen, and Greg and Francoise for feeding me.

Don't forget the "Hidden Gem" from Adelaide Fringe Festival My Mum Died - RUDE! tomorrow night (Saturday 14th) 6:30pm at...
13/03/2026

Don't forget the "Hidden Gem" from Adelaide Fringe Festival My Mum Died - RUDE! tomorrow night (Saturday 14th) 6:30pm at Deloraine Little Theatre.

You can buy tickets online at https://www.trybooking.com/DJEQL or you can purchase tickets at the door.

$25 for a fun and fabulous one-woman show, see you there

What happens when a professional grief therapist has 3 deaths in 5 months?? The show for everyone who wonders if it's possible to "do grief...

Wishing all women* everywhere a gentle day, full of friendship, laughter, hugs, and foolproof plans for dismantling pat...
08/03/2026

Wishing all women* everywhere a gentle day, full of friendship, laughter, hugs, and foolproof plans for dismantling patriarchy and misogyny.

Here's me on stage at Adelaide Fringe festival, world premiere of my one woman show - because why not?!

*Trans women are women, no further correspondence will be entered into on this matter.

ID: a woman with white curly hair wearing a white tshirt and trousers, and a fuzzy hot pink jacket talks into a hand-held microphone.

Flyers in the wild!!Tonight brings my first show to a close - but there are still tickets left if you want you come alo...
05/03/2026

Flyers in the wild!!

Tonight brings my first show to a close - but there are still tickets left if you want you come along. Laugh about grief, family dynamics, and why we can let go of trying to "do grief right". Bonus points for catching a Golden Girls reference 😉

My Mum Died - RUDE! Ayers House Ballroom at 7:30 tonight, see you there.

My world premiere is tonight, and this is the stage in The Ballroom of . Thank you to Scott's daughters (lovely sound a...
26/02/2026

My world premiere is tonight, and this is the stage in The Ballroom of . Thank you to Scott's daughters (lovely sound and rehearsal master) who helped me figure out both chair AND fabric placement! This is going to be a fab debut, I can feel it.

is Australia's biggest Fringe festival, and the organisational level is awe-inspiring. Got your tickets to tge shows yet? Come on down!

My Mum Died - RUDE! is on tonight at 7:30, in Henry's Bar Saturday night at 8:30, and next Thursday 5th here in the Ballroom again.

26/02/2026

I'm at The Hive, part of to connect delegates and performers, ahead of my show's opening performance tonight.

Average Thursday anyone??! 🤣

It's real! Im real!!!My official artist's pass for - and may I say that everyone I've met who works for the is a gorg...
25/02/2026

It's real! Im real!!!

My official artist's pass for - and may I say that everyone I've met who works for the is a gorgeous person. Friendly, fun, well-informed and helpful. As a first-time artist and attendee I'm grateful and appreciate all the hard work that goes into making this huge festival work well.

Thank you everyone!

And yes. My show IS called "My Mum Died- RUDE!"

What do we do for our first night at you ask??We go see at Spiegel Tent!Flying (even short Launceston to Adelaide trip...
24/02/2026

What do we do for our first night at you ask??

We go see at Spiegel Tent!

Flying (even short Launceston to Adelaide trips) really tire me out, but his work is too good to miss.

Have you checked the program and booked your tickets yet? There's SO much good stuff here this year! Get amongst it!

This is what I look like en route to perform at !! My mum died- RUDE! has a world premiere at the gorgeous this Thursd...
24/02/2026

This is what I look like en route to perform at !! My mum died- RUDE! has a world premiere at the gorgeous this Thursday, but it's a limited run and tickets are going fast.

It's my first festival so I, an atheist, proudly sport a pin of our patron saint of artistic directors the incomparable

Curious about what Annetta gets up to when she's not working? Watch this to find out!This interview with Matt Taylor fro...
23/02/2026

Curious about what Annetta gets up to when she's not working? Watch this to find out!

This interview with Matt Taylor from the The North & Coast Post was filmed in the nearby riverside park in Deloraine. Good coffee, great arts and culture, highly recommended for visitors and residents alike!

The world premiere of "My Mum Died - RUDE!" takes place at Adelaide Fringe this week, tickets available from the festival, Deloraine performance tickets via Trybooking.

For more than 35 years, Meander’s Dr Annetta Mallon has supported others through grief, trauma and major life transitions. But almost three years ago, she fo...

Adelaide Fringe is just around the corner! Get your tickets now, there's some great shows on the program!!My mum died -...
17/02/2026

Adelaide Fringe is just around the corner! Get your tickets now, there's some great shows on the program!!

My mum died - RUDE! explores the year following my mother's death as I uploaded weekly video diaries to social media. Is it possible to ever "do grief right"? Find out in this funny and insightful one-woman show.

ID: a blue background with text for an Adelaide Fringe world premiere show, dates and times, and a QR booking code in the lower right corner

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Atheist and Secular End of Life Services for Humans and Pets

Dr Annetta Mallon is one of Australia's leading End of Life Consultants and Educators, and her extensive range of atheist and secular services for both humans and pets include: grief support, EFT and counselling, advance planning for end of life care, preferred site of dying, and after-death body care and funerals. Memorial projects, creative ideas for funerals and farewells, and ongoing support after a death are also part of Annetta’s work with clients, alongside support and advocacy for clients at end of life, through active dying, and death. Dr Annetta Mallon and Gentle Death Events and Planning are kink-friendly, an LBGTIQA+ ally, and a safe space offering inclusive and diversity-friendly services and support.

An expert in grief and loss, education, sociology, advocacy, and personal stories, Annetta is a former somatic psychotherapist who has worked for three decades specialising in grief and loss, injury and trauma recovery, and personal growth and development for her clients. As an expert in trauma recovery and PTSD Annetta offers specialist services for those who live with the after-effects of unexpected and violent death, complex grief, and long-term, unresolved trauma.

A professional writer, social researcher and lecturer with the University of Western Sydney's Sydney City Campus Annetta is a seasoned presenter and keynote speaker who is regularly invited to present at academic, private, and public events. Annetta also offers mentoring and counselling for end of life workers for professional development and ongoing support.