Mortali TEA

14/06/2024

Fabulous day at the reconnecting with like-minded people and nerding out about death care developments!!

As always loved # talking to , .uk and of course

And I will say the number of stands offering Prosecco or beer has hugely increased since the last show, and of course we always love the vodka-shot coffin bar as well!! 🥂🍺

02/01/2024

Get organised in 2024!

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31/10/2023

Of course I’m wearing these tights today!!

25/10/2023

Talking about death, dying, Will writing, powers of attorney and the like on the Beeb today. Thanks for having me Auntie!!

18/10/2023

Sending huge mortaliTEA love to everyone who works in Hospice care.

29/08/2023

Ok gang - I've fixed the website!

You should be able to download any/all the resources now!

Well yes, there is, we believe that there is no better way to have conversations with our loved ones about what might seem difficult subjects than over tea.

05/06/2023

They say that there are two things in life that are inevitable, death and taxes. However, as has been proven by large corporations and a smattering of celebrities, taxes can be avoided; death, on the other hand, is a 100% guarantee. Why, then, is it still such a taboo topic?

The best time to have conversations about death and dying is when it’s not imminent. Many people don’t like to think about or plan for their ultimate destination because it’s seen as morbid, scary and, well, just a bit ‘icky’, however if the pandemic has taught us anything, it's that we are all a little bit closer to our mortality than perhaps we thought.

It’s not morbid to talk about death, and the belief that if you somehow start talking about it means it will happen is just not true, if that were the case funeral directors and hospice staff would be dropping every five minutes! It may seem scary, but that’s because of the mystery that surrounds death and dying, most people don’t know what happens when ‘they’ arrive to take Mum’s body or when the curtain closes around Grandpa at the crematorium, a great way to not be scared is to learn about it. What about the ‘ick’ factor? Well again, because there is so much mystery and sanitisation of the dead, people can think it’s all just a bit gross; but in death, just as in life, the human body is pretty amazing.

Join Lisa-Jayne as we look at what it truly means to be mortal and begin to think about death in a different way.

Lisa-Jayne works at a Hospice in community development, alongside this she created and runs mortaliTEA which provides death, dying and end-of-life education in the community. Lisa-Jayne is also an ordained minister and began her career as a chaplain at the World Trade Center in New York following the attacks of 9/11, this left her with a life-long passion to see people empowered to talk about death and dying. She is the author of 'Dying Q***r' and is currently writing 'Ducks in a Row!' a practical how-to guide to end-of-life planning.

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21/02/2023

I think that direct cremation will become more and more popular as the cost of energy goes up.

Also why is no one is talking about what the price of gas and electricity is going to mean for crematoriums in the future?

Cremations without a service are on the rise, but others say they need a funeral to deal with grief.

01/01/2023

Excellent start to the new year for eco-friendly death development. This make 6 States now and there is an open petition in the UK to bring this up for discussion in parliament here...

It is the latest place to approve the process - considered to be greener than a burial or cremation.