Author Archives: Shanna Provost

End-of-Life Education Specialist, trainer and author providing tools, workshops and 'space' to get your affairs in order, Shanna Provost has worked in the end-of-life space in a variety of roles for 20+ years. Her Rest Easy Journal and Rest-Easy Tick’nFlick Toolkit© are sold across Australia. These gentle, easy-to-follow tools guide people to get their affairs in order and leave clear information for those who need to advocate for them or are left to sort everything after they have died. As a certified Death Midwife (trained by NSW Specialist Physician Dr Michael Barbato), a Funeral Celebrant and a specialist educator in end-of-life issues, Shanna's mission is to provide practical information via her Rest-Easy website and her community workshops on how to get your affairs in order to reduce the stress on those left behind to process our life and death. “The only way to ensure that we are well supported and receive the care and farewell we deserve as we transition out of this life is to make plans now and to ensure we record and discuss our choices with those we love. Taking responsibility for our death in life is a loving legacy that will ease the burden on those who may need to advocate for us or sort our affairs after we have gone.” With her reputation as a social commentator on dying well, Shanna is invited to speak on the subject on radio, in print publications, and at forums. She runs workshops on for government, private agencies and the broader community, and is regularly a panel member for end-of-life discussions. Shanna is also a member of the Good Death Impact Network – a national group of changemakers working together to create good death outcomes for Australians.