creating social change
Kindness Company
creating social change
Kindness Company
Founder & Managing
Director
End of Life Support Services and Sound Healing
Integral Sound Healer
End-of-life Guide and Funeral Celebrant
Advisor
Process Work Therapist and Social Worker
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Caroline Tremayne
our kindness company team
Our specialised team consists of Health and wellbeing program
and project development and implementation experts, social workers, palliative care consultants, end of life guides and integral sound healers.
Founder & Managing
Director
End of Life Support Services and Sound Healing
Integral Sound Healer
End-of-life Guide and Funeral Celebrant
Advisor
Process Work Therapist and Social Worker
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Caroline Tremayne
our kindness company team
Our specialised team consists of Health and wellbeing program
and project development and implementation experts, social workers, palliative care consultants, end of life guides and integral sound healers.
Harpreet brings 15 years of experience, specialising in health and wellbeing and in developing creative and innovative projects. She had managed large scale projects initiating strategic change. She has founded Kindness Company to continue supporting those who are approaching the end of their life, along with their communities and to mobilise social change around preparation and support around end of life.
Harpreet’s passion to advocate and work in end-of-life care commenced after supporting her mother during her final months of life. Her own lived experience and that of carers and people who have died from a range of illnesses including dementia and cancer has driven her to work for better care for all approaching end of life.
Harpreet’s own family’s experience in dispossession of land and country led her to a strong affinity for working with and advocating for First Nations communities. For the past decade she has had the privilege of working alongside First Nations people in her role as Director and Head of Health and Healing with Cox Inall Ridgeway (an Aboriginal Social Change Agency located on the lands of the Eora peoples in Sydney).
Harpreet has had several mentors who have guided her development and leadership over many years including Dr Aden Ridgeway, Aunty Lorraine Peeters and Victoria Spence. Problem solving and initiating change has been the focus of her work in the design, implementation and review of new programs, projects and frameworks throughout her career.
In terms of palliative care, Harpreet continues to work with First Nations and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities in legacy planning, the completion of end-of-life plans, the development of resources, advocacy, and facilitating deep rest yarning circles. She is a qualified end of life doula and incorporates a range of healing modalities including aromatherapy, reiki and integral sound healing into this work. Harpreet is a consumer representative on the Queensland Palliative Care Clinical Network Steering Committee and for Palliative Care Australia. In 2019 she co-authored the first End-of-life Doula Model of Care and presented this at the Oceanic Palliative Care Conference in 2021.
Harpreet holds a MA Conflict Resolution, BA Social Science, BA Development Studies, Reiki Master Certificate, Certificate in Aromatherapy – Aged and Palliative Care, Certificate in Integral Sound Healing, Preparing the Way: End of Life Doula Services Training Certificate, MaruMali Journey of Healing Program Certificate, Certificate in Trauma-Informed Practice, Blue Knot Foundation
Founder, Managing Director
about Harpreet Kalsi-Smith
Call Harpreet Kalsi-Smith : 0402 249 058
Harpreet brings 15 years of experience, specialising in health and wellbeing and in developing creative and innovative projects. She had managed large scale projects initiating strategic change. She has founded Kindness Company to continue supporting those who are approaching the end of their life, along with their communities and to mobilise social change around preparation and support around end of life.
Harpreet’s passion to advocate and work in end-of-life care commenced after supporting her mother during her final months of life. Her own lived experience and that of carers and people who have died from a range of illnesses including dementia and cancer has driven her to work for better care for all approaching end of life.
Harpreet’s own family’s experience in dispossession of land and country led her to a strong affinity for working with and advocating for First Nations communities. For the past decade she has had the privilege of working alongside First Nations people in her role as Director and Head of Health and Healing with Cox Inall Ridgeway (an Aboriginal Social Change Agency located on the lands of the Eora peoples in Sydney).
Harpreet has had several mentors who have guided her development and leadership over many years including Dr Aden Ridgeway, Aunty Lorraine Peeters and Victoria Spence. Problem solving and initiating change has been the focus of her work in the design, implementation and review of new programs, projects and frameworks throughout her career.
In terms of palliative care, Harpreet continues to work with First Nations and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities in legacy planning, the completion of end-of-life plans, the development of resources, advocacy, and facilitating deep rest yarning circles. She is a qualified end of life doula and incorporates a range of healing modalities including aromatherapy, reiki and integral sound healing into this work. Harpreet is a consumer representative on the Queensland Palliative Care Clinical Network Steering Committee and for Palliative Care Australia. In 2019 she co-authored the first End-of-life Doula Model of Care and presented this at the Oceanic Palliative Care Conference in 2021.
Harpreet holds a MA Conflict Resolution, BA Social Science, BA Development Studies, Reiki Master Certificate, Certificate in Aromatherapy – Aged and Palliative Care, Certificate in Integral Sound Healing, Preparing the Way: End of Life Doula Services Training Certificate, MaruMali Journey of Healing Program Certificate, Certificate in Trauma-Informed Practice, Blue Knot Foundation
Founder, Managing Director
about Harpreet Kalsi-Smith
Call Harpreet Kelsi-Smith
0402 249 058
Dr Jo Doran is a senior consultant in palliative medicine at the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service and Assistant Professor at Bond University Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine.
Originally from the UK, she trained in London and completed her post graduate training in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney. From 1999-2012 she was Area Medical Director for Palliative Care in Northern NSW. She has been a strong advocate and champion for palliative care by being involved in policy development and implementation on local, state and national levels, including co-author of the first National Standards for Palliative Care, and Palliative Care Service Development, both documents continue to underpin palliative care service delivery in Australia today.
As well as her leadership role, she is passionate about education in end-of-life care and is highly regarded as a guest speaker and lecturer. She is well known for her entertaining, original and informative talks, and always aims to challenge and inspire others with compassion, playfulness, insight and generosity.
In recognition of her contribution to palliative care she was awarded the Palliative Care NSW Leadership Award by her peers, was nominated for NSW Woman of the Year by the Health Service CEO and more recently was nominated as Mentor of the Year in her current role.
Her greatest love has always been the bedside care of patients and teaching, which is now the main focus of her work. Dr Jo provides advice, guidance and is collaborating on community engagement initiatives focused on end of life.
Advisor
about Dr joanne doran
Dr Jo Doran is a senior consultant in palliative medicine at the Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service and Assistant Professor at Bond University Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine.
Originally from the UK, she trained in London and completed her post graduate training in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney. From 1999-2012 she was Area Medical Director for Palliative Care in Northern NSW. She has been a strong advocate and champion for palliative care by being involved in policy development and implementation on local, state and national levels, including co-author of the first National Standards for Palliative Care, and Palliative Care Service Development, both documents continue to underpin palliative care service delivery in Australia today.
As well as her leadership role, she is passionate about education in end-of-life care and is highly regarded as a guest speaker and lecturer. She is well known for her entertaining, original and informative talks, and always aims to challenge and inspire others with compassion, playfulness, insight and generosity.
In recognition of her contribution to palliative care she was awarded the Palliative Care NSW Leadership Award by her peers, was nominated for NSW Woman of the Year by the Health Service CEO and more recently was nominated as Mentor of the Year in her current role.
Her greatest love has always been the bedside care of patients and teaching, which is now the main focus of her work. Dr Jo provides advice, guidance and is collaborating on community engagement initiatives focused on end of life.
Advisor
about Dr joanne doran
Bronwyn has extensive experience supporting people at the end of life and through bereavement. She is passionate about doing death and dying better by preparing people for end of life. Bronwyn has practiced as a social worker in oncology (Tasmania), palliative care (Gold Coast), and the Gold Coast Hospital’s emergency departments. She continues to work as a sessional academic at Griffith University and James Cook University while completing her Doctorate. Bronwyn will provide clinical wellbeing oversight on projects, reviewing resources as they are developed and provide support to participants during project delivery.
Bronwyn holds a Bachelor of Social Work, Diploma of Process Oriented Psychology and is a PhD Candidate with James Cook University where she is exploring the role of emergency department social workers in responding to sudden, unexpected death.
Professional industry memberships include:
- Australian Association of Social Workers
- International Association of Process Oriented Psychology
- Australian New Zealand Social Work and Welfare Education and Research
Process Work Therapist and Social Worker
about bronwyn charles
Call Bronwyn Charles : 0438 520 649
Bronwyn has extensive experience supporting people at the end of life and through bereavement. She is passionate about doing death and dying better by preparing people for end of life. Bronwyn has practiced as a social worker in oncology (Tasmania), palliative care (Gold Coast), and the Gold Coast Hospital’s emergency departments. She continues to work as a sessional academic at Griffith University and James Cook University while completing her Doctorate. Bronwyn will provide clinical wellbeing oversight on projects, reviewing resources as they are developed and provide support to participants during project delivery.
Bronwyn holds a Bachelor of Social Work, Diploma of Process Oriented Psychology and is a PhD Candidate with James Cook University where she is exploring the role of emergency department social workers in responding to sudden, unexpected death.
Professional industry memberships include:
- Australian Association of Social Workers
- International Association of Process Oriented Psychology
- Australian New Zealand Social Work and Welfare Education and Research
Process Work Therapist and Social Worker
about bronwyn charles
Call Bronwyn Charles : 0438 249 058
Music is beyond words. The connection, processing and relief that can occur through music and song has the power to transform a person’s experience. Sometimes it takes a piece of music to find its way into your heart, to free a person from the sorrow and pain in their life at that time. It brings them back to some normality and provides a long desired but short reprieve from the journey they are constantly contemplating, that is, their own death.
Families have expressed their appreciation of Annie’s caring nature, her gift of music, her warmth and her smile. Annie’s uncanny ability of producing the perfect piece of music or song, while singing and playing her guitar, the harp or piano brings much comfort to those around her.
At Hopewell Hospice on the Gold Coast, Annie had the privilege of caring for many residents at end of life, delivering exceptional palliative care. Annie has excellent clinical and communication skills.
As a qualified End of Life Doula and experienced hospice nurse, Annie provides immense support during all stages of the process. She will gladly help with whatever is required, whether it’s completing forms, providing support in coordinating services, attending appointments, guidance with navigating the health system or simply being a sounding board.
The services Annie offers include emotional support for your loved one and your family and assistance with keeping your loved one at home, if desired, both prior to and after the time of death.
As a funeral celebrant, Annie works with families to create a personal and fitting farewell, with kindness and compassion.
Annie’s Professional Training includes the following certifications:
- Natural Death Care Centre: Zenith Verago
- Death-walker Training Certificate (2022)
- Australian Centre for Grief & Bereavement:
- Support before and after a death Certificate (2021)
- The Celebrant’s Training College: Sally Cant
- Funeral Celebrant Certificate (2021)
- Natural Grace Holistic Funeral Directors: Libby Moloney & Jacqui Morgan
- Digging Deeper - After Death Care Certificate (2018)
- Preparing the Way: Helen Callanan
- End of Life Doula Training Certificate (2016)
- Palliative Care Training Course: Dee Hanna (co-founder)
- Hopewell Hospice, Gold Coast (2016)
End of Life Support Services and Sound Healing
about annie mcgrath
Call Annie McGrath : 0424 477 734
annie@kindness.company
Music is beyond words. The connection, processing and relief that can occur through music and song has the power to transform a person’s experience. Sometimes it takes a piece of music to find its way into your heart, to free a person from the sorrow and pain in their life at that time. It brings them back to some normality and provides a long desired but short reprieve from the journey they are constantly contemplating, that is, their own death.
Families have expressed their appreciation of Annie’s caring nature, her gift of music, her warmth and her smile. Annie’s uncanny ability of producing the perfect piece of music or song, while singing and playing her guitar, the harp or piano brings much comfort to those around her.
At Hopewell Hospice on the Gold Coast, Annie had the privilege of caring for many residents at end of life, delivering exceptional palliative care. Annie has excellent clinical and communication skills.
As a qualified End of Life Doula and experienced hospice nurse, Annie provides immense support during all stages of the process. She will gladly help with whatever is required, whether it’s completing forms, providing support in coordinating services, attending appointments, guidance with navigating the health system or simply being a sounding board.
The services Annie offers include emotional support for your loved one and your family and assistance with keeping your loved one at home, if desired, both prior to and after the time of death.
As a funeral celebrant, Annie works with families to create a personal and fitting farewell, with kindness and compassion.
Annie’s Professional Training includes the following certifications:
- Natural Death Care Centre: Zenith Verago
- Death-walker Training Certificate (2022)
- Australian Centre for Grief & Bereavement:
- Support before and after a death Certificate (2021)
- The Celebrant’s Training College: Sally Cant
- Funeral Celebrant Certificate (2021)
- Natural Grace Holistic Funeral Directors: Libby Moloney & Jacqui Morgan
- Digging Deeper - After Death Care Certificate (2018)
- Preparing the Way: Helen Callanan
- End of Life Doula Training Certificate (2016)
- Palliative Care Training Course: Dee Hanna (co-founder)
- Hopewell Hospice, Gold Coast (2016)
End of Life Support Services and Sound Healing
about annie mcgrath
Call Annie McGrath : 0424 477 734
annie@kindness.company
She truly found her voice when embarking upon her own self-healing journey through the magic of sound. Caroline now uses her voice as a sound healer integrating crystal singing bowls, Tibetan bowls and tuning forks to create soothing, healing and transformative spoken word soundscapes.
Her healing vibrational practice creates a deep immersive feeling of calmness and profound relaxation benefiting all aspects of our well-being.
Integral Sound Healer
about caroline tremayne
She truly found her voice when embarking upon her own self-healing journey through the magic of sound. Caroline now uses her voice as a sound healer integrating crystal singing bowls, Tibetan bowls and tuning forks to create soothing, healing and transformative spoken word soundscapes.
Her healing vibrational practice creates a deep immersive feeling of calmness and profound relaxation benefiting all aspects of our well-being.
Integral Sound Healer
about caroline tremayne
Carmel has worked as a hospital chaplain, attended many courses for loss and grief, workshops and festivals on the dying process and holds a certificate in midwifing death. As a Funeral celebrant, Carmel supports people to create rituals and ceremonies that reflect the spirit and life of those we love to honour and celebrate them in a meaningful way.
Carmel is proficient in numerous complementary healing therapies including: reiki and Bowen therapy with positive psychology practices, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and clinical Emotional Freedom Techniques, which is a brief intervention that combines elements of exposure, cognitive therapy and somatic stimulation of acupressure points on the face and body.
Carmel is passionate about supporting people to transform grief info gratitude by providing supportive care and space for real encounters, to enable people to feel comforted and empowered to safely bring their conversations for end of life to light in a space of authenticity, vulnerability and compassion.
End-of-life Guide and Funeral Celebrant
about carmel vowels
Carmel has worked as a hospital chaplain, attended many courses for loss and grief, workshops and festivals on the dying process and holds a certificate in midwifing death. As a Funeral celebrant, Carmel supports people to create rituals and ceremonies that reflect the spirit and life of those we love to honour and celebrate them in a meaningful way.
Carmel is proficient in numerous complementary healing therapies including: reiki and Bowen therapy with positive psychology practices, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and clinical Emotional Freedom Techniques, which is a brief intervention that combines elements of exposure, cognitive therapy and somatic stimulation of acupressure points on the face and body.
Carmel is passionate about supporting people to transform grief info gratitude by providing supportive care and space for real encounters, to enable people to feel comforted and empowered to safely bring their conversations for end of life to light in a space of authenticity, vulnerability and compassion.
End-of-life Guide and Funeral Celebrant
about carmel vowels
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'You cannot do kindness to soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late'
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
We'll be in touch soon!
Thank you!
'You cannot do kindness to soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late'
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
