About Molly Carlile

As an accredited counsellor, educator and university lecturer she has provided grief and bereavement support for clients of all ages, in addition to providing extensive education programs for health professionals, schools and community organisations.

Molly has worked in a range of environments from acute metropolitan health services to designated inpatient units and the community, both rural and regional. Her roles have enabled Molly to establish a process of supervision, self care and staff support for staff members from a range of disciplines. Molly has a firm commitment to the philosophy of holistic care for clients and holistic self care for health professionals.

Molly’s private consultancy practice has seen her provide consultancy, education and project management for a wide range of clients including Victoria and Monash Universities, Victorian Department of Human Services, Palliative Care Victoria and numerous metropolitan and regional Palliative Care consortia. She regularly conducts one and two day seminar programs for a variety of organisations including Ausmed and Royal District Nursing Service.

As a Reiki Master/ Teacher in addition to her health and education qualifications, Molly has demonstrated her eagerness to embrace both conventional and complementary approaches to her work. Molly has a firm commitment to the “compassionate workplace” concept and actively promotes this approach both in the health and corporate sectors, in her regular speaking engagements. Molly regularly contributes articles to a variety of professional and mainstream publications and is currently working on her second book, her first children’s book, “Jelly Bean’s Secret” was published in 2005 by Innovative Resources.

Molly has been a frequent guest on radio and television, recently interviewed on “Drive” on 774 ABC Melbourne, by Lindy Burn to discuss strategies for discussing with children, the sudden deaths of high profile Australians, Steve Irwin and Peter Brock. She was also interviewed recently on “Life Matters”, ABC radio, about what constitutes “a good death”. These interviews can be accessed via the web.

Molly produces and hosts a program on The Podcast Network called Dead Serious which addresses issues of spirituality, life, death and how we make meaning in an increasingly isolated social world. Accessible world wide, it can be downloaded here.

Molly has recently collaborated with celebrated actor and playwright, Alan Hopgood in the production of “Four Funerals in One Day” a play that explores the role of storytelling in the lives of dying patients and their carers. “Four Funerals in One Day” premiered to great acclaim at the 9th National Palliative Care Conference in Melbourne on August 29th 2007 and is about to tour nationally and internationally. This performance piece challenges the audience to think about death, relationships, the burden of caring and euthanasia.

Molly is intimately involved (via Quay Initiatives Australia) in the development of a “Community Embassy” at Pier 9, Docklands which will be launched in early 2008 and will provide citizenship and leadership education, community development activities and community support programs for the people of Melbourne.

Molly is a passionate and entertaining speaker who challenges her audiences to explore their personal values, their views on life and death and their understanding of altruism and empathy. In her public speaking role, Molly promotes personal reflection, empowerment and compassion as essential tools to developing rewarding personal and professional relationships and ultimately to contributing positively to humanity.

Molly can be booked to speak at your function via
Saxtons Speakers Bureau and
ICMI Speakers and Entertainers

Molly can be contacted via her website.

Fellow Royal College of Nursing Australia
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)
Associate Fellow Australian College of Health Service Executives (ACHSE)
Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC)
Accredited Counsellor, Supervisor, Member of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA)
Accredited Grief and Loss Counsellor, Educator and Supervisor with the National Association for Loss and Grief (NALAG)
Accredited Reiki Master/Teacher (ARC Inc.)

Board Member Quay Initiatives Australia (encouraging selfless living)
Board member Chaplains without Borders
Past Member of the Board of Management of Palliative Care Victoria (PCV)
Past Board member Altruism Australia (formerly Australian Altruism Foundation)
Past Board member Bass Coast Regional Health
Judge Australian Turtle Awards (Australian Altruism Foundation)
Judge Australian Humanitarian Awards (AAF)
Molly is a registered nurse, counsellor, counselling supervisor and educator. She has extensive experience in Palliative Care as an advanced practice consultant, administrator and educator. She has held executive positions in both regional and metropolitan health care services and currently project manages for the largest metropolitan palliative care consortia in Victoria.