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How Rituals And Traditions Can Help Us Heal

Featuredsupport - 23/08/2019

Did you know that traditions and rituals can help us to express our deepest thoughts about life’s most magnificent events, especially funerals?

How Rituals And Traditions Can Help Us Heal

Featuredsupport - 23/08/2019

Did you know that traditions and rituals can help us to express our deepest thoughts about life’s most magnificent events, especially funerals?

Funeral Flowers – Beautiful or Wasteful?

Inspirationsupport - 21/08/2019

As a civil funeral celebrant, I find the funeral industry very interesting. The way that death is a taboo subject and my growing awareness...

Your Complete Guide to Proper Funeral Etiquette

Featuredsupport - 20/08/2019

A funeral is an emotional time for a lost loved one’s family and friends. If you have been invited to attend a funeral, it...

9 Tips for Helping a Child Cope Through a Funeral

Childrensupport - 20/08/2019

Most of us dearly love our children and want to protect them from the difficult parts of life. But understanding that a funeral is...

How to Plan a Funeral

Traditional Funeralssupport - 05/11/2019

How to plan a funeral, whether for yourself or a loved one, is not something we are always fully aware of - so much...

Doing Death Differently: A Guide to Modern Funerals

Traditional Funeralssupport - 08/10/2019

Coming to terms with the end of your life can be a challenge in itself, let alone planning your own funeral to take the...

Behind the Scenes at a Funeral Directors

Traditional Funeralssupport - 09/09/2019

Despite the fact that almost everyone will need the services of the ‘dismal trade’ at some point in their lives, the specific job duties...

Bury Me In the Back Garden

Natural Funeralssupport - 18/10/2019

Bury Me in the Back Garden - how many times have you heard someone joke about what they want to happen to their remains? What ...

If a Funeral Is Respectful, Legal and Dignified – it’s fine!

Natural Funeralssupport - 10/09/2019

Having land, wanting to be buried there and then feeling the need to share my privilege with others, set me on the road to...

Helping Parents Plan Their Funerals

Funeral Planssupport - 19/08/2019

Life is busy and many things demand your attention. In the midst of everything – daily chores, kids, work, friends, extracurricular activities – caring...

James Baker on Funeral Plans: Walk Don’t Run

Funeral Planssupport - 15/08/2019

Remember fire drills at school? The wisdom behind the exhortation to “Walk, don’t run!” was often lost on me and my classmates. When your...

Why People Don’t Plan Ahead for Funerals

Funeral Planssupport - 22/08/2019

Life is full of to-do lists, errands, activities, hobbies and gatherings. While many of these things bring us great joy, some of them simply...

What is Direct Disposal?

Direct Cremationsupport - 28/08/2019

Direct disposal means that the body of a person who has died goes straight off to be cremated or buried without a funeral ceremony. John...

Should I Have a Funeral?

Direct Cremationsupport - 22/08/2019

A meaningful funeral can be beneficial in helping surviving family members process their emotions about a loss. According to Russell Friedman, grief expert and...

Charles Cowling: Are The Big Corporations Taking Over?

Opinionssupport - 08/10/2019

A comparison between the funeral and brewing industries in the UK by the very talented Charles Cowling

Wendy Clarkson: We Should Involve The Children

Childrensupport - 02/08/2019

As a parent, we all want to protect our children from pain and grief. In this day and age we are fortunate that most...

Ru Callendar: The Effect Bereavement Can Have On A Family

Opinionssupport - 24/01/2017

Functional family, dysfunctional, I love you on deathbed, anger, guilt, the fool tarot card, grounding the energy, magician, there are many insightful glimpses into...