Category: Saying Goodbye

RELAXING THE FUNERAL RESTRICTIONS – WHAT IF YOU’RE DREADING IT?

Post author By rebelheart
Post date May 17, 2021
Categories In Celebrant, funeral, Memorial Service, Rebel Heart, Saying Goodbye

The relaxation of Covid 19 restrictions may be opening up funerals, much to the relief of many families.
But not everyone will be embracing the idea of getting back to bigger services… so here’s why you still very much have a choice to keep it small and intimate if that’s what you wish.

(NOT) FUNERAL FAILURE: WHY IT’S OK NOT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN PLANNING A LOVED ONE’S FUNERAL

If you’re faced with the bewildering world of planning a loved one’s funeral, here are some thoughts I share with families to help try and make sense of the process.

TIME TO TALK ABOUT DEATH?

Post author By rebelheart
Post date October 2, 2020
Categories In Saying Goodbye

You may have been shocked, distressed or confused by media stories this week about exploitation in the funeral industry. Working in the sector as a celebrant I was equally alarmed, but on reflection I think it gives us a much needed opportunity to start talking about death in a way we never seem to have […]