Category: Grief & Bereavement

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This blog explores funeral ceremony as an intentional, meaningful act.It offers practical guidance on ritual, words, and participation, for families who want funerals that feel honest, grounded, and true to the life being remembered.

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1/12/2025 2 Comments

Grieving at Christmas: How Ritual Helps Us Through the Loneliest Seasons

December carries a particular emotional weight. Streets glow with lights, shops pulse with music, and the world around us seems to agree on one shared message: be joyful. And yet, for many people, the holiday season is one of the hardest times to navigate after someone has died.

Grieving at Christmas can feel like you’re living in two worlds at once. One part of you might reach for moments of connection or celebration, while another part aches with the sharpness of absence. If this is you, you are not alone, and there is nothing wrong with how you feel.

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16/10/2025 1 Comment

Why We Need to Stop Fighting Death

In Western culture, death is often described as something to be fought, beaten, or defeated. How often have you heard about those who “beat the odds” or are “battling on”? We rarely stop to question this language, but the metaphors we use matter.

The way we talk about dying reveals how we understand it, and in our current framing, dying has been recast as a medical failure rather than a natural part of life.

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3/5/2025 0 Comments

A Guide to Getting Hands-On: Reclaiming Your Role in the Funeral Ceremony

When one of our people dies, many of us feel unsure of what to do - not just emotionally, but practically. It can feel like everything is suddenly in someone else’s hands: the funeral directors, the paperwork, the decisions. And while these professionals have their place, it’s worth remembering that for most of human history, we, the families, friends, neighbours, and communities, cared for our own dead.

image courtesy of 'Dead Good Legacies'

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3/4/2025 0 Comments

Daring to Drop the 'D' Word...

Why Deflecting 'Death' Does More Damage than Good

Death. Not "passed away," not "departed," not "gone to a better place." Just death. It's direct, it's definitive, and it's high time we stop dressing it up with delicate euphemisms. While it might seem considerate to soften the blow, research reveals that such linguistic detours can lead to misunderstandings, emotional confusion, and even hinder the grieving process.

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Grieving at Christmas: How Ritual Helps Us Through the Loneliest Seasons

Why We Need to Stop Fighting Death

A Guide to Getting Hands-On: Reclaiming Your Role in the Funeral Ceremony

Daring to Drop the 'D' Word...

Why Deflecting 'Death' Does More Damage than Good

blog topics

YOUR CART

​funeral blog

topics

Grieving at Christmas: How Ritual Helps Us Through the Loneliest Seasons

Why We Need to Stop Fighting Death

A Guide to Getting Hands-On: Reclaiming Your Role in the Funeral Ceremony

Daring to Drop the 'D' Word...

Why Deflecting 'Death' Does More Damage than Good

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