I am a mother, a daughter, a sister, a wife, an aunty and a friend. 

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I am a city girl who fell in love with the countryside as an adult.

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I am an enthusiastic forager, a cautious mushroom gatherer, a hugger of trees, a maker of plant medicines. 

I am an extrovert who loves to be alone, appreciator of books, words, stories, and ideas. I am a collector of friends, a curator of words, a hoarder of photographs, a forgetter of names, a rememberer of flavours.

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I seek to find the sacred in the everyday and the divinity in each person I encounter.

I am a questioner and seeker of truths - embracing the journey as much as the destination.

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I am a work in progress - still evolving, ever changing, comfortable with liminality, committed to always learning. 

 

As a celebrant and ceremonialist - I am passionate about the power of ritual and gathering within community to help us navigate life's transitions.

I am an intuitive facilitator of ceremony. I am a talker, a listener, a storyteller, an empath and a holder of space. 

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I feel deeply called to working in end of life spaces, creating safe places to have tender conversations, gently challenging the cultural norms around death, dying and mortality and what that means for how we show up in the world.

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I feel incredibly lucky to do something that I love for a living.

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I am learning to embrace the legacy of my name – Joy. 

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That's who I AM, but if you want to know what I DO......

 

I am a professional Independent Celebrant, trained and accredited by the Celebrant Circle UK and Coffin Club UK to officiate at all types of ceremonies - Weddings, Funerals and everything in between. I am covered by public liability insurance for this work.​

 

I have been a Women's Circle facilitator for the past 12 years, leading sacred circles, workshops, events and retreats designed to support, nurture and empower. 

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I am in training as an End of Life Doula and am developing my skills and expertise in end of life work through hospice volunteering and community groups and grief support groups.

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A long time ago I was a Primary School Teacher (trained at the Institute of Education, London).

I then started a successful kids cookery education business in SE London (Munchkins Kids Cooking), I owned a Cookshop and Cookery School for several years (Blackheath Cooks), and ran a baking business in Tunbridge Wells until 2022 (Bake me Happy).

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I also home educated my three amazing children, now aged 12, 12 and 13 for 5 years - they are my greatest teachers.