The Joyful Blog

"Should I bring my children to the funeral?" is a question that I get asked a lot when I meet with people to plan funerals. As a funeral celebrant I spend a lot of time talking about death and dying. But I am well aware that in our modern secular British culture many people have become very disconnected from death. Over the last century, we have ‘outsourced’ most aspects of death, dying and care of the dead to industry professionals. As adults many of us lack the language an

‘Döstädning’ is the Swedish art of ‘Death Cleaning’….. And it’s not as morbid as it sounds, according to the author Margareta Magnusson...

Often after a cremation, people aren’t quite sure what to ‘do’ with the ashes.

We finally realised as parents that our mission was simple - 'to keep the light in their eyes ablaze.'

It it a peculiarly British phenomenon, this need for multiple euphemisms for death?

Did you know it is legal to be buried in your back garden or any land you own? Did you know that you don’t have to hold a funeral in a...

Womens Circles, Sister Circles, Sacred Circles.....what are they?!

People often wonder what a funeral celebrant actually does....so here's what I do!

Why do we avoid talking about death? Here's why I think we need to talk about the D word more!

Belonging. And how Rites of Passage ceremonies can support our sense of belonging in the world.

Sharing your love in unique and personal ways with a commitment ceremony!

An article from our lovely local magazine all about my work!

A new foray into blogging.....thanks for joining me here!