Funeral celebrants all have a slightly different take on their role, so it’s helpful to consider if my approach feels like a good fit for you.

I create heartfelt and meaningful ceremonies imbued with warmth and integrity. The values, beliefs and life story of those being remembered and honoured are woven together in a final farewell which supports and comforts you, their loved ones.

Unbound by any one belief system, I am guided by you, as together we create a ceremony which feels right for your unique circumstances.

A big part of what I do as we prepare for the ceremony, and during the service itself, is to provide an emotionally supportive presence.

The role of funeral celebrant called to me because I know from personal experience that endings are important.

A thoughtfully written service, conducted with clear intention and kindness can make the world of difference to our experience of death and grief.

It can’t change what has happened, and it still might be one of the saddest things we do.

Yet in sensitively naming the reality of loss, along with the achievements and happier memories of a life lived, in compassionately and purposefully performing a committal, we can tenderly complete the circle of our loved ones life in a way which can bring some sense of fulfilment or peace, even in the depths of our grief.

I'd like my skills and experience to empower you to do so in a way which feels right for your unique circumstances, so that the funeral might be as helpful an experience as possible within your grieving process.

Because of the high level of care I give to each service, I choose to work with one family at a time.

This degree of attention means I can only commit to 1 or 2 services per month, enabling me to really focus on your individual needs and be fully present with the process of writing the ceremony and delivering it calmly, with warmth and compassion.

We humans have always had a need to come together and enact funeral rites for those who have been ours in life.

The poem Neanderthal Dig by Don McKay touches on how this was so from our earliest ancestors.

He writes from the perspective of a reflective archaeologist unearthing the ancient burial site of a mother and child.

Below is a link to a sensitive reading and brief discussion of the poem by Padraig O Tuama in which he explores how this human heritage of honouring our loved ones in death is still relevant today, and in a way that really resonates with me. 

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/don-mckay-neanderthal-dig/id1492928827?i=1000684659400