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The Power of Podcasts... Talking Life, Death and Grief
This month we are celebrating some of the best podcasts about life, death and grief which are making an impact by opening up conversations about this important subject.
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Dying Well... Meeting the End of Life with Calm
Is it possible to just ‘be’ when someone dies? The expected kind of death, one that doesn’t hide its impending arrival, can be a chance to meet the end of life...
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What is a Death Cafe? Why The World Wants To Talk About Death
What exactly is a Death Cafe? Put simply, a Death Cafe is an event where people gather together, drink tea, eat cake and talk about death. Sounds like a fun night...
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Spring clean your life... and death
We’re passionate advocates of planning for a good death and, as Winter turns to Spring, now is the perfect time for a tidy up. This means decluttering our admin, dusting off our plans and shedding...
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Q&A with Amanda German of Whiteballoon Funeral Planning Hub
We meet Amanda German of whiteballoon.co.uk, a free online resource for funerals and end of life planning. Combining practical advice with inspiration, it has been designed both for funeral planning, and also for anyone who...
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Julia Page: Why I Love Being a Funeral Celebrant
Former teacher Julia Page changed careers in 2019 to retrain as a humanist celebrant and has since conducted more than 600 funerals. Here she tells us why she loves what she does...
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A Day in the Life of... Henry Emson, Founder of One Life One Tree
In our latest interview we meet Henry Emson, founder of One Life One Tree which enables people to offset an entire lifetime of carbon emissions by planting a Giant Sequoia...
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It's Good to Talk: Supporting Dying Matters Week (10-16 May)
For many people, the thought of talking about death is awkward, scary and depressing. It’s a tricky conversation that’s often just easier to avoid. We hear you, but we also believe...
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What is Probate? A Simple Guide from the Experts at IWC Probate & Wills
Trying to come to terms with the emotional aspect of losing a loved one is hard enough without having to deal with the practical aspects of Probate as well. To...
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Make this the month that you... Create Treasured Memories
We are all living through challenging times, but the one thing many of us do have more of right now is time. Why not use these long winter evenings to create,...