04 Mar 2025 | Funerals, Death and Dying, End of Life Planning

Celebrating This Precious Life: Honest Conversations about Living and Dying 2025

We come and we go; Death is our life companion— Thousands of leaves fall. from ‘The Impermanence of Being Here’ by Wendy Haynes STARTS THIS COMING FRIDAY 7TH MARCH.  9-11am AEDT As we come into autumn, and the leaves fall, and cyclone Alfred makes it way to reach out land…

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01 Mar 2025 | Funerals, Death and Dying, End of Life Planning

Hard Stories to Tell

‘His family said, Jason* was a good boy, he just had a lot of stuff happen to him; and now after all these years of family life, it is hard to say goodbye. He will be greatly missed….’ The ceremony I delivered for this young man was very carefully compiled…

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21 Feb 2025 | Funerals, Death and Dying, End of Life Planning

Farewell Mary Johnston

“As the matriarch, Mary’s presence was a constant source of support and guidance. She was the person family members turned to in times of need, offering wisdom, comfort, and a listening ear. Her reliability and acceptance created a foundation of love and security for her family who hold her in…

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21 Feb 2025 | Funerals, Death and Dying, End of Life Planning

Raise a Glass

Raise a Glass by James Mooney. The Cook family shared this poem at their father’s ceremony today. Do not mourn me, don’t drown me in black cloth and quiet whispers. laugh loud, drink deep, tell the stories that made me live, remember the bad jokes, the nights that stretched into…

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20 Jan 2025 | Funerals, Death and Dying, End of Life Planning

Grief and Love are Intertwined

“Heath was cheeky, talented, and soulful. Heath’s deep love for his sons never faltered, and his pride in them was constant. Heath’s love endured, and he would want nothing more than their happiness and success. However, with deep loss comes grief and, at times, anger—often arising from the love and…

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Paddle Out

10 Jan 2025 | Funerals, Death and Dying, End of Life Planning

Time to Mourn by the Sea

‘After the unexpected death of my teenaged daughter’s biological father, with whom we’d had very little contact for several years, I asked Wendy to support us in a ceremony to acknowledge the importance of the event and help us to grieve. I had imagined something reverent and ceremonial, perhaps with…

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06 Jan 2025 | Funerals, Death and Dying, End of Life Planning

In Memory of Owen Larsen

Owen was a man of stories and contradictions—a fiercely proud father, grandfather and great grandfather, a passionate enthusiast of horseracing, a skilled builder, and an unapologetically particular man with a sharp wit. Words of Remembrance “Owen was deeply proud of his family, even if he didn’t always show it in…

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04 Jan 2025 | Funerals, Death and Dying, End of Life Planning

Betty’s Garden

“Bet’s passing marks the end of an era for your family. It is a profound transition, as Nev and Bet have been the centre around which your lives have revolved for so long. The absence of Bet signals the beginning of a new chapter for all of you. May you…

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10 Nov 2024 | Funerals, Death and Dying, End of Life Planning

I am I, You are You.

Death is … A family recently chose this poem by Henry Scott-Holland to read at their son’s funeral. Death is nothing at all. It does not count. I have only slipped away into the next room. Nothing has happened. Everything remains exactly as it was. I am I, and you…

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30 Jul 2024 | Funerals, Death and Dying, End of Life Planning

Dying to Know Day

Death and Dying Expo ‘Talking about sex won’t make you pregnant, and talking about death won’t make you dead.’ Bringing together local industry experts in the End Of Life Field on Sunday 4th August 2024, 9am-1pm at Woopi Gardens Talking about death doesn’t have to be morbid. Rani Foreman (End Of Life…

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