Bereavement Is Bigger Than Grief
Most of us use the words grief and bereavement as though they mean the same thing – I certainly did. It wasn’t until I lost
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Most of us use the words grief and bereavement as though they mean the same thing – I certainly did. It wasn’t until I lost
Last updated: June 2026 One of the most common things families tell me is that they had no idea what a funeral would cost until
For most people in NSW, a funeral has always meant one thing – a coffin. Whether a burial or a cremation, the coffin has been
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Loving someone in death care is not something people talk about very often. When they think about funeral work, they tend to think about the
Some months in this work pass quietly. Others change you. A reflection on five services, six lives, and what grief – in all its forms
Most of us expect grief to feel like one thing. But grief is love and pain walking side by side – and sometimes, in the
When someone dies, families are often faced with decisions at a time when they feel least prepared to make them.
When someone dies, there is often an immediate sense that something needs to happen.
Calls need to be made, arrangements need to begin, the next
When someone dies, the first 24 hours can feel overwhelming.
There is shock, there is emotion, and often there is uncertainty about what needs to