Talking about death is difficult. It’s the one thing we can all be sure will happen to us but we act much of the time as if we were immortal. In previous centuries death was quite literally much closer to
Pushing up the Daisies
I’m very interested in natural funerals, green or eco funerals, home funerals, and I’ve been a member of the Natural Death Centre for several months. They are a source of information on all aspects of natural and “DIY” funerals from
Paisley funeral – a day of journeys
Usually when I am asked to conduct a funeral, the family has already selected a funeral director. Sometimes, if they already know of me, they will ask the funeral director to contact me. More often the funeral director will suggest
The Natural Death Centre
I have just joined the Natural Death Centre – it’s a great source of information on all sorts of issues around natural burial grounds, green funerals and so on. I think it’s very important to recognize just how medicalized death