“Grief is the price we pay for love”
Facing the task of planning a loved one’s funeral service may feel overwhelming.
A funeral service is a very important step in the grieving process so it needs to be planned well.
A Personal Funeral Journey with Fiona Garrivan.
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People often ask me how I got into funerals and I attribute these two amazing humans to leading me to this path
For many years, funerals in most cultures, have remained quite sombre , very traditional and very conservative affairs.
But the funeral industry as we know it in Australia, is going through some significant changes in the last number of years.
How we deal with death and grief is so wide and varied across different cultures across the world. For many cultures, rituals are a very important part of the grieving process.
The reasons you may like to consider having a photographer at a loved ones funeral.
Coronavirus has certainly turned our world upside down in more ways we could ever have imagined.
A recent funeral reminded me that we really need to make an effort to be in more photos. Do it for your children and how you want them to remember you.
Families are now rejecting tradition and a "set format and insert-a-name" funeral service.
How we deal with deal with death and grief is so wide and varied across different cultures across the world.
Almost 10 years ago when I became a celebrant, the industry looked very different to how it is today.
Breaking the silence on this still taboo subject of pregnancy and infant loss.
Last weekend I was invited by the Melbourne Writers Festival 2018 to talk in two shows in this years ‘A Matter of Life & Death’ programme.
Music plays a very important part of a funeral service. It can be very emotive and usually helps to set the tone of the ceremony.
Today marks 3 years since I conducted my first funeral. I will always remember it as it was for a little beautiful baby girl who was born sleeping.
Until you are faced with the difficult task of organising a funeral, most people do not know what a funeral celebrant is or what they actually do.
Doing the Run Melbourne ½ marathon to bring awareness and raise much needed funds for Heartfelt.
Alternate venues and ideas in Melbourne to farewell loved ones.
Listen to my podcast!
Despite the fact that we try to avoid talking about it, sometime in our life we will all experience the death of someone we love.
Each episode I speak to a range of people who share their experience and knowledge, to help navigate these usually unchartered waters.
Growing up in Ireland, I have been surrounded by the traditions and customs regarding death and funerals all my life.