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Paper boats and silver ribbons
The power of creative ritual in funeral rites.

Joh Fairley
Aug 64 min read
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The unexpected gift of grief
Last winter, I had the quiet privilege of being with some friends in the early days of grief.

Kellie Beatty
Jul 183 min read
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What Desiree the fish taught me about grief and loss.
When I was twelve a virus struck my fish and they all died suddenly except Desiree who looked extremely unwell gasping for air at the surfac

Joh Fairley
Jun 12, 20244 min read
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Faux pas I’ve made as a death doula and will never do again. (I hope)
One of the marvellous things in my aging, is I can talk about the ‘many’ booboos I have made.

Annie Whitlocke
Mar 4, 20243 min read
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Portuguese Migrants and Village Death Practices
It was only after all my grandparents & my father had died that I started asking my mum questions: “When did you first learn about death?"

Alex Antunes
Jan 14, 20243 min read
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OMG my dog is dead!
How I coped when my dog died.

Annie Whitlocke
Dec 18, 20232 min read
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