We believe it’s time for a more open conversation about death, dying and funerals.
In this blog, we give practical advice and ideas to help you if you are arranging a funeral or experiencing bereavement; answer your frequently asked questions/FAQs; and share stories, interviews and opinions.
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Krista Hughes is a soul midwife, supporting people who are dying, their friends and families. We caught up with her to find out what a soul midwife is and about the important role they can play in helping people die peacefully.
In October 2022, Tooting celebrated its first ever Festival of the Dead with family craft workshops, live music, talks and events and a parade on Tooting Common. Find out more.
Danielle Patton’s husband was killed in a road accident after they had been married for just eight years. Now she uses her experience to support others as the coordinator of Care for the Family’s Widowed Young Support programme.
After their son, Joshua, died in 2011, his parents Jane and Jimmy found that creativity helped them find a way through their grief. Using film-making, workshops, creative retreats, and now a new book, they share what they’ve learnt with other bereaved people through their charity, the Good Grief Project. Here, Jane explains why this work is so important to them.
Mariel Ramos was Poppy’s first client, back in 2012. Ten years on, we’re so grateful to Mariel for talking to us about her husband’s life and death, her experience with Poppy’s, and why she believes open conversations about death are so important.
Hayley Campbell has spent the last three years talking, thinking and writing about death. She has interviewed a gravedigger, a pathologist, a bereavement midwife, even an executioner.