Most of us never get to hear the stories people tell about us at our funeral. We don’t hear the laughter when an old memory is shared, or the heartfelt words that family and friends wish they’d said sooner. A living funeral offers...
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Film cameras are back on shop shelves. Book clubs are thriving, jigsaw puzzles are making a comeback, and more people are finding themselves drawn to hobbies that don’t involve a screen or require a charger. While some call it the...
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Content warning: This article contains references to suicide, self-harm, and mental health crises. If you are struggling, please contact SADAG on 0800 456 789 (24 hours). You do not need to be in crisis to call. Most people who turn to AI for...
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Most people take out funeral cover with the best intentions and simply file the documents away. Life gets busy, and a policy that felt straightforward at sign-up rarely gets revisited until a family member passes and someone has to figure out...
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When someone we care about loses a loved one, most of us find ourselves searching for the right words. We want to help. We want to say something that reaches them, something that eases even a small part of what they are carrying. And then the...
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Most of us know we should have it, but we keep finding reasons not to. The conversation about what we would want, or what our loved ones would want, when the time comes, tends to get pushed aside for another day, a time when things are less...
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When we think about grief, we tend to picture it as an emotional experience: tears, a hollow feeling, waves of sadness that arrive without warning. But grief isn’t only something we feel in our hearts. It settles into the body too, and for many...
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Most of us don’t give much thought to what happens to our digital lives when we’re gone. But in a world where so much of daily life takes place online, the people we leave behind can find themselves wading through a tangle of accounts, profiles...
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Reaching twenty years in business invites reflection. Over that time, we have worked with thousands of families from different walks of life, professions, and communities. While our role is to assist people with funeral arrangements, the work...
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“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,Courage to change the things I can,And wisdom to know the difference.”– Reinhold Niebuhr Some ideas stick with us because they feel immediately true. The words often called the...
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This month marks 20 years since we first began serving families in our community. Over the years, we’ve had the privilege of walking alongside people during some of life’s most meaningful and most difficult moments. Working in this space gives...
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Most of us don’t love thinking about paperwork, planning, or what might happen “one day.” Life is busy, and these things often get pushed to the bottom of the list. But taking a few simple steps now can make a real difference for your children...
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