Several years ago, my neighbour stepped out to water her roses and casually mentioned she’d just sorted her own funeral plans online. It struck me — we can pre-pay our daily coffee or set auto-pay for
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Derek's Place is a charity that offers financial grants and support to families where one parent is terminally ill and they have children under 13. Th
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It was just after midnight when Jane’s phone buzzed with the news she’d always feared but never truly prepared for. What followed felt less like grief
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There’s a sound my grandfather made when he laughed – caught somewhere between a trumpet and a kettle on the boil. Strangely, I only remember it throu
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It started with a ring. After her father passed, Lila found comfort not in his photos, but in the silver band he wore each day. Years later, she disco
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Standing with shaking hands behind the lectern was never on your wish list. Yet here you are—called to speak for someone whose story deserves more tha
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Nov 3, 2025
Growing up, the only thing Cate’s nan ever said about death was, 'We keep walking, even with pebbles in our shoe.' But when Cate’s best mate died sudd
It was a stifling February morning in Adelaide when Sally, a self-confessed numbers-nerd, found herself blinking at a stack of funeral invoices she ne
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If you’ve ever wondered what really happens behind the doors of a crematorium, you’re far from alone. I’ll never forget the first time my family had t
A few years ago, I had to farewell someone close—no poetry, just honesty. Money was tight, and the thought of embalmed formality felt off. That’s how
Nobody plans for grief, but everyone deserves honesty when it comes to saying goodbye. After unexpectedly losing an uncle last year, the sticker shock
