by thosecreativetypes | Mar 14, 2022 | funerals
Jackie holding the advance reader copy of her book, ‘The Eulogy,’ coming out in June 2022 My debut autofiction novel ‘The Eulogy’ is coming out in June 2022, and today I received an advance copy of the book. The book is structured around a...
by thosecreativetypes | Oct 5, 2021 | funerals
The NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has recently released its final report about costs and pricing in the funeral industry. IPART found that: about two-thirds of funeral customers did not get a quote before choosing a funeral provider 83% of...
by thosecreativetypes | Sep 29, 2021 | funerals
Organising a funeral can feel overwhelming. Many of us are in such a vulnerable and emotional state of mind when the time comes to make all the necessary arrangements. Often, the person organising the funeral has already been losing sleep for some time, as a carer for...
by thosecreativetypes | Sep 28, 2021 | funerals
I meet with families to discuss the funeral service and one of the first things people ask me is, ‘What do we do?’ As I break down the steps and elements of a funeral service, I can almost see the shoulders drop, the deep breath inhaled, and people...
by thosecreativetypes | Sep 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
People tend to be scared of talking about death. The Parting podcast is a series of discussions and stories, made and hosted by a group of brave, smart, funny and daring young people of Wollongong. I got to participate in one of the discussions and I learned a lot....