How to Arrange a Funeral: Actual Advice from Real People
by Sarah Jones · 9 episodes
EducationSelf Improvement
My name is Sarah Jones, I am the founder and a funeral director at Full Circle Funerals. In this podcast, I will be speaking to real people, who share their experiences of arranging and then attending a funeral for someone they care about. They are going to share their tips, what they were worried about, and their advice, in the hope that this will help other people who find themselves in the same situation. There's lots of resources available, on websites, in books and other media where professionals like funeral directors and bereavement practitioners share their tips, but this podcast...
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30 min
How to Arrange a Funeral: Actual Advice from Real People S2 Episode 4 - Ben & Gaynor Moorhouse
In this episode, Sarah speaks with Ben and Gaynor, who are bereaved parents who have kindly agreed to share some of their experiences in the hope that it will help other people. Ou…
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18 min
How to Arrange a Funeral: Actual Advice from Real People S2 Episode 3 - Lynne Fox
In this episode, Sarah speaks with Lynne who shares some of her reflections having arranged her mum's funeral 9 years ago. A few years after her mum's passing, Lynne decided to bec…
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20 min
How to Arrange a Funeral: Actual Advice from Real People S2 Episode 2 - Chris Thackwray
In this episode, Sarah speaks with Chris. In march his mother passed away at the age of 89 and at the time Chris was living in America so he had to come back to the UK to make the…
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17 min
How to Arrange a Funeral: Actual Advice from Real People S2 Episode 1 - Liv Cooper
In this episode, Sarah speaks with Liv. In 2016 her brother Ed passed away suddenly and she had to make arrangements for his funeral. She speaks about her experience and things tha…
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15 min
How to Arrange a Funeral: Actual Advice from Real People Episode 5 - Jane Keogh
In this episode, Sarah speaks with Jane, who shares her experience with arranging her mum's funeral in May 2020. She talks about the difficulties she faced from having to use a fun…
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25 min
How to Arrange a Funeral: Actual Advice from Real People Episode 4 - Helen Neave
In this episode, Sarah speaks with Helen from Make it Wild which is a family founded project that aims to help nature through the creation of a nature reserve in North Yorkshire, a…
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23 min
How to Arrange a Funeral: Actual Advice from Real People Episode 3 - Marie Young
In this episode, Sarah speaks with Marie, who cared for her mother, who had COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) for two years before she passed away in October 2021. She s…
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20 min
How to Arrange a Funeral: Actual Advice from Real People Episode 2 - Paul Wilson
In this episode Sarah speaks with Paul, who is a management consultant, currently living in Hong Kong. He found himself in a challenging position when his mother passed away at the…
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21 min
How to Arrange a Funeral: Actual Advice from Real People Episode 1 - Heather Cooper
In this episode, Sarah speaks with Heather Cooper, who has had to arrange a number of funerals over the last few years and has kindly agreed to share some of her experiences and re…