by Denise Gibb | Sep 17, 2019 | Bereavement, Funeral Cremation Urns, Grief, Loss, Mourning
After losing a loved one, making everyday decisions is overwhelming – none more so than choosing a cremation urn color. If you’re struggling with this very problem, let your departed loved one’s personality guide your color choice. In the 1920s psychologist, William...
by Denise Gibb | Jul 16, 2019 | Grief, Mourning
What does successful grief look like? When my mom died, the Kubler-Ross grief model was the road map for mourning. Friends and family measured every tear and angry outburst against the five-stages of grief—denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Today,...
by Denise Gibb | Jun 14, 2019 | Cremation Ashes Jewellery, Grief, Mourning, Sympathy Gifts
How to fill jewelry urns and What is cremation urn jewelry? are common questions. Cremation urn jewelry looks as stylish and sophisticated as regular jewelry with one difference. Inside is a hidden chamber able to hold keepsake cremation ashes.Urn jewelry or mourning...
by Denise Gibb | May 3, 2019 | Bereavement, Grief, Loss, Mourning
Most Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people know the tradition of ‘Sorry Business’.Sorry Business is a time of mourning that involves responsibilities and obligations to organize and attend the funeral and participate in mourning events, activities or...
by Denise Gibb | Apr 29, 2019 | Bereavement, Grief, Loss, Mourning
Deciding what is appropriate to wear to a funeral can be tricky. Traditionally, black is the colour of choice for Western culture. Yet in China, the traditional color of mourning is white, while in Thailand it’s purple. But not everyone mourns in a traditional sense....
by Denise Gibb | Apr 9, 2019 | Bereavement, Grief, Loss, Mourning
Talking about death doesn’t have to be grim. In fact, talking about death can be dead funny. Comedian Cariad Lloyd does it every week as part of her bereavement podcast Griefcast. Each week Cariad invites fellow funny people to talk about the death of someone they...
