Now in my mid-sixties, I came to celebrancy late in life. I’ve had a very varied career and have lived in different cities and countries, something that has helps me relate to people in all sorts of circumstances.
I have known loss myself – the death of close friends and relatives. And I have attended numerous funerals and memorial services, both good and, sometimes, very bad.
This experience, coupled with having created memorials for friends and relatives including my own father, led me to train as a celebrant. Neil Dorward, Scotland’s first Civil Funeral Celebrant, was my trainer. I received the Certificate with Distinction from his company (Bespoke Civil Ceremonies now the Celebrant Training Academy) in 2018.
Key qualities I bring to this work include a talent for story-telling, a strong belief in the power and poetry of the spoken word and a feeling for ceremony. A keen sense of humour coupled with good judgment. Above all, empathy and an ability and willingness to listen.
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