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Navigating Grief

Grief can be a profound and complex journey, one that may become even more intricate during significant milestones such as Christmas, birthdays, and other cherished occasions.

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Supporting Children and Teens in Grief

It’s difficult to know what to say when trying to comfort someone who has suffered the loss of a loved one. Death is part of the human condition, it knows no age boundaries and it affects us all. And with death comes grief! However, when the grief of someone dying comes to children and teenagers, navigating this complex terrain can be particularly challenging.

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Creating a Meaningful Funeral or Memorial Service

The death of a loved one is an inevitable and often profoundly emotional experience. In these difficult moments, arranging a meaningful funeral or memorial service can provide an opportunity to honour, mourn and celebrate their life in a way that sets the tone for a healthier bereavement.

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The Art of Letting Go

Clear and compassionate communication is crucial during the dying process. For the dying person, open conversations about their wishes, fears, and desires can provide a sense of control and agency.

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Fun Funerals

Celebrating Life with Unique and Unconventional Farewells What do you think of when you hear the word funeral?  Thoughts of sadness and formality? A sombre event

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Being a Funeral Director with Picaluna
Being a Funeral Director with Picaluna

Picaluna’s Focus on Celebrant-Centric Philosophy

When it comes to the delicate task of planning and conducting a funeral or memorial ceremony, the unique role of a funeral director cannot be understated.

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Eco Friendly Funerals

In a world increasingly conscious of environmental sustainability, even the way we say our final goodbyes is undergoing a transformative shift.

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The Digital Transformation of Funerals

Impact of Digital Technology on the Funeral Industry: Picaluna Funerals innovating farewells through virtual memorials

In the digital age, also known as the technology age, we find our lives and businesses intertwined with technology and virtual mediums.

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Personalised Funerals

What is a personalised funeral? A personalised funeral is a funeral service or ceremony or memorial which reflects the person who has died as well as honours their life and loves, family and friends, their community and beliefs.   Funeral Music

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Urns and Keepsake Jewellery for a Perfect Memorial

Knowing what to do with your person’s ashes isn’t always a decision that comes easily. Sometimes they’re left in the closet or under the bed for months, even years, until you feel ready to memorialise them in a way that feels right.

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What are the best Funeral Flowers?

Whether you are looking for flowers for a funeral service, life celebration funeral, outside funeral, cremation or burial, memorial service, scattering ashes ceremony or non-traditional funeral service it is important to find the best flowers. 

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Becoming a Funeral Director

At Picaluna, our funeral directors or funeral arrangers as they are sometimes called, come from a wide range of backgrounds.  Many of our funeral directors are also marriage celebrants, who may have attended a funeral service organised by Picaluna and decided to explore the pathway of becoming a funeral celebrant and then funeral director.

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Talking about end of life

I have been immersed in death literacy conversations and projects, including as a funeral celebrant. I have facilitated many discussions about the importance of accepting our mortality and, in doing so, being proactive in planning for our inevitable death. These conversations include encouraging our loved ones to take practical steps in planning for their deaths. We talk about advance care planning, wills, funeral service arrangements, preferences for cremation or burial, an indoor or outdoor funeral, and a traditional or cardboard coffin.

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