It’s Never About Who’s in the Room

It’s Never About Who’s in the Room

What Consistent Inclusive Celebrant Practice Really Means Inclusive celebrant practice is not something you switch on when you’re working with someone whose identity or background is different from your own, and switch off when you’re back in familiar...
Inclusive Funeral Ceremonies

Inclusive Funeral Ceremonies

Honouring Diverse Wishes in Funeral Ceremonies: What Inclusive Practice Really Means Of all the ceremonies we create as celebrants, funerals carry perhaps the greatest responsibility. A grieving family is placing extraordinary trust in us at the moment when they are...
Assumptions in Celebrant Practice

Assumptions in Celebrant Practice

The Assumptions We Carry Into Every Consultation We all have assumptions. Every single one of us. The question isn’t whether we make them. The question is whether we’re aware of them. And whether we’re willing to challenge them. Assumptions in...
Why Inclusive Language in ceremonies matters

Why Inclusive Language in ceremonies matters

The Words We Use matter more than you think Words are the raw material of our work. As celebrants, we are constantly making choices about language. which words to reach for, which phrases feel right, which terms will land warmly and which might inadvertently land with...