It was February 2024 when I found my way into my dream job and became a funeral arranger. It was one year later, in February 2025, when I was asked to step up and become a funeral director. Soon the promotion became permanent. And another year later, in February 2026, I gave it all up to go to...
To read about how I got into this industry, check out my last blog post here. Trigger warning: some emotional topics including pregnancy loss. After working as a funeral arranger for a whole year, I was suddenly asked to step up and become a funeral director, to cover a brief period of staff...
When I was 16 and in the few years following, I happened to attend a number of family funerals and had the realisation that funeralcare is a job that people do. At that age, there's a level of pressure from teachers and elders to decide on a career path and start chasing it. I always knew I wanted...