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As the title says, welcome to my blog! This is the place to find out what's happening with PostScript as a business, but more often it's here to give you some entertainment, some knowledge, some insight on subjects I'm passionate about or, failing that, just somewhere to pass the time.
I want to update this blog regularly (workload permitting) so please come back often to read our latest posts (the latest one is always at the top). Please feel free to share them with your family and friends, comment and, if you like any of them, please hit the heart icon ♥️. Enjoy!
Eulogy for an Estranged Mother
Back in May, I published a blog titled “Eulogy for an Estranged Father” (linked here if you missed it). I don't mind saying I was overwhelmed by the response. My inbox was soon filling up with messages from people who'd read it from across the UK and North America thanking me for giving voice to a grief they felt they weren’t allowed to own. It made me feel really proud that I could help them albeit virtually. The response to that piece highlighted something important to me:
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Writing a Collaborative Eulogy: How to Involve Family and Friends in the Process
When I sit down with a new client to discuss writing a eulogy for their recently lost loved one, the first thing I see is usually a mixture of grief, love and sheer, unadulterated panic. Those emotions, including the panic, is completely understandable. In the immediate aftermath of a death, just as we're coming to terms with their loss, we are asked to perform one of the most profound linguistic tasks of our lives: to summarise an entire human existence into a ten minute spe
Aug 310 min read
How to Support Someone Writing a Eulogy
When someone is asked to write a eulogy, it is often seen as a privilege. It is a chance to honour a loved one, celebrate their life and speak on behalf of family and friends during one of life's most emotional moments. However, what many people don't see is the enormous pressure that comes with that responsibility. As a professional eulogy writer, I've worked with countless individuals who have been entrusted with delivering a final tribute. Almost every one of them has said
Jul 139 min read
How to Honour Someone Who Didn’t Like Fuss
I’ll never forget the call from a lady in Cheltenham earlier this year. Her mother, a former librarian named Joan, had passed away peacefully at ninety-two. “The problem is”, the daughter whispered, as if sharing a state secret, “Mum would loathe a traditional funeral. She hated being the centre of attention. She’d go bright red if you even sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to her”. This is a dilemma I encounter more often than you might think. As a professional eulogy writer, I spend m
Jun 88 min read
Eulogy for an Estranged Father
There are few eulogies harder to write than one for a parent from whom you were estranged. When a father dies after years of distance, silence, conflict, or emotional separation, grief rarely arrives in a neat or recognisable form. Instead, it can bring confusion, guilt, anger, relief, sadness, regret, numbness, or all of them at once. People often assume that death magically repairs fractured relationships. It does not. The death of an estranged father does not suddenly eras
May 267 min read
How to Celebrate a Life Instead of Mourning a Death
Despite what some people might think, there is no right way to grieve. For some, loss arrives as silence. For others, it comes as tears, anger, numbness, or an ache that lingers in the ordinary moments of the day like an empty chair at the dining table, a phone number still saved in your contacts or a birthday that suddenly feels heavier than it once did. Mourning is deeply personal, and no one should ever feel pressured to “move on” or to replace sadness with forced positivi
May 47 min read
What Makes A Life "Well Lived"?
What DOES make a life well-lived? There are few questions as profound or revealing, so let's take a look.
Apr 277 min read
What Makes Us Sentimental?
When we ask what makes us sentimental, I think what we are really asking is what makes us human.
Apr 207 min read
Eulogies for Unspoken Goodbyes: Writing After a Sudden Loss
There is a particular kind of silence that follows a sudden loss. It is not the quiet that comes after a long illness, where grief arrives slowly, rehearsed in hospital corridors and late-night conversations. Instead, it is abrupt and disorienting; a sentence cut off mid-thought. One moment, life continues as expected; the next, everything has changed. Within that shock often sits a heavy, persistent feeling that you didn’t get to say goodbye. Photo by Junseong Lee on Unsplas
Mar 247 min read
When Words Fail: Coping with Loss Through Writing
There is a cruel irony to grief; it arrives heavy with feeling, yet often robs us of language. My clients tell me this all the time. They'll say things like “I don’t know how to put it into words.” or “I know how I feel, I just can’t say it” which is usually where I step in. As a professional eulogy writer, I often sit with people during one of the hardest moments of their lives. They come to me because words have failed them, but they still feel an overwhelming need to say
Jan 268 min read
Why Hire a Professional Eulogy Writer: The Benefits and What to Expect
Looking for a eulogy writer? Here's what to keep in mind.
Jan 20, 20257 min read
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