Good Goodbyes. The funeral facts podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

This episode is all about Choices, a capital letter for a big topic. 
Simon and Tina Thank all the listeners so far and Sarah Wyatt the Celebrant gets a shout out for her feedback and comments to the show. 
Is there a traditional or right thing to do? 
What are peoples choices? 
Flexibility is discussed and how knowing what the person wished for can help
Or basing choices and decisions on the things they liked or their interests.
examples are given of beach ceremonies, something in a care home, Ceremonies in Churches and places of worship, Village halls, boats and many other places are possible.
Listen in for some amusing confusion about Quiche and Kitsch Jewelry
Make it personal is the key message. 

 

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The Good Goobyes , funeral facts podcast.

Ever wondered about what happens at funerals? Have any questions now that you find you have to arrange one? Ever think you might like to know more if you are arranging your own?
Industry experts Simon Savage an independent funeral director from Devon in the UK and Tina Naldrett an independent Celebrant offer advice and myth busting in this informal chat about all things funeral and celebration of life.
Please let us have your questions, like , subscribe and share this podcast.
find Simon and his team here www.ottervalleyfunerals.co.uk
find Tina here. www.camomileceremonies.com

This is a bite sized episode about dresscode?
Discover if there is one?
Is it ok to wear football shirts?
Should we wear black?
What about footwear at the graveside? 
all these things and more are covered in this short informative episode. 

Get in Touch, we would love to hear from you

The Good Goobyes , funeral facts podcast.

Ever wondered about what happens at funerals? Have any questions now that you find you have to arrange one? Ever think you might like to know more if you are arranging your own?
Industry experts Simon Savage an independent funeral director from Devon in the UK and Tina Naldrett an independent Celebrant offer advice and myth busting in this informal chat about all things funeral and celebration of life.
Please let us have your questions, like , subscribe and share this podcast.
find Simon and his team here www.ottervalleyfunerals.co.uk
find Tina here. www.camomileceremonies.com

Welcome from Sy and Tina to this episode of Good goodbyes about some of the initial steps after you have been given the death certificate. Sy explains what happens after you have the death certification.  

We cover picking dates for a celebration of life or funeral 

What questions you might be asked ?

The warmth and humanity in checking out what name someone wishes to be called by.

Sy and Tina share the things they do to connect with the deceased and family and friends and how people are in safe hands. 

Fools and Horses Hearses comes up, and individualising services gets a mention. 

Get in Touch, we would love to hear from you

The Good Goobyes , funeral facts podcast.

Ever wondered about what happens at funerals? Have any questions now that you find you have to arrange one? Ever think you might like to know more if you are arranging your own?
Industry experts Simon Savage an independent funeral director from Devon in the UK and Tina Naldrett an independent Celebrant offer advice and myth busting in this informal chat about all things funeral and celebration of life.
Please let us have your questions, like , subscribe and share this podcast.
find Simon and his team here www.ottervalleyfunerals.co.uk
find Tina here. www.camomileceremonies.com

Welcome from Sy and Tina to this episode of Good goodbyes about some of the initial steps that happen immediately after someone has died. Tina and Sy explain the difference between Verification and Certification of death.

This is a walk through and step by step guide to the process you may go through. 

The first call is usually right after the death and the teams are available 24 hrs 7 days a week. 

Tina, as a nurse explains what she does when verifying death. 

The difference between expected and unexpected death is covered. 

The coroners procedure is covered. 

And first and last offices and what can happen in various religions. 

Tina talks about her Uncle, christmas cards and a whisky 

Get in Touch, we would love to hear from you

The Good Goobyes , funeral facts podcast.

Ever wondered about what happens at funerals? Have any questions now that you find you have to arrange one? Ever think you might like to know more if you are arranging your own?
Industry experts Simon Savage an independent funeral director from Devon in the UK and Tina Naldrett an independent Celebrant offer advice and myth busting in this informal chat about all things funeral and celebration of life.
Please let us have your questions, like , subscribe and share this podcast.
find Simon and his team here www.ottervalleyfunerals.co.uk
find Tina here. www.camomileceremonies.com

Welcome from Sy and Tina to this episode of Good goodbyes about direct cremation. 

What is it ?

Since 2019 3-20% increase in direct cremations 

Did you know this option can be with a local company as well as the nationals 

Do you know what’s involved? Tina and Sy talk about how important saying goodbye is and if a direct cremation allows for this? 
We talk about the pros and cons and about how to consider the impact on the grieving process and what options you have. 

Get in Touch, we would love to hear from you

The Good Goobyes , funeral facts podcast.

Ever wondered about what happens at funerals? Have any questions now that you find you have to arrange one? Ever think you might like to know more if you are arranging your own?
Industry experts Simon Savage an independent funeral director from Devon in the UK and Tina Naldrett an independent Celebrant offer advice and myth busting in this informal chat about all things funeral and celebration of life.
Please let us have your questions, like , subscribe and share this podcast.
find Simon and his team here www.ottervalleyfunerals.co.uk
find Tina here. www.camomileceremonies.com

Welcome from Sy and Tina to this first episode of Good goodbyes. 

A chance to meet your hosts Sy a funeral director and Tina an independent celebrant. We both work in Devon in the UK, but are sure that lots of people all over will find this interesting 

We discuss our reasons for making this informal, myth busting podcast. 

We discuss how people can be guided through the process of arranging a funeral. Either for themselves or for others. 

We chat about the common things that we get asked and come up for people, for example . How long do we have for the service? What am I allowed to have? 

 We chat about individualising services and responses for clients. 

Please do let us have your feedback and any questions. 

Like, subscribe and share the podcast. 

A link to Sys favourite Music Octavarian Dream theatre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYV8Zt2k0RQ

Get in Touch, we would love to hear from you

The Good Goobyes , funeral facts podcast.

Ever wondered about what happens at funerals? Have any questions now that you find you have to arrange one? Ever think you might like to know more if you are arranging your own?
Industry experts Simon Savage an independent funeral director from Devon in the UK and Tina Naldrett an independent Celebrant offer advice and myth busting in this informal chat about all things funeral and celebration of life.
Please let us have your questions, like , subscribe and share this podcast.
find Simon and his team here www.ottervalleyfunerals.co.uk
find Tina here. www.camomileceremonies.com

This weeks episode is about the Celebrants (or most Officiants role). 
We cover where we might meet? what might be asked and useful things to think about beforehand. 
How the in-depth conversation will take place. 
Perhaps looking through photographs can help to prepare. There may be clues from notes kept. 
How do you wish to feel after the service? 
How can we demystify the language? for example what is the catafalque?
Is there a difference between a coffin and a casket? 
Tina explains how we gather auto-biogrpahical information as well as personalised details.  

Get in Touch, we would love to hear from you

The Good Goobyes , funeral facts podcast.

Ever wondered about what happens at funerals? Have any questions now that you find you have to arrange one? Ever think you might like to know more if you are arranging your own?
Industry experts Simon Savage an independent funeral director from Devon in the UK and Tina Naldrett an independent Celebrant offer advice and myth busting in this informal chat about all things funeral and celebration of life.
Please let us have your questions, like , subscribe and share this podcast.
find Simon and his team here www.ottervalleyfunerals.co.uk
find Tina here. www.camomileceremonies.com

What can Floral tributes or flowers look like?
How you can have many or few, the choices you have.
How you can incorporate the use of flowers in different ways as part of the ceremony and involve your mourners or guests.  
What to do if you prefer no flowers or have strong views about them.
Tina and Sy discuss what happens to the flowers after.

Get in Touch, we would love to hear from you

The Good Goobyes , funeral facts podcast.

Ever wondered about what happens at funerals? Have any questions now that you find you have to arrange one? Ever think you might like to know more if you are arranging your own?
Industry experts Simon Savage an independent funeral director from Devon in the UK and Tina Naldrett an independent Celebrant offer advice and myth busting in this informal chat about all things funeral and celebration of life.
Please let us have your questions, like , subscribe and share this podcast.
find Simon and his team here www.ottervalleyfunerals.co.uk
find Tina here. www.camomileceremonies.com

Listen in for a brief bit of singing from Sy. 
Also you will find in this episode, a helpful chat about music. 
Sy shares he advice about choosing, and Tina talks about compilations.
Sy shared the top ten choices from last year..
Can we have music with swearing or explicit language in it?
How wide is our choice ? 
Can we have sound effects?
Can you bring your own music?
Can we have Hymns ? and what about the singing can we sing to anything?  
Listen in for answers to these questions 

Get in Touch, we would love to hear from you

The Good Goobyes , funeral facts podcast.

Ever wondered about what happens at funerals? Have any questions now that you find you have to arrange one? Ever think you might like to know more if you are arranging your own?
Industry experts Simon Savage an independent funeral director from Devon in the UK and Tina Naldrett an independent Celebrant offer advice and myth busting in this informal chat about all things funeral and celebration of life.
Please let us have your questions, like , subscribe and share this podcast.
find Simon and his team here www.ottervalleyfunerals.co.uk
find Tina here. www.camomileceremonies.com

Can you have dogs and other pets at funerals?
Sy and Tina chat through your options in this animal focused episode.
The cast of animals includes, Parrots, Llamas, Donkeys, Mice, Cats, Dogs and Deer.
Enjoy this informative episode about animals and funerals 

Get in Touch, we would love to hear from you

The Good Goobyes , funeral facts podcast.

Ever wondered about what happens at funerals? Have any questions now that you find you have to arrange one? Ever think you might like to know more if you are arranging your own?
Industry experts Simon Savage an independent funeral director from Devon in the UK and Tina Naldrett an independent Celebrant offer advice and myth busting in this informal chat about all things funeral and celebration of life.
Please let us have your questions, like , subscribe and share this podcast.
find Simon and his team here www.ottervalleyfunerals.co.uk
find Tina here. www.camomileceremonies.com