Creating Unique Funerals: The Little White Book of Funeral Celebrancy
The Road That Led to My Latest Book: More than five hundred funerals. I sometimes stop and think about that number, not because I have been counting them as some sort of achievement – far from it – but because behind that number are thousands of people – hundreds more husbands or wives, thousands of…
Word (and girl) Power!
AMC’s latest podcast is out – and I am featured! Here’s what they say about me: Julie Chudleigh of Latansani is a celebrant, one of our fabulous Academy of Modern Celebrancy mentors, a former head of English, and someone who came to celebrancy through a remarkable series of life events, including loss, lockdown, and a training…
Book Launch
Words That Heal and Celebrate: Announcing My New Poetry Book, Ferocious Women I am thrilled to share a massive milestone with you all! On 10th July, my brand-new poetry collection, Ferocious Women: Poetry on Strength, Healing and Finding Your Voice, officially launches on Amazon. While this project is a creative passion outside of my celebrant…
What’s in a Word?
Celebrant Musings on “Officiants” in Modern Wedding Ceremonies I’ve always been fascinated by the power of words and the stories behind them. Anyone who knows me knows that my book, The Will To Surthrive, wasn’t just inspired by my own journey. It was also inspired by another ‘will’ altogether – William Shakespeare. Or, as I…
More Than Words
Most people know me as a celebrant – someone who writes and delivers bespoke ceremonies for life’s most meaningful moments. What many people don’t see is that writing has always been much more than a part of my work. It’s how I make sense of life itself. Long before I began crafting ceremonies for others,…
MAFSAU
Seagulls Round a Chip If you’ve been watching this season of Married at First Sight Australia, you may have noticed something: the red flags are as multitudinous as the litter of cliches: ‘ride or die’…’I’m not here for drama; I’m here for love!’…’wallsup…vulnerable…100%…my person…accountability.’ The red flags are blowing wilder than beach umbrellas in a…
Who Has All The Power?
A poem for Mighty Girls and Mighty Men
A Little Sunshine Sheds Light on Love
Spring Clean Your Relationships This Easter and get Ready for Wedding Season: A Gentle Reset for This Time of Renewal There’s something about spring that invites honesty. I just love it when, after the hibernation that winter demands of us, the light lingers for longer, the air softens, and suddenly the things we’ve been ignoring…
The Hands That Shape Tomorrow
She Who Nurtures the World: A Mother’s Day Tribute to the Power of Feminine Virtue In the 1800s William Ross Wallace wrote a celebratory poem of women – mothers in particular – honouring how “the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.” The words and context are a little dated, but the…
Courageous Communication
Pre-wedding preps are full of conversations about flowers or wedding breakfasts, guest invites and seating plans, speeches and first dances. I’m not sure how many couples will sit down and ask each other the harder questions that are essential to their being successfully wed. And yet, those are the conversations that truly shape a marriage.…
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