Life, Death & Everything Between: Modern Death Education & Family Preparation
Community, Connection & Conversation
FREE – Grief Coffee Catch Up (Online)
Free or Pay What You Can | Monthly via Zoom
A relaxed, online gathering to connect with like-minded people and talk through whatever is on your mind in a safe, judgment-free space. Please note: this is a peer support space, not therapy or counseling.
FREE – Death & Doughnuts (In-Person)
Free or Donation-Based | Various Cafes across South Wales
A casual, face-to-face event for anyone wanting to talk openly about death, dying, and all the bits in between. We are breaking taboos and raising awareness, sprinkled with humour, warmth, and light-hearted conversation.
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FREE – The Grief & Loss Walking Group for Women
Next walk September 6th l Every 3 Weeks on Sunday (9:30 AM – 10:30 AM) | Tredegar, Gwent, NP22 EAY (NOT a Bryn Bach Park event. All dogs must be kept o a lead, park policy).
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> Registration is required.
A safe, supportive space for women experiencing grief and bereavement to stroll, connect, and share with others who truly get it. Afterwards, we pop into the park cafe for a drink. No pressure—just turn up exactly as you are for a chat, a gentle walk, or a hug.
My Final Wishes Service Packages
Planning for the end of life is not about finding the cheapest shortcut—it is about leaving behind the ultimate gift of order, clarity, and peace of mind. When the time comes, your loved ones won’t be left searching through drawers or guessing your wishes; they will simply open your Master Blueprint and know exactly what to do.
Below are three tailored packages designed to guide you through this process with warmth, complete privacy, and unhurried expertise
1. The Core Legacy Package
Investment: £349
Our signature 1:1 service delivering a completely structured, physical end-of-life roadmap.
- Stage 1: Preparation: Receive your physical Welcome Pack by post (or a digital copy sent via email if preferred) with guided checklists so you can gather details comfortably at your own pace before we meet.
- Stage 2: The Deep-Dive Consultation (Session 1 | 90 Mins): An in-person home visit (within 10–15 miles of NP23) or online via Zoom to map out your practical logistics, account details, care preferences, and legacy wishes.
- Stage 3: Review & Refinement (Session 2 | 90 Mins): Held 1–2 weeks later to review your structured notes, address remaining gaps, and finalise your directives.
- Final Delivery: I format, compile, and print your complete Master Life Planning Folder (hard-copy binder), delivered directly to your door ready for safe keeping.
2. The Signature Concierge Package (Most Popular)
Investment: £425
Designed for individuals who want extra reassurance and dedicated ongoing communication between sessions as they gather sensitive documents.
- Includes Everything in The Core Legacy Package, PLUS:
- Dedicated WhatsApp Support: Direct, private messaging access to AJ between Session 1 and Session 2 (1–2 week window). Perfect for quick questions, reassurance, or guidance while locating complex documents.
- Digital Backup File: A complete, secure digital PDF copy of your finalised Master Folder pre-loaded onto a branded USB drive to store alongside your physical binder.
- Hard-Copy Welcome Pack Included: Mailed directly to your home with no additional postage fee.
3. The Family & Couples Blueprint
Investment: £599 (for couples) / Custom pricing for families of 3–4
A comprehensive joint service designed to align and document the final wishes for couples or immediate family members in one coordinated effort.
- Includes Everything in The Signature Concierge Package for Two People:
- 2 x Joint 90-Minute Consultations: Structured sessions to address shared household assets, joint accounts, and individual end-of-life care and funeral choices.
- Two Individual Master Folders: Each person receives their own dedicated physical Master Life Planning Folder, plus corresponding USB digital backups.
- Extended WhatsApp Support: Direct messaging access between sessions for both individuals to keep the momentum going smoothly.
A Vital Operational Companion to Your Legal Will
While a legal Will handles the distribution of your financial estate, it leaves behind a massive operational void. A Will does not tell your family where your bank accounts are, how to access your phone, what music you want at your celebration of life, or how to manage daily household affairs.My Final Wishes sits directly alongside your solicitor-drafted Will as the essential operational playbook your family actually needs on day one. (Note: This is an administrative and personal guidance framework, not a legal document).
Death Exposure Management Signature Talk For Professional Frontline Staff
“They taught us how to handle the job. Nobody taught us how to live with what we saw.”
Filling a Critical Gap in UK Professional Training
Across the UK, professional education excels at teaching protocol, procedure, and clinical skills. Police officers are taught how to secure a scene; paramedics learn advanced life support; social workers and A&E staff are trained in legal frameworks and crisis intervention.
Yet almost nowhere in standard UK training are professionals prepared for the sensory, emotional, and psychological reality of death exposure.
Death Exposure Management fills this vital void. It is a proactive, operational framework designed to prepare frontline personnel for direct contact with mortality, severe trauma, and acute human grief before they step out onto the job—moving beyond reactive post-incident debriefs and building true, long-term operational resilience.
Who This Talk Is For
This signature talk is engineered for any sector where exposure to mortality, trauma, and acute grief is an inevitable operational reality:
- Blue Light & Emergency Services: Police officers, paramedics, call handlers, and fire and rescue personnel.
- Healthcare & Acute Care: NHS frontline staff, emergency department teams, intensive care personnel, and nursing cohorts.
- Social Care & Community Services: Social workers, housing crisis officers, and frontline support teams.
- Higher Education & Professional Training: Academic institutions preparing final-year undergraduate and postgraduate cohorts for high-exposure careers.
- Corporate & Operational Leadership: Sector managers, HR leads, and occupational health teams responsible for staff well-being in high-risk environments.
Key Aims & Objectives
1. Build Psychological Readiness (Pre-Exposure)
- Demystify the Physical Reality: Address the unvarnished sensory impact of death—the sights, smells, and visceral realities—that standard procedural training completely ignores.
- In-the-Moment Regulation: Teach tactical physiological tools (such as cognitive grounding and regulated breathing) to manage fight-or-flight arousal before stepping onto a scene.
2. Safeguard Operational Functionality (Peri-Exposure)
- Master Professional Compartmentalization: Equip staff to remain compassionate, objective, and fully functional during acute crises or death notifications without freezing or absorbing room trauma.
- Manage Professional Boundaries: Establish clear psychological lines between the reality of the scene and the professional’s personal life.
3. Prevent Cumulative Trauma & Burnout (Post-Exposure)
- Differentiate Grief from Trauma: Help teams recognise the difference between normal emotional responses to loss and clinical PTSD indicators.
- Establish Transition Rituals: Provide concrete de-escalation tools to cleanly mark the end of an exposure event before moving to the next call or heading home.
- Transform Team Culture: Normalise open, non-judgmental peer debriefs to dismantle “toxic resilience” and dark humour coping mechanisms, replacing them with genuine team literacy around loss.
Keynote & Guest Speaking
Investment: From £450
Includes a 60-minute signature talk, tailored delivery and audience Q&A.
Note: Academic, public sector, and corporate rates vary depending on cohort size and requirements. Half-day and full-day Operational Workshops are also available upon request. Travel expenses are calculated separately.