The chapel is the space where people come for funerals and memorials, viewings, dressings or being withs. Aunty Rhonda, Ben, Victoria and Chantel share elements of their ceremonial practice, and how funeral ceremonies that reflect our values, or the values of our people, can lay the foundation for healthy grieving. And we hear of the internal ceremonies that the team here hold, guided by the Elders Aunty Rhonda and Jude, to honour the people they’ve cared for and themselves.
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This is a safe and creative story about the-end-of-life, and we understand there may be some topics that are sensitive for people with lived experience. Specific topics by timecode in this episode:
05:00 - 07:35 Suicide
24:15 - 25:59 Pregnancy loss and stillbirth
Here We Are, The Living is a Quiet Night production made by Jess Hamilton and Victoria Spence of Life Rites Funerals. Original music by Adam Connelly and Billy Ward. Mix by Jess Hamilton and Laura Brierley-Newtown. Editorial Support by Farz Edraki. Artwork by Annie Hamilton. This episode features Aunty Rhonda Dixon Grovener, Victoria Spence, Ben Gibson, Skye Robertson, Chantel Jurcevic and Jude Neeme-Samson.
This project was made with support of Create NSW, Content is Queen and many individual supporters through the Australian Cultural Fund.
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