Resources and Books
Helpful Funeral Celebrancy books
Australia is privileged to be home to one of the best Funeral Celebrancy resource books, the Funeral Celebrant's Handbook, by Albury NSW Celebrant, Barry Young.
Here's some of the best resources we have found:
Funeral Celebrant’s Handbook | Barry H Young - Australian |
Saying Farewell to Those We Love | Barry H Young - Australian |
Practical Handbook for Celebrant to Welcome, Celebrate & Farewell | Ruth Van Gramberg - Australian |
What Kind of Funeral (opens to website) | Peter Erceg - WA - website - Australian |
Rest Assured – a Pathway & Interactive Guide to Your Eternal Rest |
Beth Anderson - NSW 2018 - Australian |
Funerals Without God | Jane Wynne Willson (British Humanist Association) |
Rituals for Life, Love & Loss | Dorothy McRae-McMahon |
In Memoriam | Edward Searl |
Funeral Rites | Robert Larkin - Australian |
Sweet Sorrow | Mark Wakely (ABC Books) - Australian |
Creating Meaningful Funeral Experiences | Alan Wolfelt |
Remembering Well | Sarah York |
Dying to Know - Bringing Death to Life | Igniting Change |
Grave Expectations | Sue Bailey & Carmen Flowers |
Rest Assured – a NSW legal guide | Rosemary Long & Trudy Coffey - Australian |
Coping with Grief |
Mal & Dianne McKissock - Australian |
The Intimacy of Death and Dying | Leimbach, McShane, Virago - Australian 2009 |
A Celebrant's Notebook | Anna Heriot - Australian (2018) |
RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN
The Memory Garden | set of 3 books that explore death and grief – Natasha Samy & Westmead Children’s Hospital, NSW |
FOR THOSE WORKING WITH CHILDREN
Benson the Boxer Program for Loss & Grief Manual for Therapists, Educators & Parents Working with Children - Karen Ferry & Selinah Bull (Vic – Aug 2018)