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Award Winning Funeral Services. Specialist in bespoke and environmental choices.

Providing flexibility, transparency and humanity allowing you to say goodbye in a way that is right for you.

30/03/2026

We’ve gone global - Well in our reputation that is. We’re slightly blown away by the fact that New York, Australia and Italy all called in one day. We must to doing something right, right?

Based in North London we work remotely allowing us to assist guide, advise and support in creating farewell you’re proud to give.

Personal care, respect, transparency & honest humanity is at the core of what we do. Creative, lateral thinkers our funeral services are tailored to your needs, wishes and wants.

Whether you’re having to arrange a funeral now or planing for the future please take a peep at the website, save, share or get in touch. We’re here to assist as and when you need.

🔗Thereafter.uk ⬆️🙏

17/03/2026

Thereafter take a wholistic approach to our work.
Honouring Life In Loss And Loss In Life Is not just a tag line. We know saying goodbye is not a one day event.

We’re very proud to have been invited to contribute to the Enwild Grief Retreat: A weekend of grounding and letting go in the beautiful grounds of Willowbrook Farm, Oxfordshire, May 30 - June 1st

You’re invited to explore grief, your grief in a safe, structured and nurturing environment: A program of workshops, sound baths, forest bathing nature based practices and of course fine food and people await.

The vision and the purpose; you will leave emotionally lighter, rested, stronger. We cannot ‘fix’ grief but we can learn to look after ourselves in it, own it and help ourselves moving forward.

If you think this could help you, or someone you know, please do explore further, don’t be shy. It will be a wonderful, gentle, restorative weekend and all under the Blue Moon.

Any questions or queries please do get in touch with us or Enwild Directly.
Scan the QR visit our website. More details on our Helpful Resources page 🖕🌚

Early Bird Offer – Save 20%
Use code: EARLYBIRDBLUEMOON
Offer ends: 31 March 2026

08/03/2026

Women At Work 🎭

It was a privilege and a whole lot of fun to attend the London Association of Funeral Directors gala ball last week.

Having come from the working world of arts and events where gender and highetarchy weren’t given time or place, I have been quite flabbergasted by the archaic attitudes of the dominant male world of the funeral industry 🎩

I am very proud to be amongst a number of women working in such a space, bringing our natural demise back into a language we understand, delivering all with naturally immaculate standards of care and respect.

2nd slide: the brilliant Joanna Shears and myself.
I appear to be doing a good job of looking like the Iris Apfel of the funeral industry.
I guess Thereafter are known for funerals with style so perhaps this is not a bad thing 🤓

05/03/2026

In celebration of we’re giving a shout out to a few of our favourite authors and reads. Looking at this, the style of certain writers ticks many boxes so have opted for some double bills.

Some of the books here are selected for their advice and information in loss and grief. Others offer an adventure and insight into the unknown. Most of these are not new to the shelf but they hold their place on the shelf 100%

Evie King’s ‘Ashes To Admin’ has almost become iconic amongst peers.
Her new release, ‘Get Ahead of Being Dead, You’re Handy Planner For End of Life’ is much anticipated
Pre-Order now ahead of the main release, June 18th

Rebecca Soffer & Gabrielle Birkner’s, ‘Modern Loss’ has become a go to for me to share with friends and clients alike.
Their 1st ‘Modern Loss. Candid Conversations…‘ are so candid it may not be right for those in the very initial stages of grief, more for those navigating it as they try to interact and engage in every day life.

Caitlin Doughty, it would be hard to not mention Caitlin with her insight and wit in the working very practical world of the funeral industry.
Thereafter are very ethically aligned with the desire and disruption of The Order of The Good Death, creating a cultural shift socially, environmentally and economically

A fellow believer in looking to other cultures of their rituals and beliefs around death. ‘From Here to Eternity’ is a fabulous/ enviable trot around the globe exploring such.

‘Sum. Forty Tales of The After Life” David Eagleman, is one of the few books I can read over and over. A small book packed with 40 of the shortest stories with the biggest vision.
Each story takes you on a wild and provocative journey of the mind, no matter what your belief or disbelief of any thing beyond

More books and resources coming soon.
Swipe and enjoy … xx

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02/03/2026

🌱 If a gentler way to say goodbye was available would you choose it?

💦 Resomation aka Alkaline Hydrolysis is one of the most significant developments in funeral care in decades. It offers a profoundly natural, low-impact alternative to both burial and flame cremation, and while it isn’t yet available in the UK, it’s worth knowing about. Funeral choices are evolving ..

🌏 Resomation is available across the US, in New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland and the Netherlands are on route
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Today marks a major milestone in funeral practice. As of today regulation has been laid and Resomation is now legal in the Scotland

Leading the way in progressive funeral practice protecting the environment for future generations 🍃💦

24/02/2026

Choice is a wonderful thing.

Thereafter is an independent funeral director specialising in bespoke, tailor-made funerals built entirely around you.

We’re creative, compassionate and completely flexible — whether you’re looking for a traditional cremation, natural burial, direct cremation, interment of ashes or a celebration of life, we shape every detail around your individual wishes

Saying goodbye is never easy, the least we can do is make it as kind on you and true to you as possible.

Death & Taxes, our 2 known certainties. You may not need us now but at some point you will. Pls save or share so you’re ahead of the game

17/02/2026

Legacy is not only what someone leaves behind but how we continue to carry them into how we live now.

Massive salutes to Lizzie, Ian and all of Andrew’s crew who have sailed the rocky waters, kept each other strong and kept his presence very much alive in hearts, minds and true to spirit.
Convenanza, Sabres of Paradise, Todmorden, last but but top of the list, his Merch ⚔️♥️⚔️

‘A Pox On The Pioneers’ proudly adorns my office wall - a subtle message ever present throughout the day - (I know when I’m in good company when in a zoom and the person on the call feels the need to comment)

AW: Music. Community. Legacy.
Gnostic Sonics
‘A Pox on the Pioneers’ artwork

14/02/2026

Some losses are loud. Some are very quiet.

Either way, most people need something steady, a way to keep the person present in the world.
That’s what ritual is for: not rules, just meaning.

On our website, we share a simple guide on what to do at the time of a death and how to shape a goodbye that feels honest and true.

You’ll find our guide “What to do when someone dies” linked in our bio

Save this if you want to return to it.

11/02/2026

On this day in 2010, Alexander McQueen died.

What followed was a moment of visible mourning - cultural, visual and shared

Clothing has always played a role in how we grieve. From Victorian black to deeply personal symbols, what we wear carries meaning.

What’s changing now is permission to grieve honestly, individually and expressively.

Where death sits and is placed in our culture and society is dominant in our minds here at Thereafter.

As London Fashion Week approaches, we’re reminded that fashion has always been part of how we embrace and honour life, loss and identity.

At Thereafter, we design farewells that reflect the person, not tradition.

Save this if it resonates.

16/12/2025

Tradition & Modernity: A beautiful embrace

When applied in the funeral industry the word, ‘Traditional’ is often referring to men in black, fleets of black shiny cars and long faces of mourning.

In our increasingly secular society, religious rituals are being replaced with personalisation as we seek to create meaning in ways that resonate with who we are today.

Whether you opt for a full religious service or a more secular, personalised approach they are in essence the same:

💫 A coming together, a gathering in honour of a life
📙 Tributes and readings.
🎶 Music
⚰️ Rituals in the presence of the coffin

When tradition meets with modernity something very special can happen. A holding, with colour & light.

The work of Thereafter is often described as non-traditional as we tailor the funeral to suit individual needs and with the environment in mind, promote sustainable choices 🌿 But compared to the experience and outcomes of a Direct Cremation our work is essentially traditional; we encourage people to spend time with their person, be present. come together.

So the narrative is shifting. The language around death, dying and the funeral is changing.

Are Thereafter ‘non-traditional traditionalist’?
Or are are ‘Normalists’ as we work to make one of the most transformative experiences we go through, relevant and right in todays world

No one has ever really described my work as normal but this is all relative.
Oh the magical power of language.....

If you’ve time, please share your thoughts below..

📸 Hamdwoven English Wicker coffin by the brilliant
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⛪️ as featured 🎬
Many thanks to the family and friends for their consent to use these photos 🙏

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