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100,000 Reviews on Funeral Guide

Over 100,000 verified reviews have been left on Funeral Guide, the UK’s number one funeral director comparison site

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Talking about death: New Legal and General survey

A new survey by Legal and General has revealed that over a third of British people have not discussed their end of life preparations with family.

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Helping Children Through Grief

Helping a bereaved child - whether you are their parent, guardian or other relation - is challenging because children think about death and loss in very different ways to adults. They might not be able to communicate their grief clearly, and how they handle it will change depending on their age.

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10 Inspirational Quotations About Grief

10 comforting and inspirational quotes about grief, bereavement & loss, from C.S Lewis and Helen Keller, to Julian Barnes and Stephen Colbert

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Phone of the Wind

Have you ever wanted to talk to a loved one who has died? Some people will make trips to gravestones, send text messages or write a letter. In 2010 a Japanese garden designer set up an old rotary telephone in memory of his cousin, inviting anyone that needed to to use it, to say a goodbye that they weren’t able to in person.

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What makes a funeral ‘green’?

Green funerals have been growing in popularity for years, and today there are more options than ever for an eco-friendly burial. But with so many options available, how can you be sure that your funeral is as green as it can be?

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Sharing your grief: Who would you turn to?

More than a third of us will have experienced a loss in the past 2 years, and most will have turned to a friend or loved one for support. Lots of people won't have talked to anyone - why not?

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Death Anxiety in a Plastic World

By allowing Barbie to openly consider her mortality, will the conversation around death anxiety change? What is thanatophobia and how is the conversation changing?

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Can AI Help Us Grieve?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a relatively new field of computing that has promised to transform every aspect of the way we live. But can it really help us cope with death? With some people looking to AI chatbots and digital holograms, will AI grieving soon become commonplace?

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