Julie Carlton Celebration of Life Celebrant

03/11/2025

What special item belonging to a loved one have you kept to remind you of them?

29/10/2025

Working together with & alongside a grieving family or friend to create a unique & beautiful farewell to honour a life lived is truly a GIFT. It’s actually an honour & privilege. It’s why I do what I do. It’s my heart’s work to know that my words can bring joy, closure, laughter, tears, thanks, appreciation or incredulity as their loved one’s life story & life journey is shared. 💕🫶Thank you for trusting me to share their story so that they are remembered with much love. 💕

23/10/2025

And that’s a WRAP for 2025! Each year for the past few years I’ve offered free community workshops to promote . Spread throughout the year & supported by the amazing Boya Library these workshops have been so well received. Just small groups of 12-15 people each time has enabled interaction, discussion & food for thought about taking those first steps to ensure end-of-life planning is in place. Feedback has been amazing. I am grateful for the participants’ willingness to share, to think, to ponder, to question, to make decisions & to PLEDGE to put those decisions in motion. It’s a gift for yourself & gift for your family, knowing that your wishes are documented & known. Because we never know what tomorrow may bring!

13/10/2025

Mandi Fisher’s beautiful version of ‘You Raise Me Up’ dedicated to all of our awesome Mums… Perfect to play at a much loved Mum’s funeral, memorial or celebration of life. Thank you to all the Mums who raise us to be the best we can be. 💕❤️💕

06/10/2025

Such a beautiful song about a loved one with dementia. ‘If the day comes’ brought tears to my eyes. I still love you … 😘 beautiful lyrics by Joanne Boyle. Heartfelt ❤️

05/10/2025

It's feedback messages from families that make this role as funeral, memorial & celebration of life celebrant my heart's work... to know that working with the family together we have honoured & celebrated the life of their loved one. These messages are from the past few months. Thank you all for trusting me to create a unique, meaningful & beautiful tribute that shared their life story. It's such an honour. These messages are from the last few months.

05/10/2025

Thanks Pooh and Friends. I’ve had to put down quite a number of honey pots over my lifetime so far… & yes I do love honey… but dropping those pots enabled me to make a better life, a happier life, a more loving & caring life, a life where I could be ME, sharing my life with the ones who mean the most to me… a life of contentment, of meaning… and not control, not stress, not hurt or pain. Take Pooh’s advice to Piglet & drop some honey pots that you’re carrying. Life will be sweeter without them! Take a chance.

“Pooh,” said Piglet softly, “how do you know when it’s time to step away from things that make you sad?”
Pooh thought about this very carefully, because it was a question that touched both the heart and the tummy, and those were the most important sorts of questions. “Well, Piglet,” he said, “sometimes you notice that certain places or certain thoughts feel too heavy, like carrying too many honey pots all at once. And then you remember—it’s all right to set some of them down.”
Piglet tilted his head. “But isn’t that leaving things behind?”
Pooh shook his head gently. “Not leaving, Piglet. Just choosing. Choosing to keep what makes you warm inside and putting down what makes your paws ache. Because even in the Hundred Acre Wood, not every path is meant for every day. Some paths lead to sunshine, and some only to thistles.”
Piglet gave a little sigh of relief. “So self-care is knowing which path to walk?”
“Exactly,” said Pooh. “It’s remembering that it’s not selfish to take care of your heart. Because when your heart is lighter, you have more to share with the friends who need you most.”
And with that, Pooh leaned back against the log, flower in hand, tea steaming beside him, and decided that the best kind of strength wasn’t carrying everything, but knowing when to carry less.

04/10/2025

I love this… what an amazingly insightful young Scottish Poet. Every line resonates… listen… & listen again. Save it. Follow Listen to her other ‘Poyums’ too! 💕👏👏👏💕