Melanie Phelps - Funeral Celebrant & End of Life Companion

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

This camp, light and touching documentary meets the founder of Butterflies Rising Funeral Care – a glamorous funeral director who talks to the bodies and pays tribute to her mum by drinking Strongbow at her grave

09/02/2026

27/01/2026

🌻Testimonial🌻
" I had a little boy who passed away when he was 5 months old under very traumatic circumstances. It was approaching his 30th birthday and I was finding things extremely difficult. I felt ready to and wanted to receive help with processing what had happened and chose to work with Melanie, one of the best decisions I have made. The process at times was extremely challenging but Melanie was fantastic through the whole experience. I have now had two anniversaries and his 30th birthday and I have been able to reflect and celebrate his life. Through Melanie’s help and my hard work I now have a relationship with my son who I love very much"

27/01/2026

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27/01/2026

Two common things often happen as we die, and they can feel really worrying if no one’s explained them or we don’t know they’re coming.

We eat less.
We sleep more.

Both are natural.
Both are normal.
Both are to be expected.

As the body slows, it simply doesn’t need food in the same way. We naturally lose our appetite. Forcing food at this stage doesn’t help, it can actually cause more problems. Not eating is not giving up, it’s the body doing exactly what it needs to do to support the process of dying.

And the sleeping is the body resting. Conserving energy. Turning inward. Dying is work, it can take effort and sleep supports the natural labour of death.

We can’t force feed a body that isn’t hungry.
And we can’t keep a body awake when it’s instinctively asking for rest.

What does help is listening.
Reading the signs.
Trusting the body’s wisdom.
We are being told everything we need to know in those 2 simple ways.

Sometimes the greatest care isn’t doing more and it isn’t fixing, it’s allowing, witnessing, and supporting what is already unfolding. What is natural and intuitive.

This is part of how we learn to walk alongside death with gentleness and presence rather than fear ❤️

25/01/2026

When a grandchild dies, grandparents feel intense sadness. Others, however, can overlook their grief as they understandably focus on the bereaved parents.

If you know a bereaved grandparent it can help to keep in touch, send a card or simply say how sorry you are.

25/01/2026

More Americans are choosing burials in which everything is biodegradable.

25/01/2026

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