Good Mourning Society

15/02/2026

15/02/2026

No caption, no hashtags, just a simple message from the heart.

28/01/2026

3/3

I have no idea if this is now part of my practice. I wouldn't hate it if it was, but certainly an unexpected side effect.

I would love to say this was my first brush with young death, but it isn't. I'd love to say it's my last, but that's probably not true either. It's universally felt, the deep grief of a child dying.

It happens. It is a part of life.

It is terribly unfair.

Yesterday was his funeral. We all wore his favorite color and Mum sang along with Kate Bush.

28/01/2026

2/3

I am not an artist. I've never done art therapy. But something about this moment really pulled me to processing my thoughts in a different way. I'm a word person, which is still obvious.

I won't tell you about my clients.

But I can tell you how they've impacted me.

Maybe in a round about way that can demonstrate what death care is about.

I made this the day I went with Mum to the funeral home to start planning. The text is a mishmash of personal accounts from various people sharing their experiences of losing their children.

28/01/2026

1/3

Ive been supporting a family. A young boy died of cancer.

I want to share what death workers do, to show the impact we can have in challenging moments. But I find myself staying vague and general out of fear of crossing boundaries I believe so strongly in. These are the most vulnerable and intimate moments, I can't even IMAGINE using it for "content" educational or otherwise.

Even sharing the little I did just now feels like a betrayal of trust and confidence.

Instead, let me share these three things I made during this time I supported them.

I made this the day he died, after spending hours in the children's hospital outside his room, and all I could think about were the millions of possibilities - good and bad and in-between - that he'd never get to experience.

Every space is filled but one.

27/01/2026

I have a hard time letting go of control. But as my relationship with my mortality grows and develops, the easier it is.

26/01/2026

I would love to see your ink! Share it in the comments, or an idea of what you want to get.

24/01/2026

Random find as I was researching for an article. 🤣

I'm a girls girls, so if she had reason to be haunting him, I'd believe it. And judging by his letter... yeah, I'm on her side. 👻

15/01/2026

Short and sweet today.

13/01/2026

Death doulas? Can we talk?

On top of everything I said in the video I do want to acknowledge there is of course the cultural reluctance to engage in these topics.

Add to that the fact few of us come onto social media in the mood to learn.

There are so many variables, but. The fact remains that it is incredibly difficult to reach people who may benefit from our services BEFORE it's too late.

There has to be ways to grow this movement, to develop our practices, that's possible online and not just in our local communities (which is so so important as well)

Have you noticed this yourself? Can we talk about this? Because I really believe in a rising tide and all that, so...