11/12/2025
Yesterday, I had the honour of being invited as a guest on a panel of experts discussing solitude in our society, an event thoughtfully organised by Sarah Bajada and her dedicated team ❤️
As a funeral director, I shared a perspective that often surprises people: 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞. 𝐈𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬, 𝐈 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 — 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩🫂 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞🙏
My message was simple but heartfelt:
If you are feeling solitude, remember that you have the gift of life, and with that gift comes the energy to do something about it. Reach out, open a door, make a call. Don’t let it be too late!
Thank you again to everyone who made the event so special. It was truly an honour. ✨