Working with organisations
Life Moments at Work
Life doesn't pause at the office door. Becoming a parent or carer, living with long-term illness, losing someone you love: these moments shape how people show up at work. I partner with organisations to support their people through them, from reviewing policies and experiences to running workshops and offering 1:1 and group sessions as part of your wellbeing or benefits programme.
Three ways we can work together
Workplace Consultancy
Review and improve the employee experience around significant life moments, from policy and process to how managers respond.
Find out moreWorkshops
Online or in-person sessions that open up honest, often light-hearted conversations about death, dying and living life fully.
Explore workshops1:1 & Group Sessions
Practical, personal support for employees, offered as part of your wellbeing or benefits programme.
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Workplace Consultancy
I partner with companies to review and improve the experience people have when significant life moments affect work, from becoming a parent or carer to living with long-term illness or a bereavement.
What you'll get
- Clear insights into how these moments are experienced today.
- Practical recommendations your business can implement.
- A prioritised roadmap aligned to retention, wellbeing and performance.
- Simple tools and language for managers and teams.
- An employee experience approach throughout.
How we might do this
- Analysis of existing people data to spot trends
- 1:1s with leaders, key stakeholders and influencers
- 1:1 or focus group conversations with employees
- Employee drop-in sessions
- Employee persona and journey mapping
- Co-creation sessions
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Workshops
Death and dying are rarely talked about at work, yet almost everyone will be affected by them during their working life. My workshops create a safe, warm and often surprisingly uplifting space for colleagues to open up these conversations. They work well as part of a wellbeing calendar, during Dying Matters Awareness Week, for employee networks, or as a team session. Every workshop can run online or in person, and can be tailored to your organisation.
The FUNeral Planning Party
A light-hearted, guided session where colleagues reflect on, plan and personalise their own farewell. People leave clearer about what they want, and more confident starting the conversation with the people they love.
The Exit Plan
We look at how death and dying are portrayed on screen, the admin worth getting in order, and what legacy people might want to leave behind. Practical, thought-provoking and never morbid.
Diving into the Death Deck
Using the Death Deck card game, colleagues pull a card and see where the conversation goes. A memorable, low-pressure way to build openness and connection within teams.
Book a workshop for your team"The workshop was thought-provoking, supportive and surprisingly uplifting for a topic that can feel quite heavy."
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1:1 & Group Sessions
Give your people practical, personal support when they need it most. These sessions can be offered as part of a wellbeing programme, an employee benefit, or alongside your bereavement and carers policies. You fund the sessions; employees book confidentially and get dedicated time with me, online or in person.
Planning ahead
Guided support to help employees think through their funeral wishes, advance care planning, Lasting Power of Attorney, wills and their digital life, plus the conversations they've been putting off. Available 1:1 or as small group sessions.
After someone dies
When an employee is bereaved, the "sadmin" can feel overwhelming. A 1:1 session helps them understand what needs to happen, what can wait, and where to get specialist advice, leaving them with a personalised action plan.
How it can work
- A set number of sessions each year, offered to employees on request
- Sessions included in your benefits platform or wellbeing calendar
- Ad hoc support for an individual employee, arranged by HR or a line manager
My support helps people get clear on what matters to them. It isn't a substitute for medical, legal or financial advice, and I'll always signpost to specialists where needed.
Discuss sessions for your employeesWhy work with me
I bring two perspectives that rarely sit together: two decades inside large organisations, and lived and professional experience of death, dying and bereavement.
I had a busy corporate career in employee experience, culture, engagement, event management and internal communications at global companies including NBCUniversal, Warner Bros., Visa, dentsu, hmv and Endemol. Much of that time was spent improving employees' day-to-day experience and supporting them through life moments that affect work: becoming a parent or carer, bereavement, long-term illness, or transitioning after redundancy.
Today I'm a funeral celebrant, end-of-life planning guide and death coach. My passion has always been to create engaging, productive and inclusive workplaces where people can thrive and grow.
I've spoken at the This Can Happen Conference, Inspiring Workplaces, the University of Bath School of Management and the Institute of Internal Communications, and contributed to The Telegraph and Cruse Bereavement Support.
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