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We are on a mission to educate, inspire and empower you to make your Last Wishes and Live Your Legacy.
Our world is currently in an extraordinary state with Covid 19 highlighting elevated death rates in daily news. Our modern age has never been so aware of our mortality at such global levels.
We aim to offer support during this uncertainty; to honour the grief and fear so many are feeling and when individuals are ready, we provide peace of mind by empowering you around your end of life choices to Live Your Legacy.
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Last Wishes provides our face to face or online training that covers the importance of and options around planning the end of your life.
For peace of mind, for yourself and your loved ones, we’ve created easy to follow courses that take you by the hand to look at your end of life considerations. We help you understand the options available and the impact those choices have on your family, friends, community and the environment.
Last Wishes Tea Rooms
Our Last Wishes Tea Rooms are free community events in a safe space for anyone to talk about anything related to death and dying.
They provide support for anyone who would like to talk about anything coming up for them, or indeed any curiosity or end of life concern. Currently our Last Wishes Tea Rooms are online. With safe distancing measures anyone can join us by logging in from around the globe.
Covid 19 Response
One of our community projects is to provide regular ongoing Support and Supervision for Funeral Directors & Funeral Celebrants.
As a result of Covid19 Funeral Directors & Funeral Celebrants are working long hours in extremely difficult situations due to the increased volume of bodies and necessary laws to keep everyone safe. Contact us to find out more about our Group Support & Individual Supervision Available.
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Jean leaves no stone unturned, no aspect unexplained – and I had no idea it would be such fun. Under her sensitive guidance and with her extensive knowledge of what is possible…
Thank you Jean, for your inspired, humorous and down to earth approach to a subject that is so often considered taboo.
It was a wonderfully inspiring day, that taught me so much. I would recomend it to anyone. It was a real fun day. And at the end of it you come out with something of real value for your loved ones, when they will need it most… If you get the chance to… attend… do your family a big favour! And start to live your legacy.
I so wish I had had this knowledge many years ago when my husband died. I would highly recommend this Workshop to every one.
It was an utter joy to meet you on Saturday and benefit from your knowledge and wisdom...
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Remembering Dawn de Vivre (Dr Dawn Gibbins MBE)
Dawn de Vivre, In Loving Memory On the day my beautiful friend Dawn De Vivre (formerly Dr Dawn Gibbins MBE) died, in the early hours I awoke to hear a bird singing extraordinarily loudly outside my window. As morning broke after her death, the day dawned bright and...
In Loving Memory of Dawn de Vivre (Dr Dawn Gibbins MBE)
In loving remembrance of Dawn de Vivre, Last Wishes Live Your Legacy co-founder.
Why Funerals Are Like Weddings
Planning my wedding I realised how similar to planning a funeral it is. Ideas for a family friendly perfect day.
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Courses & Workshops
Last Wishes provides our face to face or online training that covers the importance of and options around planning the end of your life.
For peace of mind, for yourself and your loved ones, we’ve created easy to follow courses that take you by the hand to look at your end of life considerations. We help you understand the options available and the impact those choices have on your family, friends, community and the environment.
Last Wishes Tea Rooms
Our Last Wishes Tea Rooms are free community events in a safe space for anyone to talk about anything related to death and dying.
They provide support for anyone who would like to talk about anything coming up for them, or indeed any curiosity or end of life concern. Currently our Last Wishes Tea Rooms are online. With safe distancing measures anyone can join us by logging in from around the globe.
Covid 19 Response
One of our community projects is to provide regular ongoing Support and Supervision for Funeral Directors & Funeral Celebrants.
As a result of Covid19 Funeral Directors & Funeral Celebrants are working long hours in extremely difficult situations due to the increased volume of bodies and necessary laws to keep everyone safe. Contact us to find out more about our Group Support & Individual Supervision Available.
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We are on a mission to educate, inspire and empower you to make your Last Wishes and Live Your Legacy.
Our world is currently in an extraordinary state with Covid 19 highlighting elevated death rates in daily news. Our modern age has never been so aware of our mortality at such global levels.
We aim to offer support during this uncertainty; to honour the grief and fear so many are feeling and when individuals are ready, we provide peace of mind by empowering you around your end of life choices to Live Your Legacy.
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Last Wishes provides our face to face or online training that covers the importance of and options around planning the end of your life.
For peace of mind, for yourself and your loved ones, we’ve created easy to follow courses that take you by the hand to look at your end of life considerations. We help you understand the options available and the impact those choices have on your family, friends, community and the environment.
Last Wishes Tea Rooms
Our Last Wishes Tea Rooms are free community events in a safe space for anyone to talk about anything related to death and dying.
They provide support for anyone who would like to talk about anything coming up for them, or indeed any curiosity or end of life concern. Currently our Last Wishes Tea Rooms are online. With safe distancing measures anyone can join us by logging in from around the globe.
Covid 19 Response
One of our community projects is to provide regular ongoing Support and Supervision for Funeral Directors & Funeral Celebrants.
As a result of Covid19 Funeral Directors & Funeral Celebrants are working long hours in extremely difficult situations due to the increased volume of bodies and necessary laws to keep everyone safe. Contact us to find out more about our Group Support & Individual Supervision Available.
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Our facilitators are all over the world on a mission to educate, inspire and empower millions to make their Last Wishes and Live Their Legacy.
We invite you to join us to discuss end of life, death and dying in a safe space.
We currently provide Last Wishes Tea Rooms as spaces for online conversations and support for those who believe it’s important to talk about these sensitive but necessary and often taboo topics.
We also have online courses to share the importance of and options around planning the end of your life.
Our Facilitators help create peace of mind, for yourself and your loved ones as they take you by the hand to look at your end of life considerations. Helping you understand the options available and the impact those choices have on your family, friends, community and the environment.
Jean
As a result of attending two extraordinary pre-arranged funerals where everyone left feeling uplifted, Jean life’s mission has been offering people ideas that would well and truly celebrate the lives of unique people in unique ways. Last Wishes Workshops and Courses impart Jeans' knowledge and encourage people to make their end of life plans. She is based in Sussex, UK.
Dawn
Discovering first hand how attending a Last Wishes workshop ensured Dawn would indeed know and be able to fulfill her mother's Last Wishes. Dawn is passionate to share all she has learnt, so others may too have greater peace of mind while tending to a loved one and saying goodbye gracefully.
Nicole
As an independent celebrant, Nicole is deeply drawn to ensuring those who desire it, should experience the profound ways we can honour our loved ones. Thereby celebrating their lives in meaningful ways. She saw the trouble her mother went through sorting out her father's estate. Last Wishes covers everything participants could hope for, and more. Nicole is based in Australia.
Amanda
The happiness and wellbeing of people and our planet has informed Amanda's career as a teacher, environmental activist and healer for nearly thirty years. In this day and age we are not encouraged to be open about death. The serious consequences of this, for both our health and the wellbeing of our planet, are what led Amanda to join Last Wishes.
Jo
Jo is passionate about getting people talking about end of life before a need arises. Jo is an independent funeral director based in Congleton. She joined the Last Wishes team to encourage these conversations in her local community. Jo has seen first-hand the peace of mind of locals have experienced attending Last Wishes courses.
Helen
Helen is based in Ireland. She is an interfaith minister and celebrant. Having conducted many funeral ceremonies she has a great deal of experience working with families who have lost their loved ones.