Life Tree Celebrants
Life Tree Celebrants was created with a dream - to provide a funeral celebrancy service delivered by truly professional, compassionate and caring women, giving families a special, unique and individualised funeral service for their loved one.
Kali Caramia
We don’t talk about death as a society, but it is something that will happen to everyone we know and also, to us. Death is the destination we all share. Sometimes death comes as a blessing and time of peace when a person has lived a long life and is tired…or, if someone you love has been ill for so long, death can bring calmness and stillness after suffering. Some partings can be totally unexpected, catching us unawares and totally unprepared.
I am a believer that we should bring the conversation of death into our lives so we can remember to say the things we want to say to our dear ones, see the beauty that surrounds us in this life we have been given and prepare for the transition at the end of this earthly life, to whatever you believe follows.
We should celebrate our lives every day if only to enjoy a sunset, the beauty of a flower, or to find a few minutes doing something you love, like reading a book, running through the bush, spending time with family, hugging your pet or taking a walk on the beach.
When my partner Helen and I embarked on our Lifetree Celebrancy journey we decided to constantly look for beautiful word, music and ceremonial touches to share with others for these profound and intimate farewells. We will be honoured to help you build a moving and memorable ceremony for your loved one.
Helen Bolton
Caring for families at the time of the death of someone special in their lives wasn't the path that Helen imagined for herself as a little girl ... but 'death' changed her life... and she would say, for the better!
As a 14 year-old, she lost her best friend to cancer and then at 24 years, her first child died when he was only 4 days old. Helen spent the next 10 years actively supporting families who had lost a baby through pregnancy loss in a voluntary capacity with the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Association in Western Australia. She worked on a Health Department of WA funded project, with staff from King Edward Memorial Hospital, to educate professional staff and support families in regional Western Australia.
Professionally, Helen's role as a Speech Pathologist, specialising in working with children with significant disabilities, saw her expand her understanding of loss. This time, ‘loss’ associated with loss of a dream of the child that parents had imagined they would bring into this world. Helen would often tell families that it was because of the death of her son, Curtis, that she came to be in their lives, returning to work at a time when she imagined she would have been a Mum.
It was later in life when Helen began to become involved with funerals, delivering eulogies for both her parents. After the more recent loss of her mother, those at the funeral approached her and asked that she 'do' their funerals ... and so the spark that had been there over the years, was ignited and Life Tree Celebrants was created with her life partner, Kali.