Kinship Ritual

I’m Annie Bolitho founder of Kinship Ritual. We offer bespoke funerals and end of life planning. The time before and after death is a time for communication. It’s not a time to rush. Kinship Ritual creates a space where you can pause. This makes such a difference when getting together at a sad time, and with the grieving process.

I’m a skilled facilitator. In other words I help make difficult conversations easier. I can support you to think through what you want for a funeral or for end of life plans. My empathetic and responsive style encourages listening and understanding in families and groups.

I am passionate about the value of fresh and fitting arrangements at death. As a celebrant I am warm, well-prepared, and hold the group and the space comfortably. I have a flair for bringing out the beauty in everyday things.

I’m an educator and facilitate workshops on death, grief and loss Death Matters, and offer Death Cafes in Melbourne. Clients and workshop participants say that I am methodical, credible and knowledgeable in the field of death, grief and loss.

I believe in the healing power of vigils. A vigil can be can be a special few hours. Or it can be longer than a day, using reliable cooling arrangements.

There’s so much we can change together to make the time of death and bereavement easier. I hope you choose to change it with me.