My name is Deborah and I am a trained Funeral Celebrant as well as a nurse of 26 years. I love people, I love working with them, supporting them and caring for them. The role of a celebrant allows me to draw on my personable skills but also my creative skills in writing and the use of music and poetry to celebrate a life lived and loved.

I chose the Celebrant path after writing eulogies for friends and family members. It is a privilege to speak not only of the chronology of a person’s life but to encapsulate the true essence of that person’s personality and character.

I live in a village on the border of South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire with my husband, older children and gorgeous dog. I love the simplicity of walking, talking and just bumbling about in my Campervan, visiting family in Cornwall and squeezing as much joy out of life as I can. My nursing career has been vast and varied, I have worked in many acute settings supporting patients and families during their most difficult days and it is these skills that I draw upon to support you.