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Our Vision
Our vision is to use our talents and skills to make people's lives more joyful.
Our Mission
Our mission is to help people write memorable eulogies and life stories, and reclaim their life after experiencing loss and other major life changes.
About Gail
- Creator of Eulogy Edge
My father-in-law and I would chat during our regular family lunches, and when everyone else had wandered off to watch TV, we would still be at the table chatting. The first time I wrote a eulogy, it was for him - he had died after a long illness with a very rare type of cancer. I wanted the eulogy to express the relationship we'd had over many years. I wanted people to know some things about him that they probably didn't know - the type of person he was at home on an ordinary day, as well as the type of relationship he had with me, and with his grandchildren. It was important to me that the eulogy be 'real' and include a sense of the ups and downs we'd had - I didn't want an inauthentic, mundane speech about how we'd chat and laugh and enjoy his perfectly-cooked apple pie and custard.
I've always loved writing and speaking, and have given many speeches for weddings, funerals, and other special events. With my interest, qualifications and experience in writing, counselling and many other healing therapies, after my own father died a couple of years ago, I felt drawn to sharing my skills and experience to make the time around death and funerals easier for other people.
My eulogy guidebook is available to help people express themselves and make a lasting impression with their eulogies - something they can be proud of, and that gives them a feeling of having done justice to the person they wrote it for. I find that the process of planning and writing a eulogy takes you into a space where you explore their personality and life lived, and get to know them on many levels, which leads you to a place of greater acceptance and healing.
Apart from the eulogies I have given, I have heard many, many eulogies. I hope my knowledge and experience will help many others to express themselves in writing and presenting a memorable eulogy, by giving them the confidence to make a personal tribute, rather than leaving the task to a celebrant or other people.
My upcoming guidebooks will sit either side of this event in life: 1 - Writing your own life story, (regardless of your age); and 2 - Reclaiming your life after the loss of someone close.
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How Gail Got Here
A childhood with little TV-watching allowed, and a house full of books, was bound to end with me avidly reading books of all types and dreaming of one day being an author myself. I regularly arrived late for school after having stayed up reading under the covers with a torch, fighting to keep my eyes open - I had to enjoy every possible, last second of those secret worlds I had escaped into, and desperately needed to know what happened next! The books ranged from children's stories by Enid Blyton, to classics by Charles Dickens, comedic books by P G Wodehouse, and a huge range of Reader's Digest condensed novels and non-fiction books.
As I reached my teens, I wanted to read everything about psychology and what was then known as "the occult", now probably described as the New-Age and Spiritual genres. This included books by Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud, and Edward de Bono, along with teachings on Astrology, Numerology, psychic abilities, extra-terrestrials, dream analysis, personal/self-development, and more. I wanted to know what made people tick, why different people thought and did the things they did, and how to expand my thinking and understanding beyond my mainstream surroundings. Along with the books I was required to read for my schooling, I think I covered and enjoyed just about every available genre.
English classes at school got me started on a love-affair with writing. Written and verbal expression and communication has been an ongoing theme for me, and studying Non-Violent Communication was a turning point. I came across it in my search for a better way of communicating with my children, studying and practising it with a group of friends and seeing immediate, positive results. I've found it to be an amazing way of communicating with everyone, about everything, and I regularly remind myself to use the process - especially in situations of possible conflict. However, the best thing about the process is that it sneakily causes you to examine why you say the things you say, resulting in the opportunity to change old habits that are no longer working for you. It is a happy meld of my self-development and communication passions.
So, after a number of careers, raising children, and formal and informal studies, here I am, being an author and helping to make people's lives more joyful!
How We Support You
Unique
Our guidebooks walk you step-by-step through the process of creating your own unique eulogies, tributes and life stories.
Accessible
We have free resources for you to view or download, plus guidebooks you can download immediately.
High Quality
We are dedicated and thorough, providing ever-expanding resources that cover most circumstances.
Knowledgeable
We have expertise in writing, and a deep understanding of how humans work, to give you the help you need.
