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Rebecca J Lyons
Bec is a mother of one and is originally from the Blue Mountains in NSW. She started her working career in Sydney before making the move to Tasmania in late 2006. Over her career she has worked in ...ver másBec is a mother of one and is originally from the Blue Mountains in NSW. She started her working career in Sydney before making the move to Tasmania in late 2006. Over her career she has worked in various industries including finance, real estate and the law but in 2011, she found her path into the funeral industry and stayed there until mid-2017 working across the many roles offered in the contemporary funeral industry; including pre planning, administration, mortuary, funeral arranging and directing. Retraining as an end of life doula and becoming an independent funeral director she has worked in home-based death care and family-led funerals ever since.Bec has also been actively working to advance the mission of You n' Taboo which is the education and advocacy service she co-founded with her partner in 2016. In 2018 Bec was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to undertake international research and report on changes and disruptions in the end of life space which saw her travel through 6 countries exploring alternatives to contemporary ceremony and body disposal. A link to her report can be found by online at the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.Most recently Bec was selected as one of ten speakers to give a TEDx Presentation in Hobart, titled 'Three Steps into the Heart of Home Funeral'. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing, photography, camping and travel but what makes her most contented is time with her family. The subjects of death and dying, natural burial and the DIY approach to death care are her passion and she loves being out in the community raising awareness and promoting good honest conversations, she is a dedicated advocate for positive change.Bec is the President of the Natural Death Advocacy Network (NDAN) in Australia and also the Australian Home Funeral Alliance (AHFA).ver menos