Sarah Jones (Full Circle Funerals) - The former vascular surgeon helping us die better

Many of us are conscious of making better choices in life, but what about better choices in death? Our guest today is Sarah Jones, founder of Full Circle Funerals. As well as offering a wide range of funeral options to suit each individual, Sarah commissioned the first piece of independent research into the environmental impact of the funeral industry. She discusses:The impact of moving around a lot as a child, never spending longer than 2 years at any schoolThe influence of her Dad on her radical natureHer path to funeral directing through vascular surgery and social careThe importance of looking after both the person that has died and their family when it comes to funeral careThe therapeutic potential of a funeral Her rejection of a 'one-size-fits-all' approach to funeral careHow she crowdsourced funding from the industry to commission the first independent research into the environmental impact of our funerals The most and least eco-friendly funerals you can haveThe lack of regulation in the funeral industryHow to make cremation (which accounts for more than 70% of body disposal in the UK) more sustainableHer thoughts on whether we are 'good at dying' in the UKHer vision of 'death literacy' and how we could talk about death, dying and bereavement more openly How to understand grief better and show up for people experiencing it Sarah on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-jones-fullcirclefunerals/fullcirclefunerals.co.ukRob on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-warren/Want to appear? [email protected] Visit: ⁠standingongiants.com⁠