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Whether you’re seeking resources and insights for end-of-life transitions, celebrating life’s most meaningful moments, or looking to become a Life-Cycle Celebrant/officiant, you’re in the right place.

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Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant Laurie Chandler at the 2023 Annual Conference
Collective Effervescence: What Happens When We Become "We"

You know the moment. You're officiating a ceremony and ...

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Celebrating Friendship with the Summer Solstice

By Kristen Roderick

“One of the deepest longings of th...

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Hail the Queen: A Contemporary Ceremony for Contemporary Women

By Mary Glazer, Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant®

Here w...

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Forging My Path–My Own Motherless Mother’s Day

By Justine Sutton

As I was nearing the end of my Funer...

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