Writer, educator, European, mad cat mom, hopeless dreamer, sea & sky gazer. Privileged to make a difference with words. Quaffer of red wine…Cheers!
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Nikki de Villiers 🩵 retweeted
“We want to change the visual language around funerals.”
In the latest episode of Communication Untangled, I’m Untangling Death with The Good Funeral Guide’s Isabel Russo and Fran Hall. @GreatFunerals
As well as sharing advice on how to talk about death and dying, they raise some fascinating points about the visual element and how it needs to be brought up to date:
“Miserable looking men, dressed in weird Victorian-type clothes, walking into a church…we wanted to show people that funerals don’t have to look like that. Because if that’s what we see – on EastEnders, and on Emmerdale and on Coronation Street that that’s what a funeral looks like – that’s our expectation, which is a really low bar of what a funeral could be.”
Listen to the episode to find out how they took action to change this, staging a series of funerals so they could build a library of images which are way more reflective of the lives we live today: sookio.com/podcast
Seems to be a ridiculous amount of AI photos of celebs with baby bumps on here at the moment - just to get clicks. Honestly don’t know what they hope to get out of it. Just keep it real…
I saw Sir Patrick Stuart in a Hamlet stage production. His stage presence was extraordinary, and he stole every scene he was in. Afterwards, the other actors fell back, letting him take the limelight. He reacted with gracious humility…. An unforgettable night of theatre.
On this wet autumnal day, what could be better than a cosy cuppa with a slice of freshly-baked lemon drizzle? 🍋☕️
Nikki de Villiers 🩵 retweeted
You know I’m rarely lost for words. But the crass insensitivity of this post from Trump hard on the heels of a young man losing his life to a captive tiger in a UK zoo beggars belief. The boy’s family must be in bits. Outrageous. @BornFreeFDN will issue a short statement soon.
Nikki de Villiers 🩵 retweeted
Después de leer tantos comentarios y DMs, es lamentable ver cuántas personas han vivido situaciones parecidas.
Dejo este resumen. Guárdalo y compártelo con tus hijos.
La seguridad empieza antes de sentir peligro:
— Verifica conductor, vehículo y placas antes de subir.
— Comparte siempre tu viaje y ubicación con alguien de confianza.
— Activa las funciones de seguridad de Uber: PIN, RideCheck y herramientas de emergencia.
— Acuerden en familia una palabra o frase que signifique “algo no está bien”.
— Mantén batería suficiente; un power bank puede sacarte de un problema.
Si algo cambia durante el viaje, mantén la calma, revisa la ruta y avisa a alguien. Si puedes hacerlo con seguridad, termina el viaje en un lugar público. Ante peligro inmediato, contacta a emergencias.
Y algo importante: no existe una reacción perfecta. A veces conviene alertar discretamente; otras, hacer evidente que alguien conoce tu ubicación, ruta y placas.
No esperemos a una emergencia para enseñarles estas herramientas. Hagámoslas rutina.
