About Lindy

Aww what can I tell you?!

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I conducted my first funeral ceremony at Clydebank Crematorium in November 2016, and despite being an experienced public speaker, I was as nervous as a haggis on Burns Day! But being the voice for a family, was a beautiful and humbling experience ... one that’s stayed with me ever since.

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I’ve now conducted well over 1,500 funerals, and I’ve seen just about everything... a wee whisky dram poured in farewell, champagne raised with a glass for everyone present, a beloved dog resting beneath the coffin, even a six-foot cardboard Elvis. And that’s exactly how it should be ... funeral ceremonies should be completely centred around the person who has died.... and yes, it's absolutely okay to smile or laugh.
 

Humour plays such a huge part in the Scottish way of life. It’s how we cope, how we connect, and often how we get through the toughest days. In Scotland especially, a laugh ... even a dark one ... can sit quite naturally alongside grief.​ At funerals, a bit of humour isn’t about making light of the moment. It’s about recognising the full human being we’re there to remember. The daft sayings, the cheeky grin, the stories that still make folk smile years later ... the sweary words!...  those things matter. They're part of the farewell.

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But of course, there has to be balance. I take ceremony very seriously, and as a spiritual person, I believe death is not the end, but rather a transition. And so when I deliver a funeral ceremony, it's not only for the people in the room, but also for the person who has passed. I believe they are also present to hear the stories, memories and reflections and that they carry these onward to the ayont (the beyond).

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I also know that families only get one chance to get it right, and so having the right Celebrant to walk the journey with you is so important.

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Two years ago (2024) I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and had to undergo a years worth of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, big mad jags and manky hospital food! I'm now (hopefully) on the other side, but it has given me such a sense of gratitude and zest for life. I know I'm very lucky to have come through this, and whenever I am asked to hold space for someone's end of life ceremony, I do so with a very full heart.

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When I'm not holding ceremony, I spend my time training other celebrants, baking, galavanting with my 3 grandsons, or making wee mad Instagram videos!

If you would like to get in touch to chat... please email me here or call me on 07800 950647.

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