My profile
Born in 1969, I am of Emmental and Sri Lankan descent and grew up between Zurich, Geneva and London.
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Since 2016, I have been working for the city of Zurich as a funeral consultant and have conducted funeral ceremonies as a specialist for farewell rituals and grief counselling, certified by Lebensgrund GmbH / Lucerne.
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Translator’s degree from Geneva University
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Certificate in adult education from the Swiss Association for Adult Education
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As I call several places home, I prefer questions to answers and fancy the in-between. I travel a lot and visit the landscapes of mourning again and again. I am sustained in my relationship with my wife and in being with my friends.
My concern is to be reconciled and whole with my apparent contradictions.
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Petra Paul
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Network
Antoinette Brem and Barbara Lehner offer a three-day grief seminar as well as numerous training and further education courses on the subject of grief. ​
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The photographer and graphic designer Katrin Brunner creates sensitive and expressive photo memories of deceased people as well as of farewell rituals.​
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When a person dies, the balance of relationships in their immediate environment changes. This association provides professional grief counselling for families, children and young people. ​
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