Testimonials
" the most beautiful eulogy "
"Mary recently acted as celebrant at my brother's memorial.
"She spent a lot of time sitting with members of our family as we remembered Matthew's life, high lights and lows.
"Mary must have had pages of information by the time she had finished. But from that mass of detail she managed to deliver the most beautiful eulogy about Matthew that everyone loved.
"Thank you Mary from everyone that was in attendance, friends and family."
Stuart C J Webb
" loving, truthful, funny "
"When I lost my dear friend Annie, Mary's aunt, I sent Mary a card and a page or two of memories of my old friend. At the funeral, which Mary had organised for her large family, her eulogy for Annie was loving, truthful, funny, and well informed and clearly she had woven together sources of information from other people, including one or two of my stories. With the services Mary is offering, I would certainly trust her to do a faithful and respectful job and I would recommend her."
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Alison Skinner
" a deeply sympathetic and empathetic human being "
"Mary is the ideal person to write eulogies, which is why I’ve asked her to take care of mine. As a journalist, she has decades of experience of finding out people’s stories and communicating them clearly. And she’s also a deeply sympathetic and empathetic human being, which means she always wants to emphasise the best in people. I know for sure that she will treat you as an individual - and find out what made your loved one so special to you."
Jonathan Hollow
" confidence to do the best I could "
"When I was asked to give a eulogy, Mary provided me with some very useful advice which really helped me both to write and to deliver it. She listened patiently to me as I practised my delivery and gave me really clear and helpful guidance, so that I gained more confidence to do the best I could in what were difficult and stressful circumstances."
Jon Turnbull
" empathic, gentle "
"We turned to Mary as a reliable, steady hand whose writing and interviewing style we knew to be empathic, gentle and able to get the very best from people to allow us to tell their stories. Mary helped us by being an expert in the research, writing and fine tuning of engaging scripts."
Katie McDaniel, Owner/Director at Lemon and Honey and By The Hour, testimonial on behalf of the KM Charity Team
" a highly accomplished writer ... sensitive and compelling "
"Mary is a highly accomplished writer with an innate feel for conveying personal stories in a sensitive and compelling way. She is helped in this by great depths of empathy, her easy manner and impressive listening skills. She lets people tell their stories, then relates them in a way that is both profound, moving and enriching. That's because she understands how important these personal histories are to the people involved.
"Mary takes a diligent and professional approach and is capable of finding the appropriate tone within any setting. She can be absolutely trusted to get it right. Her previous work has given her immense experience in having to engage with families and individuals at their lowest ebb.
"Through her friendly and easy manner, she has an acute ability to communicate with people from all walks of life and all ages and shows a deep and genuine interest in others, both professionally and at a personal level. In a professional capacity, this bears fruit in her writing, which is powerful, engaging and memorable."
Robert Bounds, Sub-Editor, The Times; Former Senior Editor, KM Media Group