REBECCA LYONS
ABOUT ME
Rebecca Lyons, mother of one, hails from the Blue Mountains in NSW. She started her working career in Sydney before making the move to Tasmania 11 years ago. She had worked in various industries from finance to real estate until she found her path into the funeral industry through a set of fortuitous circumstances.
She made the move out of working for the Industry early in 2017 and moved on to new adventures, in doing so it has provided her the opportunity to advance the mission of You n’ Taboo.
She trained as an End of Life Doula and then applied and was granted regulated business status in Tasmania to handle human remains which allows her the unique position of being able to offer additional independent funeral directing services to her local community.
In her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing, photography, camping and travel but what makes her most contented is time together as a family. The subject of death and dying is her passion and she loves being out in the community raising awareness and promoting good honest conversations.
Churchill Fellowship Report
In 2018 Bec was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to travel overseas and research the human relationship to death and ceremony through alternative technologies and approaches. Click the button below to read her report or the book, A Heartfelt Undertaking.
MEDIA APPEARANCES
How ‘death planning parties’ are shifting the taboo around funeral planning (ABC Australia News)
A group of friends have gathered for a “death-planning party” to make plans for their funerals and fill out the documents together, to make it a less “daunting” experience. Organiser Dee Stokes says she wants
Australia’s first all-natural burial cemetery, Walawaani Way in Bodalla, aims to reforest disused farmland (ABC News)
As a part of NDAN and the advocacy work, Bec Lyons has been consulting with Fiona from Bodalla in NSW as she is setting up what looks to be the first stand alone natural burial
The Wicking Trust Round Table (Equity Trustees)
Our very own, Bec Lyons was pleased to be invited to contribute to the Wicking Trust Round Table put on by Equity Trustees. They have a significant amount of funding to put towards end of
Water cremation brings eco-friendly alternative to funeral industry (ABC News)
A water cremation facility has opened in Hobart. Water Cremation is an end-of-life process which breaks down the body in a stainless steel drum filled with a solution heated to about 90C for 10 hours.
SBS Audio Dead Curious: How Can We Do Death and Dying Better?
Life as we know it is changing, and so too is death. From death doulas to death cafes, bespoke funerals, and human composting, Grave Matters is your crash course in the end-of-life revolution. In this
Critical Info – Rebecca Lyons: Advocating for Home Funerals and Family-Centric Death Care
You’ve probably heard of the term ‘doula’ before, often used in the context of those who support birthing mothers. But do you understand the role of a death doula? In this recording, we demystify the
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
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