Sharing Your Stories

Hi, my name is Joshua Churchill. I am dedicated independent funeral director and death doula based in Sydney NSW, with a focus on providing compassionate support to individuals and families navigating end-of-life experiences. Since 2022, I have gained valuable experience in cremations, and have enhanced my skill set by completing a grief counselling course with Griefline. My penchant for alternative funerals drives my passion for creating personalised and meaningful farewells. Through storytelling, I am committed to helping those in need by ensuring their stories are honourably shared and remembered during life’s most delicate moments. Celebrating lives through storytelling at Odyssey End of Life Services.

Who is Picaluna?

Picaluna is a remarkable network of professional funeral planners and celebrants who offer a complete funeral package without pressure, restriction or hidden costs.

Picaluna are leading the current wave of change in the funeral industry. They empower families to make creative choices and create truly inspirational, authentic and beautiful farewells, within a budget that is comfortable and affordable.

Picaluna funerals come in all shapes and sizes , often held in park, social club, beach or even at home. And there are no time constraints. We recognise that most people would like more than the standard 40 minutes allowed by most funeral directors, and always protect our families from a hurried farewell, which can cause immense ongoing pain.

We offer families total freedom over the where, when and how by sourcing venues, hearses, coffins and all other services from independent service providers. We include families in this so that you can see the actual industry cost for every item. A service fee of 35% is applied to the total, and we donate 5% of our profit to a charity of your choice. In this way, our business model is completely open and transparent and you only pay for what you want, at a fair and transparent price.

For more information, visit www.picaluna.com.