“For me, Death Education isn’t purely an academic pursuit. My greatest learning has come from sitting beside grieving families, supporting children and young people, and walking with communities through the rawness of loss. It’s been, in many ways, an apprenticeship in death care. It comes from my professional and personal lived experiences. It’s shaped by the stories, the silences, the rituals, and the relationships I’ve been privileged to witness. This is knowledge that breathes—it’s relational, embodied, and deeply human.” Bonita Ralph