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In this episode, Chris sits down with Zenith Virago — long-time Northern Rivers local, celebrant, educator, and one of the leading voices around death, dying, and community-led funerals.

They talk about Zenith’s journey from working-class London to the North Coast in the 1980s, and how a life shaped by travel, community, and a deep sense of presence led her into working with death over the past three decades. From early experiences with loss to supporting families through some of life’s most confronting moments, Zenith shares how her work found her — and why it continues to matter.

The conversation explores how attitudes to death have changed, what it means to be truly present with people in grief, and why Byron and the Northern Rivers have developed such a unique, community-driven approach to honouring life and loss.

A thoughtful, honest, and at times powerful conversation about death, community, and what it means to live fully

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