Rite of Passage Funerals in the press
Over the years, our approach to modern, transparent farewells has drawn the attention of journalists, editors and broadcasters across Australia. We're grateful for the coverage, mostly because it means these conversations, about grief, about cost, about what a meaningful goodbye can really be, are reaching more families who deserve to hear them.
Here are a few of the pieces we've been part of.
"Fireworks and Burning Man: Aussie funeral business gets a huge makeover"
A look at how independent funeral directors are reshaping the industry, and why more families are choosing farewells that reflect a life rather than a template. Our founder Yasemin on meeting families where they are, and the case for funerals following the same personal, considered path that weddings did decades ago.
Also published in The Advertiser.
Read the article →In print
Harper's BAZAAR
Featured in a piece on the rise of the "death wellness" movement, and how thoughtful, personalised farewells can help us live, and grieve, more fully.
Women's Health
"Why We Need To Talk About Dying"
On why bringing death into the open, rather than keeping it behind closed doors, helps people live a richer life.
Gold Coast Bulletin
An early profile of Yasemin and the story behind Rite of Passage Funerals, from a career in wellness media to reimagining the modern farewell here on the Coast.
Mamamia
One of the first national features on our approach, and what a soulful, family-led farewell can look like.
Read the article →Online
Stillbirth Foundation Australia
2020A gentle conversation about planning a funeral for a baby or child, and holding space for families through the very hardest of losses.
Read the story →MyFarewelling
2021"Our Heroes"
Yasemin on shifting how we think about death and dying, and why a farewell can be a genuine rite of passage.
Read the interview →On air
ABC Radio Gold Coast
Thu 16 Jul 2026Breakfast, with Trevor Jackson
A live breakfast conversation on the rising cost of funerals, and how to shop around for the choices and things that really matter to you, on a budget.
Listen →ABC Radio Brisbane
Afternoons, with Kat Feeney
A live afternoon conversation on the changing nature of funerals, and how families have more options than ever before.
Listen →Listen
The Melissa Ambrosini Show
Episode 334"One Thing We All Need To Do Before We Die"
An hour on why thinking about death now, even while we're young and well, can help us live more fully.
Listen →The Lorraine Murphy Show
January 2026On the pivot from beauty and wellness media to founding Rite of Passage Funerals, and learning to trust the leap.
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