"Death is not a topic to avoid.
It's a conversation that sets people free."
"Your legacy isn't what you leave behind.
It's what you gave while you were here."
"The greatest gift you can give your family
is a clear plan and a documented life."
"You have time.
Use it."
A space where planning meets meaning.
Beyond the Breath is built at the intersection of practical end-of-life planning and deep human truth. Founded by Garcy Fry — a Cemetery and Funeral Pre-Planning Advisor serving Greater Vancouver and the Lower Mainland — this is a space where digital resources meet personal guidance, and where difficult conversations become acts of love. Our planning guides and legacy tools are used by families across Canada, the US, the UK, and Australia.
Prepare
Downloadable end-of-life planning guides and checklists for families everywhere — plus personal cremation, burial, and funeral pre-planning for families across Greater Vancouver. Decisions made now are gifts given later.
Explore Planning →Remember
Legacy workbooks and storytelling prompts to help you document your values, memories, and messages. Your life deserves to be documented — not just remembered. Available worldwide as a digital download.
Explore Legacy →Live
The families who face death honestly are the ones who live the most freely. Clarity about death creates freedom in life. It starts here.
Explore Living →Tools for the conversation you've been putting off.
Her proximity to death taught her how to live.
Garcy Fry is a mother of 3 who has spent years guiding families across the Lower Mainland — both in planning ahead and in the immediate aftermath of a death. Every day, she works in the space between life and death, helping families navigate one of the most difficult moments they will ever face.
What she has witnessed has changed her. She has seen what happens when families are prepared — and what happens when they are not. The difference is not just practical. It is profound.
She created Beyond the Breath to give every family the gift she wishes everyone had: a clear plan, a documented life, and a legacy worth telling.
Read Garcy's Full StoryPre-Planning Your Cremation, Burial, or Funeral in Greater Vancouver & Vancouver Island
If you live in Greater Vancouver, Metro Vancouver, or anywhere across the Lower Mainland, you do not have to navigate this alone.
Garcy Fry is a Cemetery and Funeral Concierge based in the Lower Mainland. With years of experience guiding families across Surrey, Delta, Richmond, White Rock, and the Greater Vancouver area through one of the most important conversations they'll ever have, she works one-on-one with families to pre-plan cremation arrangements, burial plots, funeral packages, and everything in between – helping people make these decisions with clarity and calm, well before any of it becomes urgent.
Pre-planning locks in today's pricing. It removes an enormous burden from your family. And it gives you something most people never expect from this conversation: complete peace of mind. This service is personal, pressure-free, and completely free to explore.
Serving: Surrey · Burnaby · Richmond · Langley · Coquitlam · North Vancouver · West Vancouver · Delta · White Rock · Maple Ridge · Abbotsford · Tri-Cities · All of Metro Vancouver · Vancouver Island
The conversation that changed everything.
I never thought I'd feel relieved after talking about death. But after working with Garcy, I felt like I could finally breathe. Everything was clear. My family would be okay.
Sarah M.
Mother of two, Surrey BC
The 112 made me realize how much I had been avoiding. It wasn't morbid — it was the most loving thing I've ever done for my kids.
Linda T.
Empty nester, Vancouver BC
Garcy has a rare gift. She holds space for the hard stuff without making it feel heavy. She made end-of-life planning feel like an act of love.
Diane R.
Caregiver and grandmother