How To Celebrate Halloween At Your Funeral Home In 2020
Halloween is here! If there’s one reason to dress up spooky, ditch your sugar cleanse and enjoy working in the death industry, Halloween is the one good excuse we have to celebrate something in this...
View ArticleThe Power & Potential of Funeral Rituals (That You Never Realized)
The funeral service industry has long relied on traditions. Traditions that often stemmed from, or were created within the realms of religion. However, with religious identification on a downward...
View Article9 Death Positive Posts Every Funeral Pro Should Read
Up until the last couple of years, conversations around death and dying within this profession rarely happened in the social media scene. In fact, most funeral homes’ social feeds were essentially and...
View Article7 Uplifting Videos To Find Inspiration Through Pain, Grief & Loss
Let’s face it, this has been a tough year. Do I even need to remind you? One thing we could all use right now, especially if we’re experiencing some level of loss, fear, pain or grief, is some sense...
View Article8 (More) Grief Poems That Transform Pain Into Beauty
I think if there’s one emotion we all share through this pandemic, it’s grief. The thing about grief, from my experience with it and writing about it for 9 years, is that it’s a teacher. A healer. A...
View Article7 Books To Open Your Mind On The Future of the Funeral Profession (While Your...
There’s one good thing about being stuck inside while it’s cold and there’s a pandemic: BOOKS. Although you might not have as much time as those who are stuck home unemployed, chances are, with less...
View Article5 Topics Your Families Want to Know More About (And How to Teach Them)
How many times have you attended a workshop, went to a conference, or read a blog that talked about the lack of education families have around the world of funerals? We’ve written about it over a dozen...
View Article5 Ways Irish Wakes Inspire New Ideas About Death & Funerals
Growing up with a mostly Irish heritage, I remained quite distant from my family’s Irish ancestry. That was, until I experienced the death of a family member for the first time as an adult. I can still...
View ArticleSuperhero Leadership: How You Can Make the World a Better Place At Your...
I remember being so inspired after watching the modern day Batman movie (with Heath Ledger as the Joker, of course). I was inspired by the fact that an ordinary man, with no superpowers, was able to...
View ArticleOur Favorite Modern Songs To Move You Through Your Grief [Playlist]
If there’s one thing I know to be true about grief, it’s that without music, it wouldn’t be possible to make it through the journey alive. Music has the ability to transcend us into a place of healing,...
View Article9 Amazing Things To Do With Funeral Flowers After The Funeral
After the funeral, there will be flowers. And perhaps in your case, there will be many flowers left over. I know what you’re thinking… “what should I do with all the beautiful funeral flowers lying...
View ArticleHolding Space For Death & Funerals: A Guide
Maybe you’ve heard the term “Holding Space” before. Or, maybe that is a completely new term to add to your vocabulary. In case you need a brush up, to hold space, according to Psychology Today:...
View ArticleHow These Death Industry Pros Are Rocking Instagram (And How You Can Too)
What’s social media marketing without an Instagram presence? Not much really, according to the experts. In fact, Instagram (in case you didn’t know) is the second largest social media platform, with an...
View Article6 (More) Affirmations For The Modern Griever… And How To Use Them
A couple of years ago, we made a blog called “6 Affirmations For the Modern Griever (And How To Use Them)” that went viral. And helped a lot of folks who felt overwhelmed with old schools of thought...
View ArticleThe 16 Kinds Of Funeral Directors (Which One Are You?)
Not all funeral directors are created equal. Some are traditional, some are blazing the trail, and others are downright gothic. And in case you have been lumped into one massive stereotype that most...
View Article26 Go-To Sympathy Gift Ideas That Offer Comfort
Sympathy gifts, in general, can be a hard thing to shop for. Especially if you’re not a funeral professional, and haven’t had to face death in your life very much. Like, how the heck are you supposed...
View ArticleThe Best Social Media Platforms To Use At Your Funeral Home Right Now
Social media is THE marketing tool of the century. If you don’t already know that, here’s a whole collection of statistics on the importance of social media for business that show you the way. Now that...
View Article9 Facts About Grief We Bet You Didn’t Know
Grief is one of the most prevalent emotions in the human experience. Yet, we know so little about it still. Biologically, there is still so much research and exploration to do to understand how we can...
View Article5 Tips for Keeping Up With The World Of Digital Death Care
Anyone who is alive in a body is likely aware that every conceivable industry has undergone a digital revolution in recent years. Even the most old-fashioned businesses have websites and social media...
View Article7 Resources You’ll Need For Planning An Epic Celebration Of Life
Everyone dies. That’s the only truth we know in this world. But, how can we celebrate a life that has touched communities, networks, friends and family in a way that’s worthy of this one special...
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