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4 Green Funeral Trends To Tap Into At Your Funeral Home

Green funerals.  A topic gaining HUGE momentum amongst client families.  It seems like everyone is talking about mushroom burial suits and turning themselves into a tree when they die, these days. As...

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Why Intimacy With Death Is Necessary for a Healthy Life

Death.  The news we all fear to hear of one day. The final destination we certainly don’t wish for. Yet, death is the most inevitable part of life. We love how Dr. Richard Kalish describes the way our...

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30 (Science Backed) Ways To Connect to Joy In Grief

Sometimes the journey of grief can leave you feeling hopeless, lost, overwhelmed and contracted. And in these moments, joy feels like a distant friend. Thankfully, there are hundreds of tiny ways you...

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A Social Media Marketing Checklist for Funeral Pros

Getting started on social media at your funeral home is easier than you think. It might seem overwhelming at first, but if you take it one step at a time, we guarantee the overwhelm will disappear....

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11 Reasons Becoming A Funeral Pro Is The Best Thing You’ll Ever Do

Becoming a funeral professional never used to be a choice. In fact, in most cases, it was a duty to your family’s lineage. Most funeral homes were multi-generational and family based. Now, things have...

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10 “Conscious Dying” Affirmations For The Ages

To die a conscious death is something we have an opportunity to do now in this modern world. We can plan for it, prepare for it, and talk about it to relieve our fears and worries. And thankfully...

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The Best Sympathy Flowers To Support Families, According To Funeral Directors

Ahhh, funeral flowers. A big topic to address for those who aren’t sure where to begin. If you’re reading this and are trying to find the right flower to send to your loved one or their family, you’ve...

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How to Turn Website Visitors Into Loyal Client Families

So, you’ve got a funeral home website.  But is that enough? Short answer: no, it’s not. If your funeral home website is simply a static part of your business, rather than a function of your business...

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What Will It Take To Create The Funeral Home Of The Future?

We all know what your typical idea of a funeral home conjures up in your mind.  Caskets, chapel seating, the smell of funeral flowers, maybe a faint smell of coffee, warm lighting… And this version of...

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29 Ways To Celebrate the Life of Someone After Their Gone

After the funeral service is over and years pass by, it may be hard to find ways to celebrate those we’ve lost, even though we still think about them all the time. Whether it’s a holiday, event, or...

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5 Death Influencers (Of All Ages) You Should Know About

I love Death Influencers because they’re changing the game for the funeral profession in a big way. If you’re reading this and thinking to yourself: “What the heck is a ‘death influencer?’” then let me...

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Can Psychedelics Help Us Face Death More Easily?

Many of you may not know this, but along with my time writing here for the funeralOne blog, I have been going to school to become an Integrated Psychedelic Therapist.  You might be wondering what in...

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8 Beautiful Pieces Of Art Depicting Death That Will Leave You Speechless

Art has a great way of allowing us to explore topics that we don’t get to explore often in life. Death is one of those topics we don’t get to explore until it’s too late to turn back and report our...

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4 Lessons The Seasons Changing Can Teach Us About Grief

I’m sitting here watching the leaves begin to fall from the trees as I write this blog right now. The leaves’ silent journey from branch to ground reminds me of the continuous cycles of change we move...

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11 Tips for Writing An Authentic, Heartfelt Eulogy

  So you want to write a eulogy for your loved one, but aren’t sure where to start? No sweat, we’ve got you covered. With these 11 tips on delivering eulogies, you’ll be capable of writing nothing...

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7 Hilarious Ideas To try Your Funeral Home This Halloween

Halloween season is here! Y’all know that Halloween is the best holiday to celebrate at your funeral home, right?! It’s true.  Halloween is about the only time we can use death puns and make fun with...

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Social proof: What Is It, And Why Is It Important for Your Funeral Home?

In the age of social media, the standard of marketing is no longer a one-sided, curated presentation from your funeral home’s brand to your audience. Your client families want to find you through other...

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10 Common Mistakes You’ll Probably Make When It Comes To Death & Funerals

When it comes to the topics of funerals and death, there is a bit of a lack of education around what the heck to do when it comes to these topics. Therefore, there are many rookie mistakes to be made,...

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5 Gratitude Practices For Grieving Hearts This Thanksgiving

You might have seen this article title and thought to yourself “Gratitude in Grief!!?! Yea right, maybe in your own dream world you can feel thankful while grieving”.  We hear you.  It sure sounds like...

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We Interviewed The CEO Who’s Making It Possible To Become Trees When We Die

“The one who plants trees,knowing that she will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life.”   A few weeks ago, I had the honor and privilege to interview Matthew...

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