The Gift: Our Newly Enhanced Mortality Awareness Makes Us Better at Living
How do you educate families about the importance of a funeral ceremony if they’ve never been to one? How do you encourage your community to appreciate death if it seems like the exception rather than the rule?
Free Webinar: The Powerful New Grief Resource Every Family Needs
Marilyn Jones Gould will be leading a free webinar hosted by Tribute Technology available to all deathcare professionals on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 1 p.m. ET.
Modern Ideas for Aftercare
When my brother-in-law passed away two years ago, so many people wanted to help us, but we didn’t know where to start or what we needed. Our funeral director proved to be invaluable because he gave us ideas about what to ask for during the process.
‘Tell Me How to Grieve’: Thoughts on Leaning on Ceremony After a Death During...
Without a funeral, what are the hundreds of thousands of families who have lost or will lose a loved one during the pandemic, regardless of cause of death, supposed to do?
AFMAO Mortuary Specialists Honor America’s Fallen Heroes
America's fallen heroes are taken into the care of Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, known as AFMAO, at Dover Air Force Base.
Can a Video Game Help Those Who Are Grieving?
Certain games have even become a medium for players to engage with painful emotions, as some have plot points related to grief and loss that are incorporated throughout.
Practicing Self-Care Could Save Your Career in Deathcare
As deathcare professionals, our job is to help people experiencing personal loss understand what is happening and move through grief with intention and support. Our jobs are meaningful and important, but they can also come with large amounts of heaviness.
When Families Say “We’ll Have a Service Later” — How You Can Be the...
You don’t need me to tell you that COVID-19 has forced hundreds of thousands of American families to postpone services for a loved one who died during the pandemic.
Funeral Home Uses Facebook to Rally Support for Man Mourning Wife Killed in Mass...
An El Paso funeral home sparked an outpouring of love and support from around the world after sharing a photo of a man grieving the loss of his wife, who was killed in the mass shooting earlier this month.
To Sell Pre-Need, Personal Stories Matter
It's not enough to say that prepaying for funeral services will give your family peace of mind – consumers need to hear stories about how this decision was game-changing for families like their own.
