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The Doyenne of Death Podcast Returns!After a hiatus of a year, The Doyenne of Death Podcast is back in production. In this episode, host Gail Rubin talks with speaker and author Greg Bennick about the pioneering work of Ernest Becker, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Denial of

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Have you ever witnessed the removal of a loved one’s body? I’ve had three experiences with funeral home teams navigating this sensitive time. In this article I wrote for the latest issue of Funeral Business Solutions, learn some helpful tips to improve the experience. See the full issue online here.

When my husband Dave died in April 2023, we had already made our funeral arrangements the previous year. I’m so glad we had. When it came time to finalize the arrangements, it was so much easier to complete, with less stress, given Dave’s unexpected death.Dave died on a Friday evening.

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Medicare has ground rules for hospice organizations to get paid for providing services. One requirement is for the organization to provide a year of follow-up grief support to the closest “family” of the person who died. In my experiences with several hospice deaths over the past two years, the approaches

On Giving Tuesday, November 28 at 6:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, Reimagine is producing a special “Gathering of Grief,” a landmark 100th virtual candlelight vigil, co-hosted with a number of other leading organizations – including A Good Goodbye – dedicated to helping people process loss and grief. If you’ve not

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We’ve got an incredible line-up of speakers and activities at the 6th annual Before I Die New Mexico Festival, October 16-21, 2023. Taking place at different locations each day around Albuquerque, there’s something for everyone. Daily themes are: Money and Mourning; Aging and Mortality; Cremation and Burial; Greening Funerals; Discussing

There's an incredible line-up of speakers and activities at the 6th annual Before I Die New Mexico Festival, October 16-21, 2023. Taking place at different locations each day around Albuquerque, there's something for everyone. Daily themes are: Money and Mourning; Aging and Mortality; Cremation and Burial; Greening Funerals; Discussing Death Won’t