Teaching Children About Death, Through Big Bird
Poor Big Bird. He learned the hard lessons about death. And now he might have to learn about unemployment as well. Here’s the description of the following Sesame...
Barbie Dream Hearse…Available for Rent
Article From CalebWilde.com I recently saw this photo via The Order of the Good Death. After a little more research I found that the Barbie Dream Hearse has a...
Three Models of the Funeral Director-to-Client Relationship
Article Contributed by: Caleb Wilde,CalebWilde.com Not many of us make it through this business. The heavy hours, stressful and undefined work schedule, and emotional nature of the funeral...
Five Reasons we Fear Dying
Article from Caleb Wilde - CalebWilde.com I’ve often heard it said that we fear dying more than we fear death. Death takes little time, but dying … it’s...
The DIY Crematory
Article from Caleb Wilde, CalebWilde.com We first had the idea a couple years ago when our dog “Spock” died. Spock was a large dog … too large for my...
Three Ways Funeral Homes Fail
Article provided by: Caleb Wilde, CalebWilde.com As of today I’ve been working for 18 days straight. Full days. And my next official day off is September 1st, when my...
Disney: Stealing the Death Virginity of Another Generation
The first time death became real for me was when I watched Bambi’s mother die. I still remember it like it was yesterday. And yes, I cried. I...
Why You May Never Heal
In Kubler-Ross’ model of grief process, she listed five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. In this process of grief, Kubler-Ross assumed that throughout the...
The Funeral Profession Enters the Chick-Fil-A Debate [Caleb Wilde]
Article contributed by: Caleb Wilde, CalebWilde.com The funeral business is usually about 50 or so years behind the times … mostly because our clientele are … well … our clientele...
10 Ways Funeral Directors Cope [Caleb Wilde]
Article provided by: Caleb Wilde, CalebWilde.com There’s been an overwhelmingly positive response to my article “10 Burdens Funeral Directors Carry“. We funeral directors carry a unique set of burdens. And there’s...