The Catholic Church On End of Life and Last Rites
Last Rites… the term itself is ominous. Pop culture and the media have bandied the phrase about for years without clearly bringing meaning to what such rites encompass....
Funeral Executors: Your Biggest Questions, Answered
What’s the role of a “funeral executor?” More and more frequently, people are appointing “funeral executors” – sometimes also called “funeral agents” – in the role of seeing...
Death in Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality serves multiple functions in deathcare, from helping people come to grips with their own mortality to hosting visits with the recently deceased. And over the past...
Getting Creative With Grief Therapy
There’s been a popular view for some time that creativity can help those who are grieving. The idea is well-established enough to have assumed a mantle of merit...
Embalming Fluid as a Controlled Substance: The Rakim Shackleford Act
House Bill 278 (Public) Filed Monday, March 6, 2023 AN ACT TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF CRIMINAL POSSESSION AND UNLAWFUL SALE OF EMBALMING FLUID AND TO MAKE OTHER...
Retain Your Top Talent: How to Fulfill Employees
In the 2023 version of our annual deathcare survey, the #2 top reader concern was how to attract and retain top talent. Since our goal here at Connecting...
Emergency Action Plans: How to Prepare for Problem Families Ahead of Time
Funerals are emotional events, and deathcare professionals learn quickly what to expect at every stage, from first contact to interment. Every funeral is different, so there’s always potential...
Proof that Pets Provide Effective Grief Support
If you have pets, you likely already know well how great their calming effects can be. The benefits of animal companionship extend well beyond just company, though, to...
Three Time Management Tips for the Criminally Overextended
There’s almost always too much to do, but small business owners don’t stay in business without a system for getting things done. Organization, prioritization, and follow-through are inherent...
Burnout or Compassion Fatigue: What’s the Difference?
Professional burnout has become absolutely rampant. Most of us wear multiple hats in daily life during the best of times, and world events of the past several years...