Restlessly Dead: Cadaveric Spasm
Sometimes they shift. Some huff or groan. It’s expected… sort of; over time, studies have revealed that cadavers are more “restlessness” than we thought. Movements follow generally predictable...
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Awesome Ideas From Some of NFDA’s Best of the Best Funeral Homes
Every year, multiple funeral homes submit essays to the National Funeral Directors Association in the hopes of being one of up to 10 recipients of the organization’s Best...
With These Sketchy Solutions, No Wonder Early Americans Didn’t Embalm Their Dead
While the practice of embalming stretches back to the ancient Egyptians, Americans didn’t begin embalming their dead until the Civil War, and then it was only for the...
10 Powerful Insights & Ideas from the 2025 Funeral (Un)Conference Marketing Experts
Just in case you missed Day Two of DISRUPT Media’s Funeral (Un)Conference in June — and didn’t click to watch the FREE recordings (SMH) — here is some...
5 Manageable Ways To Help Your Team Tackle Compassion Fatigue
Like midnight calls and weekend funerals, compassion fatigue could be viewed as just part of the job for deathcare professionals. You provide comfort to grieving families, prepare loved...
FAMIC Leads Profession-Wide Effort to Tackle Funeral Service Workforce Crisis
New video series offers peer-driven solutions to help funeral homes recruit and retain staff Brookfield, Wis. – The Funeral and Memorial Information Council (FAMIC), in collaboration with its...
Exploding Chests & Nutmeg Enemas: A Short History of Papal Embalmings
Last week, the world mourned the death of Pope Francis, one of the kindest, coolest, and most unconventional pontiffs in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. Just...