Awareness of the Sacred in the Funeral Ritual
Thanks to Neal Gray for contributing this piece to Connecting Directors. Neal retired as a pastor after 30 years of service and now serves as a funeral service...
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Cold Hands: Embalming Tip of the Week
We are excited to collaborate with Cold Hands and Monica Torres, renowned licensed funeral director, embalmer, cremationist, cosmetic reconstructive specialist, desairologist, and owner/founder of NXT Generation Mortuary Support! Every...
Cold Hands: Embalming Tip of the Week
We are excited to collaborate with Cold Hands and Monica Torres, renowned licensed funeral director, embalmer, cremationist, cosmetic reconstructive specialist, desairologist, and owner/founder of NXT Generation Mortuary Support!...
Caring for the Complicated Grievers of Suicide Loss
Thanks to Connecting Directors contributing author Emily Gehman for this insightful article! For many, the holidays bring a certain joy, hope, and optimism for the new year. But...
Advocating For 1A Vaccine Priority for Funeral Workers: “You Name It, We’ve Tried It”
The message from our recent Connecting Directors COVID Vaccine Priority Survey is loud and clear: The deathcare profession is not being consistently treated with the urgency and understanding...
6 Deathcare-themed COVID Posters to Keep your Staff Smiling AND Safe
As we see death care workers struggle to get vaccinated, laughter may be the best medicine for our collective pandemic exhaustion. At least Parting Stone thinks so. The...
COVID-19 Vaccination Survey: Are You Getting Phase 1A Priority Treatment?
Deathcare advocacy organizations, including the National Funeral Directors Associations (NFDA) and the International Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Association (ICCFA), have fought since last summer to put funeral workers...