Albums Inspired By Grief and Loss
Even if you’re not a fan of alternative rock music, you’ve probably heard of the Foo Fighters. Led by Dave Grohl, a former member of the O.G. grunge...
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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...
Introducing Death Queerious: Everything Funeral Professionals Need to Know About Working with Queer Families
As we all know, June was Pride month, which is a time to celebrate the LGBTQIA2S+ community. Since so many death care professionals are members of the queer...
Carriage Services Issues Statement: Reviewing “Strategic Alternatives”
Less than 12 hours after Connecting Directors broke the news of Park Lawn Corporation’s proposal to acquire Carriage Services, Inc., Carriage released a statement that its board of...
Park Lawn Proposes to Acquire Carriage Services
You may have heard the rumors, but we can confirm today that Park Lawn Corporation has officially proposed “the acquisition of all outstanding shares of capital stock” of...
Disposition’s Actual Eco-Impact, Part One of Five: Traditional Burial
This article was originally published on the Death Curious blog. Alexandra Jo and Parting Stone launched Death Curious with the mission of eliminating death avoidance and bringing people...
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...