Collective Grief: Large-Scale Mourning
In some ways, the circumstances of any death are irrelevant to the nature of the grief experienced by mourners: In each case mourners experience loss, usually based on...
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Deathcare A.M.A. Q4: “How Do You Embalm a Pregnant Woman?”
Welcome to Deathcare A.M.A. (Ask Morticians Anything), where you’ll learn all about what regular people (read: non-morticians) are asking the Internet … and how their questions are being...
Tukios Redefines Data Transparency Standards for Funeral Home Websites
OGDEN, Utah – Tukios, the software company renowned for its dedication to quality, service, and innovation, has announced a new standard in digital transparency. The company is empowering...
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...
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...
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...