The Unexpected Value of Slowing Down the Death-Planning Process for Families
Many funeral homes pride themselves on how many arrangements they can get in and out the door in a given business day. Efficiency and high volume sales are...
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2021 Cremation Rocks Awards: Winners Announced!
You nominated, the judges evaluated, and the results are finally in for the 2021 Cremation Rocks Awards! We are so excited to announce the winners of the first...
Revolutionizing Temporary Cremation Containers
When looking at the history of cremation and the struggles our profession has faced in communicating the value of cremation services to the public, it’s apparent that one...
6 Enlightening Deathcare Podcasts for Funeral Professionals
More people within the deathcare professional space are seeking out meaningful discussions about topics like the history of death rituals, philosophy of mortality, the business of death and...
When Will We Run out of Dental Metals to Recycle?
A strange, but lucrative, aspect of the death profession is the recycling of medical and dental metals that are removed from the body during and after cremation. Many...
The History of Cremation Rituals and Why They Aren’t Going Away
Ritual has been an important part of understanding grief and loss for centuries. Many grief counselors and death educators agree that ritual is helpful in the healing process...
What Deathcare Can Learn from the 1918 Flu Pandemic and Excess Death
Professionals across the deathcare space have been on the front lines of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic and have witnessed firsthand the incredible and tragic amount of excess death...