10 Touching Stories About Love And Death Just In Time For Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is a special time to come back to love. Rather than short changing yourself and stopping at cheesy Valentine’s Day cards and gifts, we’re inviting you to remember the power of love. The power of love is deep, especially when it comes up against the incredibly human idea of death. These 10 love […]

The Funeral Director Job Description of the Future

The future of funerals needs you. Yes you. You empathetic, bright, passionate person who wants to join in on the movement of where the future of funerals is headed. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been doing this for 30 years, or are considering a career in the funeral profession… you are the future of funerals. […]

A Look at Cemetery Customs, Challenges And Changes Around the World

What happens when you bring together three funeral directors from very different cultures, across the world from each other? You gain a lot of insight into the beauty, as well as the challenges, in each culture. And, therefore, gain insight into the global trends happening in our wildly changing world of death and dying. At […]

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How a 27-Year-Old Is Re-Defining The Grief Process With Her Cremation Diamond Start-Up

    What’s the difference between a business fueled by profit margins, and a business fueled by heart? The answer? Eterneva, a cremation diamond business founded by young-and-refreshing entrepreneurs, Adelle Archer and Garrett Ozar. Eterneva is on a mission to radically redefine the way we memorialize our loved ones. How do they do it? I […]

11 Tweets About Traditional Funerals That Show Things Are Definitely Changing…

When surfing the waves of Twitter recently, we came across an interesting thread of sparked by BBC on human composting. The thread was essentially a group of young people rooting for a more green approach to funerals. They spoke to the downsides of traditional funerals, and why they’re seemingly more irrelevant to the younger generation. […]

We Interviewed a Soul Midwife to Discuss the Mind, Body & Soul Journey of Death

Chances are that if you’re involved in the funeral profession, you’ll have come across Soul Midwives by now. Also known as End-Of-Life Doulas, this movement is becoming a momentous force in the funeral service industry. As we feel the force increasing, we’re curious about what Soul Midwives and Death Doulas can offer the funeral profession […]

5 Thought-Provoking Research Highlights on the Future of Funerals

Everyone is talking about the future of funerals. And whether or not we like it, it’s here. Things are changing, and they have been for over a decade. Families are looking for more options. And their needs are – for better or worse – shaping our future. So what’s changing this year? What trends are […]

5 Science-Backed & Sanity Saving Tips for a Stressed Funeral Director

Are you a funeral profession just peeking your head out of the cave for the first time since before the holiday season? Chances are, you likely just stepped out of an incredibly busy, high stress time. In fact, we already know from science that there are 10% more deaths happening around the holidays than any […]

How One Fed Up Funeral Director Created a Thriving & Modern Funeral Business

  As 2019 fast approaches, so too does the new paradigm of funeral service. We had the chance to sit down with Louise Winter, the owner of Poetic Endings, recently to find out where she thought the funeral profession was headed… and what’s wrong with the current state of affairs. Louise shared her open and […]

6 Free Holiday E-Card Templates For Busy Funeral Professionals

Funeral professionals everywhere can suffer a lot during the holiday season from things like stress, overwhelm, and long to-do lists. Sometimes the simple pleasures of the holidays get lost in the shuffle. One of them being sending out holiday cards to those you care about. Thankfully, we’ve got you covered in this realm. We’ve created […]