Plants As Symbols Of Death
For many people, there is something reassuring in a bloom…
Filed under: Death Practices, Funeral Flowers, Grief and Grieving on April 15th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Finding Love After a Divorce, Death or Breakup
If this Valentine’s Day is not all romance and roses, these 5 steps can make your Valentine’s Day great.
Filed under: Grief and Grieving on January 26th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Debbie Heneghan Empowers the Bereaved to Turn Pain Into Peace
When a loved one passes away, there’s typically no shortage of unsolicited bereavement advice from friends and family members.
Filed under: Death & Dying, Death Care News, Grief and Grieving on December 31st, 2010 | No Comments »
Death & Dying in the Digital Age Call for Papers
The 2011 CDAS summer conference will examine how new interactive digital technologies affect the social relationships of those who are dying, mourners and descendants.
Filed under: Death & Dying, Death Care News, Death Investigation, Death Practices, Deathcare Careers, Grief and Grieving, Traditions on December 8th, 2010 | No Comments »
Cremation: Another Option For Transition
As a funeral director, you may have seen an increase over the last few years in requests for cremation.
Filed under: Cremation, Deathcare Careers, Grief and Grieving on November 20th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Death Through a Child’s Eyes
Children may have seen a hundred zombies de-brained on a video game, but the reality of someone’s passing is obviously quite different.
Filed under: Grief and Grieving, Talking with Children on September 24th, 2010 | No Comments »
Grief Mythology Triumphs
Simply “exposing” something as mythology may not be the death of it, even in the funeral industry.
Filed under: Death & Dying, Death Practices, Grief and Grieving, Traditions on September 13th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Redesigned Website to Provide Additional Resources to Grieving Children and Adults
The Highmark Caring Place has served more than 60,000 grieving families and community members since the first location opened in Pittsburgh in 1997.
Filed under: Death Care News, Grief and Grieving on August 4th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Insight to Supporting Bereaved Parents
“What I’ve learned is that grief doesn’t go away,” one participant said. “It walks beside you. You learn to live with it.”
Filed under: Death & Dying, Deathcare Training, Grief and Grieving on July 29th, 2010 | No Comments »
Hospice Foundation of America Announces New Hospice Information Center
Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Hospice Information Center for families, friends and professionals.
Filed under: Caregivers, Death Care News, Grief and Grieving, Hospice on July 12th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
