Eulogy Writing: Part 2
Posted on July 19th, 2018 by | Leave a comment
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When a family member or friend dies, you could be called on to deliver the eulogy, even as you struggle through profound grief. This post should help you craft the perfect eulogy, as we conclude our 2-part series about eulogy writing, by offering specific steps. Read part one by clicking here. Eulogy Writing 101 After […]
Continue Reading Death American Style
Posted on June 25th, 2018 by | Leave a comment
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While other cultures celebrate death, Americans try to ignore the inevitable – hoping that a cure will be discovered in the future, so they will be able to escape unscathed. If we do believe we will die, many of us predict, or at least hope, that we will be too old and feeble to know […]
Continue Reading Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust (Cremation)
Posted on May 14th, 2018 by | Leave a comment
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People used to consider cremation disrespectful. They preferred hiring undertakers to embalm their loved one’s bodies and place the chemically-preserved remains in boxes they buried in the ground. Somehow, this practice was considered more respectful than cremation. Go figure. Now, thankfully, the practice of cremation is just as enthusiastically embraced as the more traditional method […]
Continue Reading Mortuary: History of the Term
Posted on April 6th, 2018 by | Leave a comment
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Archaeologically and anthropologically speaking, the word, mortuary, means: ‘any purpose-built structure, resembling a normal dwelling in many ways, in which a dead body is buried.’” Dead House Prior to the 14th century, when they coined the term “mortuary,” people placed their dead in a “deadhouse.” Such a blunt term, it’s little wonder a new phrase […]
Continue Reading Coping with Grief Following a Suicide
Posted on January 30th, 2018 by | Leave a comment
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How to grieve over someone who has taken their own life Losing someone you love hurts, no matter how they died. But, in the case of suicide, the pain can be exacerbated by feelings of confusion, frustration and guilt – wondering why someone you cared about decided the only way out was to take his […]
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