(Some days I play the role of advice mallard. So, hang with me as I dish.) I want to give you permission to pursue your doubts about your faith. In some faith communities and religious families, the doubters are ostracized. Doubting isn’t just seen as questioning; it’s viewed as something that’s underpinned by rebellion, by […]
Today’s guest post comes from Celeste Donohue. Celeste is a writer/comedian who lives in Los Angeles and is also the daughter of a 3rd generation funeral director. Her blog “Death To Hollywood” is about her life growing up in a funeral home and her current life in Hollywood. **** The way we brought the bodies […]
In Kubler-Ross’ model of grief process, she listed five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. In this process of grief, Kubler-Ross assumed that throughout the whole grief process, the bereaved should be experiencing what Freud called “decathexis”, which is a removal of emotional energy from the deceased; a detachment. Freud then suggested […]
Last Friday, I posted this photo on my Confessions of a Funeral Director Facebook Page. Since I posted it, over 2,000,000 people have viewed it. Many have asked, “Where is this gravestone located?” “Who is the gravestone for?” And various other questions. Here’s Matthew Stanford Robison’s “Find a Grave” page that will answer most of your […]
Four months after Newtown, People magazine has published a series called, “Life After Newtown Shootings” where the parents describe their grief and how they are coping. It’s a beautiful series and well-worth your time and the three dollar Kleenex box that you’ll go through. One of the parents mentions that she still sleeps with […]