Answer these questions with a “yes” or “no”. If you answer all “yes”, you are 100% funeral taboo … in other words, you’re willing to try funeralization practices that aren’t generally accepted by society. With each “no” your taboo goes down 10%. (NOTE: these questions assume a disposition of burial) 1. Do you want to […]
Grief shared is grief diminished. When an individual dies, that death throws a web of relationships out of balance, causing the mourners to learn how to live in the new normal. That new normal is best found together in community. When grief isn’t shared. When there is no community to share it. When it isn’t […]
The problem is that you, the grieving person, don’t know what you need and your loved ones don’t know how to help. This disparity often leads to a lot of conflict and unmet expectations, on both sides. Throughout our experiences with my cancer and our child-loss, we have experienced a lot of unmet expectations and […]
I mentioned this phenomena on my 20/20 interview. I mentioned the Germany cremation fire that recently occurred in a post a few months back. And now this news headline out of Austria: “Dead obese woman had so much body fat she set the building on fire during her cremation”. I’m not a fan of macabre, but […]
Since Elli slipped into eternity 730 days ago, my daily reflections on her life have not faded. I still fold her pink pajamas and her flowery dresses, now worn by her little sister, some still slightly discolored around the neck from Elli’s drool. I love to watch Anna run and play in those clothes. They […]