“Most Wakan” — What the Lakota Can Teach Us About the Holiness of Grief
What the Lakota Can Teach Us About the Holiness of Grief We live in a culture that is deeply uncomfortable…
Category: Customs
From Home to Parlor and Back Again: The Evolution of American Funeral Customs
Evolution of American Funeral Customs How we treat our dead says everything about how we live. In the United States,…
The Alchemy of Farewell: A 100,000-Year Evolution of Death Care
For as long as humans have walked the earth, we have faced the same inevitable reality: death. Yet, how we…
Honouring the Journey: Funeral Traditions from Around the World
The end of life is an inevitable, universal truth, but the rituals surrounding it are anything but uniform. From solemn…
🌿 Beyond the Box: Choosing Your Body Disposition and Resting Place (And Why You Don’t Have to Be Embalmed)
In a world full of choices—from what we eat to where we live—our final body disposition is often one of…
Inspired Choice Today Podcast: Embracing Death
Inspired Choice Today podcast host Caroline Biesalski interviews Susan. They discuss her inspiration to be a death midwife, death culture,…