Profit Over Peace: What the Davis Mortuary Scandal Exposes About Commercial Death Care
Arrested For Corpse Abuse The headlines out of Pueblo, Colorado, have once again shattered the collective trust of families navigating…
Category: Death Discussion
The Economics of Fear: How the Modern Funeral Industry Commercialized Grief
Let’s Talk About the Modern Funeral Industry When we lose someone we love, a heavy, disorienting fog sets in. In…
The Power of Presence: Navigating the Sacred Transition with a Death Midwife
Is a Death Midwife Right for You? Think for a moment about how our culture prepares for the entry into…
Returning to the Earth: Reclaiming Ancient Traditions in Modern Death Care
There is a quiet but powerful shift happening in the modern death-positive movement. For decades, Western society has treated death…
Facing Your “Death Qualms”: Practical Steps to Shrink Death Anxiety
How Talking About Mortality Can Set You Free We spend our lives planning. We plan weddings down to the napkin…
“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…
The True Cost of Saying Goodbye: Conventional vs. Home Funerals
When a loved one passes, grief can make navigating the logistical and financial choices of death care overwhelming. In the…
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,…
Walking Alongside: The Art of Companioning the Grieving
Companioning The Grieving: A Different Approach When someone we care about is navigating a profound loss, our instinct is often…
The Quiet Return: Healing and Financial Peace Through Home Funerals
Healing with Home Funerals In recent decades, the standard approach to death care has moved behind the closed doors of…
Dignity in Death is a Universal Human Right
Dignity and Death Care When we talk about “dignity,” we often focus on how we live. We advocate for respect…
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…