Today’s clients have a whole new set of expectations for funerals. As a result, funeral home directors are being prompted to think outside the box. One critical area that needs adjusting is the funeral service itself. Continuing to promote traditional funeral services will only allow you to appeal to a shrinking segment of your potential [...]
Some deaths are totally unexpected and tear at the family’s very core. Automobile accidents, sudden illness, heart attack, and other causes of quick death leave family members with a big gaping hole in their lives. They are stunned and aren’t sure where to turn. As their funeral director and grief counselor, your job is to [...]
Often people in grief are still in such a state of shock that they have difficulty making critical decisions. Although we as funeral home directors recognize this reality, it can at times make the process of completing funeral arrangements grind to a halt. In order to facilitate the healing process, we are as patient as [...]
Make a tremendous difference in the life of a grieving person. With a few minutes of your time, you can text an encouraging Thought for the Day to someone whose world collapsed when a loved one passed away. You can even text the same message to several people at once. Texting is a quick and [...]
Grief is something that everyone, at some point in their lives, must experience. Everyone's personal grief may manifest itself in different ways. However, researchers have come up with the 5 stage of grief, which are five different emotional stages that most people experience when they are in grief or mourning. The 5 stages of grief [...]
Grief is the emotional experience that occurs after a loss, usually in the form of the death of a loved one or loved ones. Although grieving is a universal experience, every individual experiences grief in their own unique way. How they grieve, what they feel, how they respond to grief, and even how long they [...]
The intense emotions expressed at funerals can range from stoicism to uncontrollable sobbing and loud wailing. How do you handle the overt emotions of total strangers who have gathered in your funeral home to pay respect to the deceased? The fact is, you can’t control them—not per say. In a way, you are like a [...]
Unfortunately many of us have had to experience the difficulty of dealing with loss or the death of a loved one or someone dying we hold dear; quite often we find it a challenge to deal with this grief or the grieving process. Dealing with death can be quite traumatic. Mentally we can experience psychological [...]
Grief is the emotional experience that occurs after a loss, usually in the form of the death of a loved one or loved ones. Although grieving is a universal experience, every individual experiences grief in their own unique way. How they grieve, what they feel, how they respond to grief, and even how long they [...]
