The End is Green: Planning Environmentally Friendly Funerals
June 7, 2019
Planning a funeral calls for some important decision-making, like choosing between a burial or cremation. But the problem with these conventional choices? Traditional burial practices utilize embalming methods (preserving bodies with chemicals) and cremation releases harmful greenhouse gases that wreak havoc on the environment. The good news is, increasingly, Americans…
The End Game: Knowing What To Do When A Loved One Dies
June 5, 2019
Sometimes you have time to plan and strategize in advance- and sometimes you don’t. When a loved one dies, there are innumerable consequences- some logistical, some legal, some financial, some emotional- that inevitably follow. And while everyone has a different path to chart when a loved one passes away, there…
End Games: Costs And Creativity When Planning A Funeral
April 3, 2019
Most of us have reached the age where attending a funeral is not an unusual event and for some, it may even be happening a bit too frequently. If you’ve reached that stage, then you’ve probably given some thought to what you would want for yourself- and, unsurprisingly, the trend…
Life Goes On: Grief And Mourning In The 21st Century
March 27, 2019
While loss may be an inevitable fact of life, none of us easily gets over the trauma of losing a loved one. The outrage, the grief, the sadness all take a toll on our physical and mental health, to the point where our own health and even mortality may be…
Final Acts: Planning Your Own Funeral
August 16, 2018
It’s hard enough getting older, but do we also have to contemplate our own funeral? Some of us have the irrational fear that if we make funeral plans it will hasten our demise. Others of us just can’t wrap our heads around the prospect of arranging for our own funeral, even if…
Body Language: Have You Considered Donating Your Body To Science?
June 14, 2018
If you’re squeamish, you may want to stop reading. But for those of you concerned about what happens to your body after you’ve died (or concerned about the costs of a funeral), you may want to consider another option: donating your body after death to a medical center that teaches doctors…