funeral director

*WARNING, DOES INCLUDE EXPLICIT LANGUAGE AND SUBJECT MATTER.*
This week Kristin and Kevin talk to Stephanie who is a mortician.  We had such a good time talking to our previous guests on the subject of what happens when you go to the next plain that we wanted an encore.

There are a million idioms about death: It's "the only certainty in life." It's "the end of the road." It's "the great equalizer." But even as adults, death can be impossibly difficult to understand and process, let alone to know the best way to explain death to our kids. Mortician Victor M. Sweeney joins the conversation to share his wisdom on how to answer our kids' questions, and why it's important to include them and be honest with them rather than try to shield them or protect them from grief. Stick to the end for a segment on good and bad death scenes in children's movies!

Episode 91 of Modern Dadhood gets right down to business with Adam and Marc chatting about discussions they've had with their kids around the concept of death. They share about their own experiences with attending funerals, and how they've broached the subject when their kid have brought it up. They introduce Victor M. Sweeney into the conversation. Victor is a dad of 4 who has worked in the funeral industry for the last 15 years, earning the reputation of a sought-after funeral director and mortician. Victor opens up about his career, the relationship between his line of work and his family, and some ideas on how to include young people in the death process.

Post interview, Marc names a number of death-related scenes in kids movies and the guys rate them on a "helpful or hurtful" scale, debating whether the scenes could support a kid's understanding of death, or simply traumatize them.

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If you listened to the Halloween episode where Molly and I told the story of a young, powerless nun from Fresno, California who’d been haunting church property for YEARS, then you’ll recall how our pursuit to understand Sister Irenita’s discontent went where we could’ve never predicted. All we knew when we set out is that her story needed to be told. And then we prayed we’d given her rest and peace finally. 

 Well, today’s episode is much the same. There is someone that passed away decades ago that came on the spiritual radar of my guest. Together, we are endeavoring to shine a spotlight on her life, in part to honor the dead, but also in hopes it will land on the ears of someone out there who has a missing puzzle piece or two. Join us on this unpredictable and jaw-dropping journey.

Superfans of Curious Cat will recognize my guest from our Christmas memories episode where she shared her unforgettable story. She is an author and blogger, with a growing list of publishing credits to her name including Chicken Soup for the Soul. Welcome to the show, Kate Erickson!

1. Show Intro
2. Guest Intro
3. Learning about Grace
4. The Obsession Continues! :)
5. Leaving Her Mark on History
6. Her Passing (and a soap opera twist!)
7. Missing Puzzle Pieces
8. How Listeners Find Kate
9. Show Close

Special Guest, Kate Erickson's Blog:
Blog Post about Grace Turner Cannarr
https://ithappenedatpurity.com/

Other Links to Get YOU Started on YOUR Grace Obsession:

Grace Turner Cannarr - b. 1889, d. 1951, age 61 or 62

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86317629/grace-cannarr

Grace’s Father:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138580734/william-c-turner

Her Sister Lulu's Obituary!

https://www.advocate-news.com/general-news/20110127/compiled-from-the-pages-of-the-mendocino-beaconadvocate-news-by-debbie-l-holmer/1

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Committed to compassion and community, David Jacobson is the founder of Chicago Jewish Funerals. He cares for the deceased and comforts the mourners. 

• Learn more about David's work at Chicago Jewish Funerals and feel free to further explore Jewish funeral traditions, such as Shiva. 
• David briefly mentioned a charity he founded to bury indigent people. 
• David wisely urges us all have mentors and to be mentors. It's never too late! 

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INTRODUCTION:

Adrienne Zetty Barrows in fully licensed funeral director, embalmer, crematory retort operator, and life, health and accident insurance producer. She has an academic background in Religion, Philosophy, and Psychology, and strong community development and educational outreach skills. Adrienne is committed to the values and standards of independent and family-owned funeral homes.

INCLUDED IN THIS EPISODE (But not limited to):

·      Insight Into The Mortician Profession

·      Themed Funerals!!! #MardiGras

·      Let’s Talk Embalming 

·      Paranormal Activity In Funeral Homes

·      Can’t Escape Karen – She Shows Up At The Funeral Home Too

·      COVID-19 Burnout

·      Accept That You Can Die At ANY Age – You Are Not Guaranteed To Get Old 

·      Dangers In Donating Your Body To Science

·      The Importance Of Life Insurance

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Two things that are certain, death and taxes. The Common Bridge has covered tax policies from many angles. So, this week we will wade into the topic of death. In these times of great division, one thing we can agree on is that death is a certain eventuality. Today a leader from the funeral industry – a  pioneer, teacher and practitioner, Martha Thayer, discusses the art, science and the law of death and funerals.

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I'm in the running for Offensive and Defensive Podcasting Rookie of The Week.
I know this one is long, but you gotta put in the work to get extra days off (from work).
I do it for us.

There ain't shish yet, but there will be:
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1:10
Happy Birthday Matt
Happy National Independence Restoration Day

5:15
3-1-1 Day
311 the band 

11:00
C0V*DI9 Day

15:35
Funeral Director & Mortician Recognition Day

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Johnny Appleseed Day

45:30
Fanny Pack Day

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Soft Outro (psyche out)

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Debunking Day
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NOTE: This episode contains discussion of death, grief and stillbirth. Listener discretion is advised.

There’s a lot of reasons why Christmas and the New Year can be difficult, stressful and affect our mental health.

Our guest for this episode is Kelly Scott, the current Victorian President of the Australian Funeral Directors Association and also its National Senior Vice President.

Kelly is the General Manager of T J Scott & Son Funeral Directors based in the Macedon Ranges, Victoria – it’s a family business, which was established by her great-grandfather Thomas John Scott in 1938. She works alongside her father John Scott, and brother Daniel and has been in the profession for more than 25 years.

Kelly sees grief and loss up front and works with people during the most difficult time of their lives. 

We thought she’d offer insightful living experience of the how the Christmas and New Year can be a particularly tough time. And we were interested to know more about how funeral directors play a role in supporting individuals and communities. It’s an area of support that may not be front of mind when we think about mental health and wellbeing.

If you have been affected by anything discussed in this episode you can contact:

• Lifeline on 13 11 14
• 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

MORE SUPPORT

• SANDS - miscarriage, stillbirth and newborn death support
• Suicide Callback Service
• The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement
• Other Bereavement Services

Produced and hosted by Emily Webb, ermha365 Advocacy and External Communications Advisor with Karenza Louis-Smith, CEO ermha365.

ermha365 provides mental health and disability support for people in Victoria and the Northern Territory.

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We recognise people with lived experience who contribute to GET REAL podcast, and those who love, support and care for them. We recognise their strength, courage and unique perspective as a vital contribution so that we can learn, grow and achieve better outcomes together.

Kat and Moose interview, for the first time ever, a funeral director and embalmer, Maci from Georgia. Maci walks us through how she came into her career, tells us stories about working with the living and the dead, and answers Kat and Moose's inquiries about the quirks of her profession. Also a drummer, water-skier and music enthusiast Maci shares about the quirks of being human, on both sides of the grave. Happy Halloween!

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Welcome Dream Team!

Did you know that Undertaker, Mortician, and Funeral Director are all titles for the same job? Today we learn what a Mortician is, what they deal with on a daily basis, dispel some myths of the trade and learn how the dead saved one Morticians life.

Read from the blog Mama Dawn shared https://blog.borgwardtfuneralhome.com/morticians-a-history/
Learn about the organization that makes burial cloths for children
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In this episode Bridget talks about the role hockey played in her life and her health journey. Growing up in a family that was very involved in hockey, the love came naturally. Bridget talked about her childhood and what it was like being the baby of five children in the family. She was born and raised in the Greater Toronto Area but eventually moved to Alberta. Her passion for hockey is evident throughout her story as she always played on a school team and even went to Switzerland for a year to play on a team! 

Bridget discussed her love for learning and her education journey. She has a Masters Degree in Divinity from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature from the University of Waterloo, then continued to Mount Royal University to become a Licensed Funeral Director in Alberta. Later in her life she became very ill. She was unable to work and could hardly get out of bed. The only thing that she was able to do was to assistant coach hockey in Cochrane for the female team (my team). After a lot of pain and talking to many health professionals she found out that she had a rare type of cancer. Bridget explains the challenges but also the great things that have come from all her health struggles. 

Bridget also has so much love and compassion for those who are grieving as she has grieved many losses herself in her lift. She lost four family members very close to each other and experienced different types of grief with the loss of each of them. Her passion now is to share the life story of many as her role as a Funeral Celebrant and help others navigate through this difficult grievance time. 

Throughout our conversation Bridget talks about her love for hockey, her healing process after her cancer, advice on how to deal with grief and so much more. 

If you want to get in touch with Bridget or learn more about her you can contact her on Facebook @ Bridget Halfyard or her website https://www.bridgethalfyard.com/ . 

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Sending love and joy your way!

Selina Novello

Before we come to our own passing of life on Earth, death will undoubtedly affect every single person yet it’s often considered taboo or uncomfortable to talk about but Chelsea London Lloyd is here to change that narrative. Chelsea is an actor, comedian, grief activist, grief support volunteer, and podcast host of Dying of Laughter where she shares her healing journey in growing up with two sick parents. Chelsea’s dad died of ALS after a 15 year journey and her mom currently combats stage 4 metastatic breast cancer for the second time. 

In this episode, Ashley and Chelsea discuss Chelsea’s childhood and her personal experience of growing up with two sick parents and ultimately losing one at the age of 19, some difficult and challenging questions we can ask our loved ones when it comes to death, how she intertwines humor, comedy, and grief, why she started her own grief group, and some incredible resources for grieving and loss. 

Chelsea grew up in extensive musical theatre since childhood. Her recent credits include SCHOOLED (ABC) and BARRY (HBO) with director Bill Hader and her sassy, self-deprecating humor has made her a stand-out in viral videos on BuzzFeed and Funny or Die. Dying of Laughter includes interviews with grief counselors, funeral directors, cancer survivors, previvors, therapists, life coaches, oncologists + genetic counselors to name a few.

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This week on the podcast we have Savannah, a mortician! We chat about everything from how she got into death care, what it's like to embalm a dead body and her thoughts on what happens after we die. She was so sweet and fascinating to connect with. In her words "it's a lot of sites, it's a lot of smells, it's a lot of emotions." 

To find out more about Savannah and her journey follow her on Instagram @pinkhearsesociety

For over fifty years, he’s been taking care of people in ways that would make most everybody a little uncomfortable. As a Funeral Director, he’s helped literally thousands and thousands of human beings through grief and the process of losing someone they loved.

Now retired, he was kind enough to sit with me and talk about his journey, his perspective on the world, and what it was like to work around death for most of his life.

Get ready for a really fun and poignant conversation with our family friend, and one of the nicest people you could ever meet, zooming in from Topeka, Kansas, Mr. Fred Holroyd.

The loss of a loved one is something that, even in normal times, can be incredibly difficult and strenuous on your mental health. Funerals and wakes can be essential to the grieving process, but they have to be done differently to adhere to guidelines around close contact due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Brian McElroy of Brian McElroy Funeral Directors talks about how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted funerals.

How do we talk about stuff we don't talk about? We talk about it. Just don't avoid it.

Want to feel emboldened like John. Get over yourself and connect with someone else.

"It's always been in my nature to care for people so once I found out what a funeral director does, I dove in." Toni

Six Feet Under is an excellent/ spectacularly depressing HBO TV show that follows a family of funeral directors.

Toni started Trans Death Care after his first week of school for funeral directing. He saw a need and filled it. 

Funeral Boss Inc!

You can connect and follow Toni on his very active Instagram Page.

"It's not a box, it's more of a spectrum." Toni.

Toni's family minimized his transition saying things like.."you'll always be our little girl." They also insinuated that he was doing it for attention. 

Toni's courage is connected to his values. The key is caring more about the needs of others then our own fear.

What is like to lose a spouse? How have attitudes around death changed over the past decades? In this upbeat but heartfelt episode, Karen and Liz host Liz’s mom and her best friend (both of whom are named Trish!) for a conversation filled with laughter, wisdom, and real talk about end of life attitudes. Liz’s mom explains why she doesn’t fear death and how she feels about her daughter being a funeral director. The other Trish talks about moving on after a loss and wonders what she’ll look like in the next world. Both women tell us what they want for their own farewellings, and what three items they’d pack for the afterlife (hint: shoes and handbags!). A lighting round reveals their feelings about everything from open caskets to telling jokes at funerals and whether it’s cool to play rock and roll music at a farewelling. They share the lesson that life has taught them--to treat yourself well and enjoy the ride!

During the conversation, Liz’s mom touches on how she felt when she first learned her daughter wanted to become a funeral director. If you’d like to listen to Liz’s whole story, check out this episode that features her journey toward finding her passion in life...helping others through death.

The two Trishes really aren’t into making jewelry out of your loved one’s ashes, but if you’d like to know more about that, visit us at MyFarewelling.com. If you’re inspired to make your own plan, download our free Farewelling Worksheets here.

We’d really love it if you’d join our community. Farewelling is a movement to celebrate a beautiful life, beautifully, and it’s all happening! Click the icons above to follow us on Instagram and Facebook.

Special guest: Former Volusia County Sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson