Read helpful information from Dr. Wolfelt, director of the Center for Loss & Life Transition and longtime partner of Batesville, on the “why” of funerals, leadership, self care and more!
by: Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. Understanding Funeral Viewing & Its Value People ...
Why Funeral Readings Matter: Contextualize Loss & Personalize Services By Alan D. ...
By Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. Even those of us who work in funeral service sometimes...
by: Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. People frequently say to me, “I’ll just remember them the w...
by Center for Loss | May 2024 A funeral home would be well served...
An effective vehicle for educating your community about grief and the value of the funer...
Believe that you are an educator, not an order-taker.This is the most important step y...
Find someone on your staff who enjoys public speaking. If you don’t have a natural choic...
Many times a family thinks they know what they want but aren’t aware of all the options....
Funerals don’t have to be depressing (although they’re most transformative when they are...
The family that is inexperienced with funerals—planning as well as attending—needs your ...
Despite your best efforts to educate families and help them make choices with their best...
In my experience, families who use a combination of the elements of ceremony have the ...
It’s common today for families to live in different parts of the country. For these fami...
This is another common phrase used by families who are in danger of skipping many or all...
I hear this one more and more these days. Other versions of this self-deprecating disavo...
Obviously, these people are not alone! According to the Pew Research Center, religion in...
As you know, the dead person’s body is nothing to be afraid of or avoided. In fact, wh...
Actually, the term “direct cremation” is industry jargon. Often the family will simply...
Families who are price-averse need to be taught that a meaningful funeral experience i...
“A teacher affects eternity: he can never tell where his influence stops.” — Henry Ada...
As author and thought leader Simon Sinek astutely noted, “It is when a WHY gets fuzzy ...
The meaningful funeral ceremony is a tapestry. Made up of various elements, it creates a...
“Show me the manner in which a nation or a community cares for its dead. I will measur...
Rituals are symbolic experiences that help us, together with our families and friends, expr...
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