
Dear Funeral Industry, Let's Do This!
The oddities of the funeral industry can make it downright grueling at times. When you are out to dinner with your spouse and kids and...

It's Been Slow...
You hear this a lot from funeral directors this time of year as we finish out the last couple of doldrums weeks of summer. I went to one...
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7 Grief Lessons from "Option B" that you can pass onto your families... [part 2]
[continued] 4. Post traumatic growth is possible- Sandberg writes that after a trauma or tragedy there are several whose lives move...
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7 Grief Lessons from "Option B" that you can pass onto your families... [part 1]
“Grief is a demanding companion,” writes Sheryl Sandberg in her new autobiography Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and...

Women: Where we were and where we're at now in the funeral industry!
I spent the better part of the other day calling on funeral homes in Delaware and on the Maryland eastern shore. With about 275 miles of...

Are you insane?
You know the definition of insanity right? Not the literal definition, but the figurative definition. Insanity – doing the same thing...

7 Tips on Striking the Work-Life Balance
So where exactly has the Funeral Gal been? It seems as if I have been a slight bit absent lately from the blogosphere – I know, I know....

The Impact of Donald Trump on your Funeral Business
Self-confessed, I fell asleep watching the election coverage last night. I woke up this morning, checked my phone with my bleary eyes and...

NFDA 2016 Preview!
Besides my beloved home state of Maryland, Philadelphia is the next closest place that I can call home. I spent four years in the suburbs...

Community Connections : 15 Ideas for your Funeral Home's Revamped Community Outreach Effort!
In the beginning of the summer, our company hosted a contest called “Community Connections”. Our goal was to create a forum by which...