Taking a Moment for Yourself
A Guest Blog from Merilynne Rush, RN, BSN, End-of-Life Doula Trainer, & Home Funeral Guide The work of being with the dying and their family … read more
The Trust Of Your Community
Is there anything more important than trust? Trust is what ensures our place in our community. It’s the metric by which we judge the success … read more
How Can We Know When We’ve Arrived?
In 2005 when I first started searching for articles about home funerals, I saw maybe one every six months. Today I see something published or … read more
The Next Level of End of Life Care
You’ve just finished getting riled about our rights and how to keep them. You’ve taken a break and a breath of fresh air, maybe made … read more
Saying Goodbye to Our Pets
Jerrigrace Lyons is back! What would a National Home Funeral Alliance conference be without her? Now she has a new offering in her own practice … read more
Who Cares for the Caretakers?
You believe in caring for our own after death. Does that include you, when you die? I ask, because when it comes to me and … read more
Sharing Memories In The Digital Age
Life Posts is an extraordinary online storytelling tool that friends and families use for memorials and remembrances. It’s so rich in images and helpful in … read more
Why Does Ritual Matter?
Imagine…you’re in a room preparing to wash a dead body for the first time. Maybe you’re with a few others, some strangers. You’re nervous and … read more
Back to Basics
How do you want to spend your Sunday morning at the National Home Funeral Alliance conference? Could be learning how to care for a dead … read more
Is This A Home Funeral Yet?
Guest blog by Patricia Eagle. Patricia is a Funeral Celebrant, a Home Funeral Guide and a dedicated explorer of what there is to learn in … read more
Coming Home: Exploring the Idea of Home Through Ritual and Ceremony
We’ll be held in loving hands spiritually at our home funeral conference weekend with Sharon Moore. For millennia, the home has been where many sacred … read more
Connect with the Unbroken Circle, at the 2017 NHFA Conference
What happens when a Jew, a Muslim, and a Buddhist funeral director talk about caring for the dead? Find out at the National Home Funeral … read more
My First Home Funeral
by Sara Williams I am grateful to Elizabeth for giving me permission to share this story. It is a powerful teaching gift as we remember … read more