by Kyle Tevlin | Feb 25, 2015 | Funerals
Okay, I did it. I did my very first funeral home shopping for costs. And apparently, for education, since I got that in spades. What I learned very quickly, in the 30 mins it took me to have conversations with three local funeral homes: Prices vary! I knew this was...
by Kyle Tevlin | Feb 25, 2015 | Funerals
Yesterday’s post talked about the simplicity of deciding your body’s fate after death, with only three real options: burial, cremation, and body donation. But as our vast and seemingly unlimited world is wont to do, even body donation has its options. Ever...
by Kyle Tevlin | Feb 24, 2015 | Body donation, Burial, Cremation, Funerals
Burial. Cremation. Body donation. Those are the three options available for your post-life body. This is an easy place to start for getting your parting wishes down on paper. Don’t make your family guess, struggle to remember, or possibly argue over what they...
by Kyle Tevlin | Feb 22, 2015 | Caskets, Funerals, Life celebration, Personalized caskets
Here’s to following the lead of how we say goodbye to people, no matter how tragic or sad the circumstances. Making something personal and unique is heartfelt and healing.
by Kyle Tevlin | Feb 22, 2015 | Caitlin Doughty, Cremation, Death, Funerals
I love spreading the word about Caitlin Doughty, a Los Angeles mortician, who has a website The Order of the Good Death, a video series, Ask a Mortician, and a new book, Smoke Gets in the Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory. She’s a little (or a...
by Kyle Tevlin | Feb 21, 2015 | Funerals
I just got home from seeing American Sniper. So many feelings. Can’t not contemplate life, and death, vulnerability, fate. Even thinking “I Want a Fun Funeral” seems impossibly wrong. There’s nothing amiss with my mission of better funerals,...
by Kyle Tevlin | Feb 20, 2015 | alternative containers, Caskets, Cremation, FTC Funeral Rule, Funerals, Preplanning your funeral
Have you ever thought about the expenses incurred for funerals, and whether they accurately reflected your values? We’re so averse to seeming disrespectful, or thinking that money shouldn’t matter at a time like this, or just plain wanting someone else to...
by Kyle Tevlin | Feb 18, 2015 | Funerals, Funny death, Life celebration, Preplanning your funeral
Larry David on Broadway Theater, ‘Seinfeld’ and Death Etiquette In this article in today’s New York Times, Jason Zinoman interviews Larry David about his Broadway show, “Fish in the Dark,” a comedy that deals with a family patriarch on his deathbed....
by Kyle Tevlin | Feb 18, 2015 | Funerals, Preplanning your funeral
Quick, without overthinking or analyzing — What feeling does the topic of your own funeral provoke in you? Fear? Nervousness? Morbidness? Anxiety? Delight? (Sorry. Making sure you’re really thinking.) I’m trying to get a handle of what emotion it is that...
by Kyle Tevlin | Feb 17, 2015 | Funerals, Life celebration, Preplanning your funeral
Announcing right here in Montgomery County, PA, for the first time ever at Cheltenham Township Adult School…. I Want a Fun Funeral Workshop. Two consecutive Sat mornings, Feb 28 and Mar 7, 10:00am –12:00 noon. Here’s the course description: Just as you...
