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Really love the direction of more personalized obituaries that share the essence and legacy of human beings.
View Bruce Lee Moffatt's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.
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This looks like a very much needed and extensive resource for People of Color. Glad to see someone really stepping forth.
It’s time to PAUSEONLINE ~ for BUSINESSES ~ for PROFESSIONALS Regardless of our race, gender, religion, location, and privilege - dying is not an option. But how we access safe, culturally-sensitive support and care is. No matter who you are, death and loss are universal and an inevitable part ...
Beautiful. Sacred. Compassionate.
Trey Ganem says his team has worked around the clock to make sure every family of a student killed last week has a unique casket.
Grateful to be an exhibitor next Thursday 5/26 at this event. Please come out and learn, play, and enjoy all there is to being an "Older American."
Thankful for Authority Magazine for sharing my story and the importance of offering something new in the Celebration of Life/funeral space.
The old paradigm isn't for everyone!
https://medium.com/authority-magazine/female-disruptors-felicia-barlow-clar-of-epilogue-tributes-on-the-three-things-you-need-to-shake-517fad521460
An Interview With Candice Georgiadis
THIS is precisely what I do. I help implement the plans!
"[Alua} told the Insider a young woman opted for a house funeral where the place would be covered in white roses.
Another one wanted to share with the world her brownie recipe and asked for her remains to be placed in a baking pan.
Alua said: “Pick parts of the individual, who they are, and what they care about. Try to pour that into their dying because you’ll find that our values in living carry us through to our death.”
https://nypost.com/2022/02/09/how-this-attorney-became-a-death-doula-to-help-terminally-ill/
A woman has shared how she quit her rich attorney job to become a death doula — a person who helps terminally ill people create a death plan.
This is a prime example of why planning and creating a trust and/or will is so important. Granted, we all don't have Prince's fortune...yet he had the means, and legal and financial experts that should've supported him.
My workbooks are a great resource for planning! Available on Amazon.
https://www.billboard.com/pro/prince-heirs-primary-wave-estates-future-structure/=3040b9b314866bcdf1a23ca60c6385673d4803529017120f3dfd296087493936
“The heirs have waited for almost six years to have some control over how the Prince estate moves forward.”
I love history. Especially women's history and the history of forward thinkers.
FUNERAL INDUSTRY BLACK HISTORY!
Henrietta Duterte was the first female undertaker in the United States of America. She became an undertaker in 1858 after her husband, a coffin maker died. Born free Henrietta often hid slaves in coffins to ensure their safe passage through the City of Philadelphia. Her undertaking business became one of the most successful businesses in Philadelphia burying both blacks & whites. She is now interred in Philadelphia's Eden Cemetery, the oldest black-owned cemetery in America!
FuneralDivas.org
I appreciate Stephen Colbert opening up the conversation around faith and death. Death is a natural part of being human. It's sacred. We should treat it as such.
More gratitude for The Business of Business' Christie Smythe for this opportunity to spread my message -- turning the funeral industry from transactional to transformational. Through love, not fear.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7mxbh5_jr0
Felicia Barlow Clar is an event planner and funeral disruptor who takes on Big Death Inc.After experiencing a lack of personalization from a 'Big' h...
I am truly blessed my message is getting out there and well received.
https://www.businessofbusiness.com/articles/even-the-funerals-arent-safe-from-disruption-meet-the-woman-shaking-up-the-20-billion-death-industry/?fbclid=IwAR2OyQuGCddvZ5ToSy0mPFf1FPFZGK9Sq2rMvWNBhwR4_DQdwjP0un9OofI
Features 1.14.22 7:23 PM Features Even funerals aren’t safe from disruption — meet the woman shaking up the $20 billion death industry Felicia Barlow Clar helps people save money and arrange creative funeral alternatives, such as a “celebration of life” or having ashes shot into the sky a...
I was pleased to be interviewed by Dr. Wayne Pernell about changing the conversation around death and mortality. One of the best interviews yet! A lot of interesting discussion here.
https://onesharpsword.libsyn.com/celebrating-the-dash
Felicia teaches us that the dash between the dates of birth and death is what we need to celebrate. As an events planner and after seeing that funeral homes were simply templated, Felicia wanted to find a way to personalize each person’s life celebration. In normalizing death as...
It’s important to see the alternatives given recognition.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/02/africa/desmond-tutu-aquamation-intl/index.html
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, long a champion of environmental causes, asked to be aquamated -- a more eco-friendly process of breaking down the body than traditional cremation.
I am so excited to finally announce my latest endeavor. My first 5 guests are phenomenal disruptors, helping change the conversation around death.
This first series is about building the foundation for something new at the end of life. My producer will be distributing these on all major podcast platforms. Launching November 29th.
Guests include:
Patricia LaVallee (grief counselor, Willow Educator);
Kaija Barlow Dallessandro (funeral director... and my sister so I get to dip deep!);
Patti DiMiceli (her story of grace after the loss of her 4-year old daughter and turning grief into gratitude is one everyone needs to hear);
Josh Slocum (Executive Director of the national chapter of Funeral Consumers Alliance); and
Grayson Orphe (a consumers point of view, future Minister, & Louisiana native on the intention behind their funeral rituals).
Please share AND listen in.
We will be putting these on my YouTube channel as well.
If you're in Annapolis, come learn the SACRED foundation behind
When I worked in corporate events and studied in film school, I never imagined it would bring me to this life changing work 2.5 years ago.
I assist families with planning true celebrations of life and sharing their loved one’s impact. Legacy. To know people feel a sense of joy - even while grieving - is so moving and rewarding. 🕊🦋🌸 I feel this is how it should be. Personal. Reflective.
Today we honored a young man who touched my heart so deeply…and I never met him. A real light worker. So many lovely compliments on the video. Thank you to my fabulous editor. 💕
Celebrate YOUR dash. Live each day to its fullest. Create your legacy and how you want to be remembered.
Let me help you plan ahead.
The soul always feels connected with the wonder of life, because the soul is the wonder of life, expressed.
I am honored to serve the bereaved during this sacred time. Memorial services shouldn't come from cookie-cutter templates. Every life matters. Every story should be shared.
http://theamateursguide.com/3-ideas-for-personalizing-a-funeral-service-to-honor-a-loved-one/
In This era, personalizing a funeral service is considered a standard rather than a preference. Some families start to recognize and plan for a meaningful By Alex Hamilton In This era, personalizin…
We all experience grief different.
MOVING FORWARD, NOT MOVING ON
“Moving forward” or “moving on”. They sound like such similar phrases, don’t they? But in the context of grief the difference between “on” or “forward” is huge.
When you’re grieving for a precious pet – or indeed a person who you love – people will often say things like, “Isn’t it time you moved on?” or “You’ll move on eventually” or even, “I’m glad to see you’ve moved on”.
But the idea of moving on from a loved one can be incredibly distressing.
Moving on implies leaving something behind. It suggests that the animal, for example, was a moment or place that you can put behind you when, in fact, he or she was a member of your family and you’ll never get over that loss – not in the way that moving on implies, anyway.
Read more: http://ed.gr/dgds8
It’s called disenfranchised grief. It can be very painful. We often spend more time with our beloved furry companions than humans, so the heartbreak makes complete sense to me.
We are here to support you in honoring your pets.
Losing a Pet Is More Painful Than Most People Think...
Love abundantly
Each death doula is unique in their service offerings. I consider myself an End-of-Life Care Doula, educating about the various alternatives available to honor our loved ones, including meaningful Celebrations of Life.
I started my company after helping many transition to the other side. Planning my sister's service with the funeral home, I found outdated templates and the process itself was transactional. As a society, we can do better....and I do.
https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-health-business-3b4e6af60889b69fde4f8fc14d01f7af?fbclid=iwar01gmlx-0wksxmflrgabzauxm3wkizqqkjw0gmuocmcat_a6-f7u0in
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Ashley Scott describes the emotional side of her job as a death doula like a fountain in the middle of a lake. Her job is to help shepherd a dying person through an experience that is so intimate, common and yet mostly taboo in American culture.
Celebrate your loved ones every day.
Beware! Some people are just awful.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/04/16/fema-covid-funeral-program-fraud-faq/
Scammers are trying to take advantage of families looking for help from FEMA's new $9,000 covid-19 funeral assistance program.
Worth repeating in my blog.
https://celebratingthedash.com/2021/04/15/covid-19-funeral-expenses-aid/
Covid-19 Funeral Expenses Aid The devastating effects of the COVID pandemic have been far reaching. I believe it is so inherently wrong for anyone to go into financial debt to bury their loved one. There are many resources and alternatives available that may help. This is a new program from the US g...
The funeral Saturday for the Duke of Edinburgh, who died in his sleep Friday at age 99, will reflect his green ideology, reported The Sun, which noted that he was among the first to highlight climate change in the 1950s.
https://nypost.com/2021/04/12/prince-philip-will-reportedly-be-carried-in-wool-coffin-on-electric-land-rover/
In a nod to his longstanding environmentalism, Prince Philip will reportedly receive an eco-friendly send-off – lying in a $1,200 wool coffin carried by an electric Land Rover. The funeral Saturday…
For those who may need assistance:
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought overwhelming grief to many families. FEMA's mission is to help people before, during and after disasters. They are dedicated to helping ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the virus.
Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, FEMA is providing financial assistance for COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020.
https://www.fema.gov/disasters/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistance?mc_cid=ed7216694a&mc_eid=55f7d2a714
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Live each day to the fullest.
Compassion is so important. So is reclaiming our end of life however we see fit.
https://compassionandchoices.org/news/nm2021-signed/
New Mexicans with terminal diseases and family members whose loved ones needlessly died in agony applauded Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham...
I've been asked how I've gotten through so much loss in my life. GRATITUDE. My heart is full when I think of my loved ones on the other side who still guide me and inspire me every day.
To everything, there is a season and a time to every purpose.
This is a really important topic in the Black community. We need to do better in discussing it more openly.
https://urbanfaith.com/2021/01/end-of-life-decisions-an-act-of-justice.html/
Making healthcare decisions bears witness to the power of agency, advocacy, and the humanity of African-Americans. For some, it may seem like just a document, but for us it is an act of resistance,…
This is the year we get to begin changing this. Death is sacred. Taking care of our loved ones should be too.
Sending all those who may be grieving this season a warm virtual hug.
ARE YOU OKAY?
We have learned that when people ask how any of us are doing, and when they really listen to the answer, with an open heart and mind, the load of grief often becomes lighter — for all of us. In being invited to share our pain, together we take the first steps toward healing."
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/opinion/meghan-markle-miscarriage.html
Perhaps the path to healing begins with three simple words: Are you OK?
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At Epilogues Tributes, we assist the bereaved and those facing the end of life with creating a Celebration of Life service that captures the essence and legacy of their loved one in a meaningful, personal, and joyful manner, so that moving through this challenging time, you feel supported and given the space to grieve.
With the expedient rise in cremations, the possibilities for a meaningful remembrance event are endless. Events can reflect personal spiritual beliefs, traditions, and rituals tailored to suit you, not the checklist handed you. It’s about creating your own sacred space. Cremation offers flexibility with time and allows us to accommodate you when it is most convenient to you. Virtual services can also be tailored and gather loved ones from a distance.
After experiencing tremendous back-to-back family loss and being tasked with planning the details of the service, I changed the focus of my production company because I realized everybody's unique story deserves to be told in their own way. The funeral industry claims to be offering personalized services, but trust me...they still use templates. And often those templates don't fully express our loved one's life...and legacy. I know they didn't with mine, and I know what the industry is missing. The "Death Positive Movement" exists to reshape and destigmatize our understanding (and fear) of our own mortality. Why do we leave this very important part of our lives up to others to decide? Now more than ever, we can realize the status quo isn't our only option. I also help those ready to reclaim their end of life with personalized pre-planning tools so they feel prepared in lessening the suffering their loved ones will eventually face.
Everyone’s life matters; we each have a story, a legacy ⏤ the life lived between birth and death ⏤ the dash on a tombstone. At its very core, embracing death is a reverence for life.
My experience in hospitality, entertainment, and corporate events the past 25 years gives me the skills and resources needed to create personalized memorials, while my training in the CareDoula®️ End-of-Life Awareness Sensitivity program provides me tremendous insight into the support needed. This is truly a special calling and privilege to be able to serve others in this way.
TO GET STARTED WORKING WITH ME: [email protected] 410.263.3937 Schedule a FREE 45-minute consultation here: https://celebratingthedash.com/contact
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