Halloween Cemetery Scavenger Hunt 2020
On Saturday October 31st, we invite you to visit your favorite local cemetery for our first ever Halloween Cemetery Scavenger Hunt! We have some incredible prizes by local artisans and TalkDeath swag that we will ship to the top 3 winners! Check back for more details!
Spooktacular Halloween Gift Guide 2020
Want to make your loved one’s nightmares come true with a haunting new gift? The TalkDeath Spooktacular Halloween Gift Guide is here to help you find the perfect cursed object for the one you love.
Careers in Death Care: A Day in the Life of a Funeral Director
The death care profession is more than just dealing with dead bodies, and we want to educate you about all the different career options in death care. Presenting our ongoing series, Careers in Death Care: A Day in the Life, where we chat with professionals within the world of end-of-life and death care to provide …
How to Offer Care and Support After Suicide Loss
We talk to individuals and professionals in our community about grieving the death of a loved one from suicide, and how we might better support the people in our lives experiencing this type of loss.
Keepers of Culture: The Sacred History and Art of Caring for Black Deceased Bodies
When we were brought to America as slaves, our sacred rituals and practices were stripped from us, particularly those pertaining to the care of our dead. Today, funeral and death care professionals can become empowered to renew balance while paying homage to the originators of our sacred practices.
Contemplation of a Decaying Corpse: The Japanese Art of Kusôzu
Kusōkan means ‘contemplation of the nine stages of a decomposing corpse’ and is the reflection on the repulsiveness of the body. But remember, this was no mere gore porn, the artistic intention was spiritual enlightenment.
Accessibility and Privilege in Grief Support
Most people don’t get the support they need after someone dies, and that is bad news for individual mental health, as well as for the development of healthy families and communities.
Pushing Up Daisies: Why Grave Gardening Should be the Latest Gardening Trend
Graveyards and cemeteries are spaces for burial and mourning, but they can also be spaces for life, community, and healing. This is where grave gardening comes into play, which is the art of creating a garden at the location of your loved ones grave. There have been many studies that show gardening has many mental …