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What Happens When Two Creative Geniuses Join Forces to Build a Better Experience for Families Dealing with a Death?Today we’re talking to Keith Crawford and David Odusanya of Solace, an affordable direct cremation company serving Portland, Oregon, Se...

When you think of a funeral home, what do you imagine? A dark, outdated and somber atmosphere, perhaps? But if you were actually grieving, wouldn’t you welcome a funeral home space that felt light, positive, warm and, dare we say it, uplifting? Would...

2020: A Year of Great LossThis has been a year of such widespread grief and so many difficulties for all of us. Hundreds of thousands have died from COVID-19, and others have died from the wide variety of causes that take away our loved ones each yea...

When I was thirteen, I was a fat kid who was tired of being bullied, called ugly by girls, getting chosen last for sports and games, and just being slow and lethargic. Then one day I tried a simple run at a nearby school track, and it changed me.&nbs...

Funeral director Tamara “T” Bullock was born and raised in the South Bronx. She didn’t come to her career in death care via a family connection, but through a passion for service she discovered when she experienced loss several times in her own famil...

While traditional burial was the only choice for many decades, we've entered a new phase, and people are looking for something different. Innovations abound, some of which are a reaction to increasingly scarce land or other environmental concerns. He...