Caitlin Doughty is a mortician. I can go on about this woman, about her job, the relationship we as a society have with her job, buuuuut I won’t. Not yet anyway. BUT I agree with her views, she’s entertaining, and I love her a lot.
She has a video about how to deal with grief. Specifically, how to talk to someone who is grieving. It’s good advice when dealing with people going through terrible times in general.
I just finished her book. It’s great. I think most folks would be horrified at what happens after they go – we toured a funeral home when I was in high school and that’s when I decided that embalming is not for me.
A field trip to a funeral home sounds like the best thing ever. But yes, embalming? eeeeeeew.