by elemadmin | August | Elemental Undertakings
I feel compelled to address a few things that the funeral meme of the month that has brought to light. An anonymous funeral director(?) (arrghbrains) posted in Reddit, a massive rant/exposé of the ills that afflict the funeral industry. Take a moment to read it, as...
by elemadmin | July | Elemental Undertakings
In my absence from the blog, many things have happened. Some have been a real challenge in a trying way, and others in a very joyous way. The difficult road since March has been in the wake of the loss of my mother to cancer. As her primary caregiver, she and I...
by elemadmin | March | Elemental Undertakings
The old adage “opinions are like a-holes, everyone has them and they all stink” is seldom appropriate but certainly applicable when it comes to embalming. What is to follow is my own stinky opinion on where embalming fits into our movement. If you just want the...
by elemadmin | February | Elemental Undertakings
There have been a few of you out there that have come to me asking about positions in corporate firms; should you take them, should you apply for them, would it be good for your career, will they steal my soul? Since we’re on the “path of truth” about the funeral...
by elemadmin | January | Elemental Undertakings
I’m getting questions about what makes green burial different than a traditional one. I long for a day where there will be a simple answer, but I fear that that day will unlikely arrive. I think that those of us that are helping to facilitate the movement are...
by elemadmin | December | Elemental Undertakings
I’ve found over the years that a career as a funeral director is usually nothing like the image the uninitiated has. I’m not saying that it’s bad; it’s just different than the portrayals that the industry and popular culture puts forth. It’s a fantastic career...
