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September 29, 2022 1 min

Next week on Death, Grief and Other Sh*t We Don't Discuss, we return to dive into Death Rituals, Funerals and Viewings and the history behind why we do the strange things we do when it comes to losing the ones we love.

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Speaker 1 (00:09):
Next time on death, grief and other shit. We don't
discuss viewings, funerals and other death rituals. I could not
go into my mom's private viewing. I could not deal
with that finality. But did I? Then I talked with
Todd Harrah, vice president at McCreary and Harrah Funeral Homes

(00:32):
and Crematory and Amazon bestselling author of Last Rights, The
Evolution of the American Funeral. We dive head first into
the traditions of viewings and funerals and end of life
care throughout history. If you haven't, please check out our
website at Death and Grief dot Show. We have a

(00:56):
wealth of resources and handouts that will help you for
each topic covered on every episode of the series, with videos, books,
blog pieces, and more, all designed to help you further
dive into these topics. I'm going to see my mother.

(01:21):
She said she'd be me when I come. I'm just
google Overja, I'm just schooled. We're over the school.
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