Hospitality Beyond Your Final Days with Meg the Embalmer

This week Dani has her very good friend Meg Fischer on the Podcast to share her valuable Projector perspective on planning ahead for all things end of life. In this episode we cover:

⁃ The Hospitality Industry, Cosmetology, and how TF that translates into Death Care
- Why you should always cover your co-worker's shift when you can
- Female representation & The Forensic effect
- Following your dreams (literally)
- Helping your loved ones handle the admin that comes after you go
- How to have uncomfortable conversations about Death
- The financial impact of losing a loved one and ways to budget
- Knowing and protecting your rights as a member of the LGBTQIA community
- Community Care and why it matters
- Why self education is so important and where to start

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

Veteran Burial Benefits:
https://www.cem.va.gov/burial_benefits/index.asp

National Institute of Aging:
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/providing-comfort-end-life

Death Project Manager:
https://www.deathprojectmanager.com/

End of Life Deck:
https://thedeathdeck.com/pages/eol-deck

The Federal Trade Commission Funeral Rule:
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/topics/truth-advertising/funeral-rule

Remembering a Life:
https://www.rememberingalife.com/

Good Grief:
https://good-grief.org/resources/#tips

International End of Life Doula Association:
https://inelda.org/about-doulas/what-is-a-doula/

Cake:
https://www.joincake.com/welcome/

LGBTQ Resources for end of life:
https://www.lgbtagingcenter.org/resources/resources.cfm?s=7

Donate Life America:
https://donatelife.net/

Congressional Cemetery Book Club:
https://congressionalcemetery.org/tombs-and-tomes-book-club/

Keep in Touch with Meg:
Instagram: @MegTheEmbalmer @SanDiegoDeathConnection
Email: [e-mail]

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