Complicated Grief: Batesville Offers Live Webinar with Dr. Alan Wolfelt After a significant loss, grief is normal and necessary. But sometimes a mourner’s grief becomes naturally heightened, stuck, or made more complex because of especially difficult circumstances surrounding the death or complications due to the nature of the relationship. Dr. […] Read More
How Do Doctors Treat Complicated Grief? Part 1: Talk Therapy Traumatic losses such as the sudden death – or sometimes even expected death – of a beloved family member can leave clients reeling. It’s often the case that death care staff is the first to encounter mourners caught in the […] Read More
The Complicated Fates of the Unidentified or Unclaimed What happens to unidentified or unclaimed bodies? Depends on the state, of course. In this, as in so many other matters of deathcare, there is no universal process to follow. Each municipality has its regulations to observe. It’s depressing to think about […] Read More
Colorado and the Complicated History of Funeral Regulations This in-depth investigative story originally appeared in Parting Stone’s Death Curious blog. By now everyone who watches the news or looks at social media is aware that Colorado is a state with more lenient funeral industry regulations and certification requirements than any […] Read More
