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This may sound like a call to join some mad cult where the end looks like a repeat performance of the Jamestown tragedy orchestrated by the Rev. Jim Jones. Well fear not all this is no such thing. Joining the death positive movement requires no fundamentalist religious belief or the consumption of Coolaid. Instead all it asks of you is an open mind and an honest approach to talking about death, dying, grief and funerals. It’s a conversation we all all have to have eventually. But usually when that time comes there are a lot of tears and tensions tend to run high. So why not start the conversation early? Why not attend your nearest death cafe? Make a will? Take out a pre paid funeral plan or at least get your funeral wishes down on paper. Discuss with your family what they should do should the worst happen and you are not in a position to make any of those decisions yourself due to illness. These are all things we can start to do to make the end of life process that little bit easier. #talkdeath #confessionsofanundertaker #death #deathcare #deathpositive #deathpositivity #deathpositivemovement #funeral #funeralservice #funeraldirector #funeraldirectorproblems #mortician #morticianlife #grief #bereavement #bereavementsupport #blog #blogger #influencer #deathcafe https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs6bo-wnDor/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=66mkf831flxk

The dating game can be a tricky one at the best of times. Awkward silences when trying to figure out what type of music your date is into? Or what type of film should you go and see at the cinema? But there’s nothing more awkward when you get asked “so what do you do for a living?” Knowing that what comes out of your mouth next may decide whether you’re going home early or going home in the morning?? When I was doing my embalming training one chap told me “if you ever meet anyone tell them you work at toys ‘r’ us it’s easier!” Thankfully though I was and still am with someone who accepts what I do for a living and hasn’t really known any different. Not everyone wants to date an undertaker or even socialise with one because of the very nature of what we do. Some find it fascinating, some want to run a mile. I’ve known conversation stop dead (pardon the pun) when I’ve told people what I do. It’s really awkward or at least can be. I now relish in telling people in what I do. Partly because I like to make people squeem in social discomfort. And the other because I really love what I do for a living and want to tell people about it because I think it’s important that people know. What are your embarrassing dating stories?? #confessionsofanundertaker #funeraldirector #morticianlife #influencer #blog #blogger #funeraldirectorproblems #mortician #morticianlife #dates #date #dating #socialising #undertaker #job #career #death #deathcare #funeral #funeralservice #deathpositive #deathpositivity #deathpositivemovement #husband #boyfriend #girlfriend #datingadvice #datingmoments (at Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuZTMYuHvxa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=brsh182khcc5

Death, due to its prominent place in human culture, is frequently imagined as a personified force, also known as the Grim Reaper. In some mythologies, the Grim Reaper causes the victim's death by coming to collect that person. In turn, people in some stories try to hold on to life by avoiding Death's visit, or by fending Death off with bribery or tricks. Other beliefs hold that the Spectre of Death is only a psychopomp, serving to sever the last ties between the soul and the body, and to guide the deceased to the afterlife, without having any control over when or how the victim dies. Death is most often personified in male form, although in certain cultures Death is perceived as female (for instance, Marzanna in Slavic mythology, or La Catrina in Mexico). #funeraldirector #influencer #funeraldirectorproblems #morticianlife #mortician #funeral #funeraldirector #undertaker #confessionsofanundertaker #death #deathcare #deathpositive #grimreaper #reaper #fearthereaper #myhth #mythology #spirit #sythe #funeralfacts #interesting #facts #soul #dead #talkdeath #deathtalk #endoflife (at Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtCQSRhHdwJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1oqf0sb6nxlbv

When funerals go bad!! Thankfully I have never been involved in a funeral that has gone so badly wrong. I’ve had family feuds where one side won’t speak to the other. I’ve had it where relatives have turned up in prison vans handcuffed to guards. And I’ve had a couple of medical emergencies at a funeral, but nothing I would class as catastrophic enough to give me nightmares. Most funerals I am happy to add go off without a hitch. Most people are well behaved and very respectful when it comes to attending a funeral. I’d be interested to hear your stories. #funeral #funeraldirector #funeraldirectorproblems #undertaker #confessionsofanundertaker #blog #blogger #mortician #morticianlife #death #deathcare #deathpositive #funeralservice (at Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsTX655niNn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9h076tcvlw33

I had a really interesting conversation with a lady in Canada the other night about funeral education and in particular apprenticeships. It seems that the U.K., US and Canada all have their own ways of getting young people into the profession. In the US you have to complete a mortuary science degree before entering the industry and starting your apprenticeship. Canada is pretty much the same. In the U.K. however that is not required. School leavers can obtain a modern apprenticeship where by they can work full time and get paid as well as get a college education by either on the job tuition where you are assessed by a tutor? Or you spend one day a week actually in college working towards a diploma or another type of qualification. The NAFD and the BIE both run embalming and funeral directing diplomas which although are fantastic here sadly are not transferable to some other countries, the US in particular. So if you are a school leader wanting to work in the funeral industry then a modern apprenticeship is fantastic but just be aware of you want to use your qualifications abroad you may not be able to? It’s always best to speak with your careers adviser and the country you wish to work in before making any commitments. #funeral #funeralservice #funeralhome #funeraldirector #funeraldirectorproblems #mortician #morticianlife #undertaker #confessionsofanundertaker #death #deathcare #apprentice #apprenticeship #modernapprenticeship #uk #USA #canada #school #education #mortuary #mortuaryscience #mortuaryschool #college #degree #diploma #NAFD #BIE (at Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire)

A very cold and snowy start to the morning. Goodness knows how I got to work this morning but I did. The roads are still really bad and it’s still snowing! I am a winter person I know, but this is ridiculous! #funeral #funeraldirector #funeraldirectorproblems #mortician #morticianlife #undertaker #confessionsofanundertaker #blog #blogger #snow #snowy #snowday #winter #cold #snowedin #ice #freeze #freezing #snowfall #beastfromtheeast

I bloody hate autocorrect!! 🎩🎩⚰️⚰️⚱️⚱️💀💀🦇🦇 #autocorrect #iphone #annoying #funeraldirectorproblems

Image is really important to a lot of people. Especially when it comes to funerals as it is the very last thing we can do for someone. Funerals start from £1,000 nowadays depending on where you go and can go up to £10,000!! The sky is the limit. Sometimes though I often think that we loose sight of what is important. Is it the guy in the box? Or his 200 friends watching him? Personally I like style and elegance. A traditional Victorian or Edwardian funeral with top hats and frock coats. Maybe even a horse drawn hearse thrown in? Not too much and not too little but just enough to send someone off in style and elegance, with dignity and respect. Bigger isn't always better when it comes to funerals. In fact the bigger they are the more problematic they can be from a logistical point of view. There is a quiet dignity about a small funeral. The attention is taken away from the flash cars and hundreds of flowers and focuses on the important part of the event. The deceased and saying goodbye to them. Funerals nowadays are in a way like weddings. The bigger they are, the flashier they are the more people will talk about them and the more people will remember them. But they remember it for the material things involved and not for the purpose of the event itself. #funeral #funeralhome #funeraldirectorproblems #funeraldirector #funeralservice #mortician #morticianlife #death #deathcare #deathpositive #victorian #edwardian #hearse #flowers #mourners #flash #style #undertaker #confessionsofanundertaker #image #funerallife #blog #blogger #bloggeruk