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Monday, 10 October 2022

Cake: A Symbol of Celebrating Life Moments with Suelin Chen

   





Funeral preplanning is important because it guarantees that when your time comes, your family can have a fitting and personal farewell. This means giving yourself and your loved ones the best chance of moving forward in a healthy way from the loss of a loved one.

Join us in this episode as we have our guest, Suelin Chen, CEO of Cake, talk to us all about her company, a digital self-serve suite of tools spanning from
planning to bereavement support.

LITTLE NUGGETS OF GOLD:

  • How to create a plan for a meaningful ending so they can live their best life through Cake.
  • CAKE: A symbol of celebrating life moments
  • Why end-of-life planning is actually all about honoring life. 
  • The importance of funeral planning. (... and how does it feel setting up your own?) 
  • Why should people know how funeral services work? 


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Saturday, 8 October 2022

Part 2 - The Hosts of Undertaking The Podcast join The Glam Reaper Podcast to talk about life and death in the world of funerals.

  



Part 1 of this podcast had these three fabulous hosts discussing the idea of a celebrant. If you missed the episode, catch it first before you tune into the more light-hearted part 2.  

It does get serious a little in this episode where we discuss how funeral directors get alot of backlash from every side. Is it a business, is it an industry? Should people be expected to work for free? Do families feel robbed when at a funeral home? Does the media make us think that?

The conversation talks about preplanning and how we are all unique humans at the end of the day and everyone suffers loss, even your funeral directors. 

A lighter tone was used at the end of the conversation, and it was a great way to conclude the episode.  Enjoy! 

LITTLE NUGGETS OF GOLD:

  • What is the value of giving a funeral service?
  • A thank you note received by Brian that disproves what people are thinking about Funeral Directors
  • Why is Jennifer not going back into being a wedding planner?
  • Jennifer's book, her 3rd book coming up and the podcast. 
  •  About the Undertaking Podcast where Funeral Directors, Ryan Ballard and Brian Waters discuss life, death and the stories of funeral service.
  • Jennifer posed a question to Brian and Allan - Who are your favorite and your worst guests? 
  • Ryan and Brian being asked on what is the future of the funeral industry and what is their funeral song? 

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Part I - The Hosts of Undertaking The Podcast and The Glam Reaper Podcast talk about funerals with a Celebrant

 





The guys from “Undertaking, The Podcast”, Brian Waters and Ryan Ballard joined The Glam Reaper, Jennifer Muldowney in this epic two-part (and maybe more!) episode talking all things funeral.  As we are both natural hosts of our own podcasts, there was a reversal of roles throughout.  I asked questions of the lads and Brian quizzed me back which I happily obliged!

Of course, we chatted and discussed and digressed so much that we had to edit this into two episodes and honestly, it could have been 3 but I figured not everyone wants to hear us just shooting the sh*t. In this episode, you will hear us focus mostly on the idea of the celebrant and what it can do for both families and funeral homes. Happy listening! 


LITTLE NUGGETS OF GOLD:

  • What goes into the thought process in creating a memorial and being a celebrant?
  • How does a celebrant help a funeral home?
  • What happened when Brian, a Funeral Director, was asked to offer eulogies for the departed? 
  • Why is it okay to get emotional during the funeral service?
  • What about the clergy? Will they be replaced by celebrants?
  • How rewarding is it to be a celebrant?


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