demystifying death practicalities workshop resources
Thank you for attending our workshop. We hope it was informative and inspiring for you. Here are some links – some we mentioned and some others that may be of interest.
Daisy Body Care Manual – this is designed to be printed as an A5 booklet.
Notes on advance preparations and what to do immediately after a death at home.
You can find links to body care resources on our website information page.
Video showing typical face preparation and embalming by funeral directors. There are lots more on youtube. Here is an article about the embalming process if you prefer not to watch a video.
The only shrouds we are aware of that have been approved for cremation are here. This doesn’t mean that a crematorium will agree to use them though.
Legal Heirarchy of who has the authority to arrange a funeral if you have not named someone to do it. There is no legal format – you only need to name the person and sign – and make sure people close to you know you have done this and where it is stored. We have created this example form to record Arrangements on Death Declaration you could use if you like forms. Alternatively you can name the person in a Will perhaps.
Hopefully this research will help you look after yourself and also possibly take care of others who are not able to speak up for themselves in the moment.
There are short and longer videos on our youtube channel you can watch and share.
Reimagining Death: Stories and Practical Wisdom for Home Funerals and Green Burials book by Lucinda Herring.
Grief and Adjustment to Change by Avigail Abarbanel
My Father’s Wake: How the Irish Teach Us to Live, Love and Die book by Kevin Toolis and here he is speaking about the Irish Wake.
Information and the report of the Lancet Commission on the Value of Death
