A Good Goodbye Funeral Planning

A Good Goodbye Funeral Planning Funeral Planning for Those Who Don't Plan to Die

Funeral planning for those who don't plan to die means collecting information and communicating wishes to family members before illness or death is a concern. Though funerals are the party no one wants to plan, you can save money, reduce stress at a time of grief, and create a good goodbye.

Thanks for the shout out from Connecting Directors!https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1LszfeWVxG/
04/16/2026

Thanks for the shout out from Connecting Directors!
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A book about 142 movies and TV shows that help people talk about death came out on National Healthcare Decisions Day. Right after Tax Day. Because, as the author says, "Death and taxes. Might as well plan for both."

Gail Rubin (aka The Doyenne of Death®) just released "98.6 Mortality Movies to See Before You Die," a guide designed to use film as a low-pressure way to get families talking about end-of-life planning before a crisis forces their hand. There's even a "Mortality Movie Night" model built in for funeral homes who want to open their doors to the community in a whole new way.

Oh, and you get to choose your cover: classic movie marquee, or a Grim Reaper eating popcorn.

Death and Taxes: two hard realities you really can’t avoid, and Mortality Movie scenes that illustrate their importance.
04/14/2026

Death and Taxes: two hard realities you really can’t avoid, and Mortality Movie scenes that illustrate their importance.

Death and Taxes: two hard realities you really can’t avoid, and some Mortality Movie scenes that illustrate the importance of being prepared.

Another Route 66 Road Trip to scatter my brother-in-law's cremated remains, and a photo collection of the trips to date.
04/07/2026

Another Route 66 Road Trip to scatter my brother-in-law's cremated remains, and a photo collection of the trips to date.

Another Route 66 road trip, with a photo montage of all the sites visited to date, and videos from Albuquerque to Catoosa, Oklahoma.

What Was I Saving My Money For? Lessons from a Refrigerator Magnet.
03/24/2026

What Was I Saving My Money For? Lessons from a Refrigerator Magnet.

Today’s post is a departure from Mortality Movies. It’s about mortality and your money, and your family history with finances.

Oscar Night Reflections: Let's Celebrate and Remember to Live Before We Die
03/17/2026

Oscar Night Reflections: Let's Celebrate and Remember to Live Before We Die

Did you watch the Oscar awards on Sunday night? Lessons from the evening on celebration, remembrance, and the surreal hazmat-suited existential punchline.

Route 66 Alpha to Omega: scattering ashes from Chicago to the Pacific in honor of artist Steven Bleicher, on the anniver...
03/10/2026

Route 66 Alpha to Omega: scattering ashes from Chicago to the Pacific in honor of artist Steven Bleicher, on the anniversary of his death.

Join death educator Gail Rubin for this road trip scattering ashes at the beginning and end of Route 66, fulfilling the wishes of artist Steven Bleicher.

In the latest issue of THANOS magazine, the publications of -IFTA, the World Organization of Funeral Operatives, feature...
03/09/2026

In the latest issue of THANOS magazine, the publications of -IFTA, the World Organization of Funeral Operatives, features a Q&A with Rubin, The Doyenne of Death, about movies as a mortality teaching tool.

In this issue of THANOS Magazine we explore topic of disability inclusion in the funeral industry.

02/24/2026

The Big Lebowski is a .6 Mortality Movie. Death, funeral planning and the finer points of ash scattering sneaks in through this absurdist comedy.

02/17/2026

Being There is a Mortality Movie that provides important lessons about estate planning. It powerfully shows what happens when someone dies without a plan.

Check out this list of holiday Mortality Movies: festive films that stare down the Grim Reaper.
11/18/2025

Check out this list of holiday Mortality Movies: festive films that stare down the Grim Reaper.

These holiday Mortality Movies offer structured meditations on death, regret, and the radical possibility of change, just in time for family gatherings!

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