Having a memorial for a loved one after their passing is an important part of the grieving process. It’s a time to honor them, share memories with family and friends, and say goodbye. Some families find that there’s no better place to hold this personal event than at home, but knowing exactly where to start the planning process — especially amid the grief of a loss — can feel overwhelming. This guide will help you plan a beautiful, meaningful home memorial service for a recently departed loved one. Proceed with patience and plenty of support. With a little time and the right planning, you can hold a service that will allow your family to come together and say goodbye. Choosing a kind of service: Memorials vs. Funerals The services and…

Indiana "The Talk of a Lifetime"is Taking Funeral Planning to the Next Level... For the founders of The Talk of a Lifetime (TTL), it was becoming more and more evident that people were just not that into funerals anymore. The TTL council wanted to tap into this growing demographic  – the “I don’t want anyone to make a fuss when I die” group of people, who obviously could not see the value in memorialization. So, they did some serious market research. They assembled focus groups made up of people who said they did not want to be memorialized after death. The research behind why people don’t value memorialization They started by asking these people to produce images they associated with funeral homes. Time and time again, the respondents showed the…