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Good Grief Podcast

What you'll find on the Podcasts

Helping plan funerals with honor. O’Connell funeral homes staff, along with guests, give guidance on topics like, how to write an obituary, preplanning for your funeral, funeral arrangements, as well as how to personalize funeral services. The podcasts also include advice on how to manage grief, what you can do for loved ones who are grieving, and what additional resources are available to you, including self care. Welcome to the Good Grief Podcast.

Honoring a Loved One through Funeral Personalization

Honoring a Loved One through Funeral Personalization (24:59)

February 1, 2023

Funeral Preplanning Expectations With Amber Miller

Funeral Preplanning Expectations With Amber Miller (16:41)

January 1, 2023

How We Can Help Those Who Grieve (18:17)

November 1, 2022

Discussion on Advance Directives with Mike O'Connell & Dr. Kirsten Severson

My Health, My Decisions: A Discussion on Advance Directives with Mike O’Connell & Dr. Kirsten Severson (38:19)

September 02, 2022
How Preplanning Your Funeral Can Benefit You and Your Family (27:22)

August 05, 2022

Coping with Secondary Loss & Caregiver Grief (39:07)

June 30, 2022

Funeral Do’s and Don’ts: Funeral Etiquette 101 (44:45)

June 01, 2022

How Cemeteries Make Resting in Peace Possible (25:38)

May 05, 2022

Merging locations to better serve local communities (12:26)

February 24, 2022

Obituaries – A guide to a purposefully lived life (22:09)
February 01, 2022

How to care for your grief during the holiday season (34:39)

December 07, 2021

The importance of celebrating a life (27:22)

November 17, 2021
How to help a grieving friend, as well as what is NOT helpful (50:17)
October 01, 2021

Benefits of pre-arranging your funeral (39:57)

September 03, 2021

Funeral Personalization (30:29)

August 07, 2021

What questions do funeral directors ask? (32:31)

August 01, 2021
Choosing the right funeral home (40:24)
June 23, 2021
Funerals for Veterans (38:18)
May 25, 2021

Flowers for funerals (41:20)

February 24, 2021
Funeral etiquette… What to wear, what to say… (39:01)
March 26, 2021

Should I donate my body to science? (24:36)

March 9, 2021

Grief and the holidays (56:25)

December 02, 2020

Hospice Care – end of life decisions (38.26)

December 01, 2020

Estate planning (48:19)

August 07, 2020

Suicide deaths (16:10)

July 03, 2020
Childhood grief, children & grieving (01:00:41)
June 05, 2020
Helping the healing process with our new grief therapy dog, Finnegan (19:15)
May 08, 2020
Grief resources during COVID-19 (27:04)
April 03, 2020
Death & your financial stability (14:28)
March 06, 2020

Why self-care is important when you are grieving (27:39)

February 07, 2020
Funeral pre-arranging can be overwhelming (15:38)
January 07, 2020

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What you'll find on the Podcasts

Helping plan funerals with honor. O’Connell funeral homes staff, along with guests, give guidance on topics like, how to write an obituary, preplanning for your funeral, funeral arrangements, as well as how to personalize funeral services. The podcasts also include advice on how to manage grief, what you can do for loved ones who are grieving, and what additional resources are available to you, including self care. Welcome to the Good Grief Podcast.

Death and Dying in Media

Death and Dying in Media: Fact-Checking the Fiction (16:44)

December 1, 2023

hospice care

Debunking Myths and Misconceptions on Hospice Care (13:36)

November 1, 2023

Body Donation Misconceptions

Breaking Down Organ and Body Donation Misconceptions (15:13)

October 1, 2023

Embalming & Cremation

Debunking Myths on Embalming & Cremation (14:01)

September 1, 2023

Funeral Prices

The Price of Saying Goodbye: Insights from a Funeral Director (16:24)

August 1, 2023

Sacred Grounds: Significance of Cemeteries

Sacred Grounds: Unveiling the Significance of Cemeteries in the Grief Process (24:10)

July 1, 2023

Roles of Pallbearers

Carrying the Load: Roles of Pallbearers (13:58)

June 1, 2023

Heartwarming Ways to Honor Your Mom This Mother's Day

Heartwarming Ways to Honor Your Mom This Mother’s Day (15:12)

May 1, 2023

Dealing With Stress, Burnout, and Compassion Fatigue

Dealing With Stress, Burnout, and Compassion Fatigue (30:17)

April 1, 2023

Local Resources to Help With the Grief Journey

Local Resources to Help With the Grief Journey (20:05)

March 1, 2023

Honoring a Loved One through Funeral Personalization

Honoring a Loved One through Funeral Personalization (26:00)

February 1, 2023

Funeral Preplanning Expectations With Amber Miller

Funeral Preplanning Expectations With Amber Miller (16:41)

January 1, 2023

How We Can Help Those Who Grieve (18:17)

November 1, 2022

Discussion on Advance Directives with Mike O'Connell & Dr. Kirsten Severson

My Health, My Decisions: A Discussion on Advance Directives with Mike O’Connell & Dr. Kirsten Severson (38:19)

September 02, 2022
How Preplanning Your Funeral Can Benefit You and Your Family (27:22)

August 05, 2022

Coping with Secondary Loss & Caregiver Grief (39:07)

June 30, 2022

Funeral Do’s and Don’ts: Funeral Etiquette 101 (44:45)

June 01, 2022

How Cemeteries Make Resting in Peace Possible (25:38)

May 05, 2022

Merging locations to better serve local communities (12:26)

February 24, 2022

Obituaries – A guide to a purposefully lived life (22:09)
February 01, 2022

How to care for your grief during the holiday season (34:39)

December 07, 2021

The importance of celebrating a life (27:22)

November 17, 2021
How to help a grieving friend, as well as what is NOT helpful (50:17)
October 01, 2021

Benefits of pre-arranging your funeral (39:57)

September 03, 2021

Funeral Personalization (30:29)

August 07, 2021

What questions do funeral directors ask? (32:31)

August 01, 2021
Choosing the right funeral home (40:24)
June 23, 2021
Funerals for Veterans (38:18)
May 25, 2021

Flowers for funerals (41:20)

February 24, 2021
Funeral etiquette… What to wear, what to say… (39:01)
March 26, 2021

Should I donate my body to science? (24:36)

March 9, 2021

Grief and the holidays (56:25)

December 02, 2020

Hospice Care – end of life decisions (38.26)

December 01, 2020

Estate planning (48:19)

August 07, 2020

Suicide deaths (16:10)

July 03, 2020
Childhood grief, children & grieving (01:00:41)
June 05, 2020
Helping the healing process with our new grief therapy dog, Finnegan (19:15)
May 08, 2020
Grief resources during COVID-19 (27:04)
April 03, 2020
Death & your financial stability (14:28)
March 06, 2020

Why self-care is important when you are grieving (27:39)

February 07, 2020
Funeral pre-arranging can be overwhelming (15:38)
January 07, 2020
Funeral Prices

The Price of Saying Goodbye: Insights from a Funeral Director (24:10)

August 1, 2023

Sacred Grounds: Significance of Cemeteries

Sacred Grounds: Unveiling the Significance of Cemeteries in the Grief Process (24:10)

July 1, 2023

Roles of Pallbearers

Carrying the Load: Roles of Pallbearers (13:58)

June 1, 2023

Heartwarming Ways to Honor Your Mom This Mother's Day

Heartwarming Ways to Honor Your Mom This Mother’s Day (15:12)

May 1, 2023

Dealing With Stress, Burnout, and Compassion Fatigue

Dealing With Stress, Burnout, and Compassion Fatigue (30:17)

April 1, 2023

Local Resources to Help With the Grief Journey

Local Resources to Help With the Grief Journey (20:05)

March 1, 2023

Honoring a Loved One through Funeral Personalization

Honoring a Loved One through Funeral Personalization (26:00)

February 1, 2023

Funeral Preplanning Expectations With Amber Miller

Funeral Preplanning Expectations With Amber Miller (16:41)

January 1, 2023

How We Can Help Those Who Grieve (18:17)

November 1, 2022

Discussion on Advance Directives with Mike O'Connell & Dr. Kirsten Severson

My Health, My Decisions: A Discussion on Advance Directives with Mike O’Connell & Dr. Kirsten Severson (38:19)

September 02, 2022
How Preplanning Your Funeral Can Benefit You and Your Family (27:22)

August 05, 2022

Coping with Secondary Loss & Caregiver Grief (39:07)

June 30, 2022

Funeral Do’s and Don’ts: Funeral Etiquette 101 (44:45)

June 01, 2022

How Cemeteries Make Resting in Peace Possible (25:38)

May 05, 2022

Merging locations to better serve local communities (12:26)

February 24, 2022

Obituaries – A guide to a purposefully lived life (22:09)
February 01, 2022

How to care for your grief during the holiday season (34:39)

December 07, 2021

The importance of celebrating a life (27:22)

November 17, 2021
How to help a grieving friend, as well as what is NOT helpful (50:17)
October 01, 2021

Benefits of pre-arranging your funeral (39:57)

September 03, 2021

Funeral Personalization (30:29)

August 07, 2021

What questions do funeral directors ask? (32:31)

August 01, 2021
Choosing the right funeral home (40:24)
June 23, 2021
Funerals for Veterans (38:18)
May 25, 2021

Flowers for funerals (41:20)

February 24, 2021
Funeral etiquette… What to wear, what to say… (39:01)
March 26, 2021

Should I donate my body to science? (24:36)

March 9, 2021

Grief and the holidays (56:25)

December 02, 2020

Hospice Care – end of life decisions (38.26)

December 01, 2020

Estate planning (48:19)

August 07, 2020

Suicide deaths (16:10)

July 03, 2020
Childhood grief, children & grieving (01:00:41)
June 05, 2020
Helping the healing process with our new grief therapy dog, Finnegan (19:15)
May 08, 2020
Grief resources during COVID-19 (27:04)
April 03, 2020
Death & your financial stability (14:28)
March 06, 2020

Why self-care is important when you are grieving (27:39)

February 07, 2020
Funeral pre-arranging can be overwhelming (15:38)
January 07, 2020