Good Grief Podcast

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.

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The Power of Pre-Planning: Why It Matters More Than You Think (24:00)

April 22, 2025

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

December 1, 2023

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

November 1, 2023

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

October 1, 2023

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Debunking Myths on Embalming & Cremation (14:01)

September 1, 2023

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

August 1, 2023

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

July 1, 2023

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

June 1, 2023

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

May 1, 2023

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

April 1, 2023

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

March 1, 2023

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

February 1, 2023

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Funeral Preplanning Expectations With Amber Miller (16:41)

January 1, 2023

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

November 1, 2022

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

September 02, 2022

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How Preplanning Your Funeral Can Benefit You and Your Family (27:22)

August 05, 2022

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

June 30, 2022

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

June 01, 2022

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

May 05, 2022

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

February 24, 2022

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Obituaries – A guide to a purposefully lived life (22:09)

February 01, 2022

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

December 07, 2021

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The importance of celebrating a life (27:22)

November 17, 2021

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

October 01, 2021

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

September 03, 2021

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Funeral Personalization (30:29)

August 07, 2021

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

August 01, 2021

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Choosing the right funeral home (40:24)

June 23, 2021

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Funerals for Veterans (38:18)

May 25, 2021

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Flowers for funerals (41:20)

February 24, 2021

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Funeral etiquette… What to wear, what to say… (39:01)

March 26, 2021

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

March 9, 2021

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Grief and the holidays (56:25)

December 02, 2020

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Hospice Care – end of life decisions (38.26)

December 01, 2020

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Estate planning (48:19)

August 07, 2020

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Suicide deaths (16:10)

July 03, 2020

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Childhood grief, children & grieving (01:00:41)

June 05, 2020

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Helping the healing process with our new grief therapy dog, Finnegan (19:15)

May 08, 2020

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Grief resources during COVID-19 (27:04)

April 03, 2020

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Death & your financial stability (14:28)

March 06, 2020

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

February 07, 2020

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Funeral pre-arranging can be overwhelming (15:38)

January 07, 2020