Curious about how dirty and unsanitary a dead body really is?
The real difference between Traditional and Green Burials. And, why I think you’ve been missing the point.
I had the unique privilege to have back to back to back-sigh-to back services in the last two weeks. And,…
Death Positivity & Me
Sometimes it’s worse than others. I’m never able to predict it. And I never feel as if I do anything…
“Keep Your Coins.” A guide to using other funeral homes when you can’t use Undertaking LA.
We get a fair amount of phone calls that come from just a couple counties away, to a couple states…
Advice for starting your own funeral home. Since I know you won’t listen to me when I say “Dear God! Don’t do it!!”
It’s been incredibly flattering to see how Undertaking LA has inspired the desire in so many people to start their…
“Pics or didn’t happen.” What does it mean to have a career hinged on privacy in a world of oversharing?
I want to tell you about my job. I want to. But I can’t. Not in any meaningful way at…
The Endless Summer of George
“God would never let me be successful. He’ll kill me first. He’ll never let me be happy.” – George Costanza…
Survival 101: Death and Depression
I don’t suffer from depression. I think that perhaps it suffers me. I sat in an old bar, deep below…
The tale of the body that nobody wanted
It’s a less talked about occurrence. Or maybe it is just something we all take for granted. But all over…
Comfortably Numb
Maybe it’s just the wretched awful bout of PMS I’m dealing with, but everything kinda feels the same. In that…
Death and the City 