Buried in Work Podcast

What happens when life shatters unexpectedly? For Pam Baker, the loss of her husband John to glioblastoma in 2021 brought overwhelming grief—and surprising lessons about love, legacy, and planning for the future.

In this episode of The Buried in Work Podcast, Pam shares her journey from widowhood to purpose. Despite being married to a financial advisor, she still faced the hidden challenges of probate, outdated documents, and the question that inspired her co-authored book: Where’s the Key to the Safe?

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What if your final act on Earth could help heal it?

In this episode of The Buried in Work Podcast, Adam speaks with Jordanna Ibghy, architect and founder of Urth Ritual, a Brooklyn-based company crafting biodegradable mycelium-based burial products. Jordanna shares how mushrooms are not just symbols of renewal, but active agents in creating eco-friendly coffins that decompose naturally and restore the earth.

This is more than a conversation about green burial, it's about rethinking death as a sacred, intentional ritual.

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Are you feeling overwhelmed trying to support your aging parents while juggling everything else?

In this powerful episode, Adam Zuckerman sits down with gerontologist Janice Goldmintz, who shares her lived experience and professional insights to help families navigate aging, caregiving, and end-of-life planning before a crisis hits. If you're part of the sandwich generation or know someone who is, this episode is packed with practical tools, compassionate wisdom, and real talk to help you build a plan, avoid burnout, and care with confidence.

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Are you ready if your parents suddenly need care?

Most families aren’t until they’re forced to be. In this episode, aging specialist and Silver Savvy founder Laura Lynn Morrissey shares how to avoid last-minute decisions and start planning now with clarity and confidence.

With her experience in financial services, healthcare, and home care, Laura helps families navigate long-term care insurance, aging in place, and the often confusing world of elder care. Her advice is honest, actionable, and rooted in real-life stories.

If you're an adult child, caregiver, or simply want to age well yourself, this conversation is your starting point.

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This conversation dives into grief, legacy, innovation, and how one woman transformed a deeply personal loss into a mission-driven company that’s changing how we honor our loved ones.

In this episode of the Buried in Work podcast, Adam speaks with Adelle Archer, co-founder and CEO of Eterneva — a company that transforms the ashes or hair of loved ones into lab-grown diamonds. What began as a personal loss became a bold mission to reimagine how we celebrate life and navigate death.

Adelle shares the heartbreaking story that led to Eterneva, how the diamond creation process works, and why so many families find healing through what she calls a grief wellness journey. From transparency and trust to technology and tenderness, this conversation shines light on a new, meaningful way to remember the people we love.

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This conversation dives into grief, legacy, innovation, and how one woman transformed a deeply personal loss into a mission-driven company that’s changing how we honor our loved ones.

In this episode of the Buried in Work podcast, Adam speaks with Adelle Archer, co-founder and CEO of Eterneva — a company that transforms the ashes or hair of loved ones into lab-grown diamonds. What began as a personal loss became a bold mission to reimagine how we celebrate life and navigate death.

Adelle shares the heartbreaking story that led to Eterneva, how the diamond creation process works, and why so many families find healing through what she calls a grief wellness journey. From transparency and trust to technology and tenderness, this conversation shines light on a new, meaningful way to remember the people we love.

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What if your final resting place could help restore nature instead of harm it? In this episode of the Buried in Work podcast, licensed funeral director, certified life cycle celebrant, and founder of the Colorado Burial Preserve, Emily B. Miller, joins us to explore how green burial is more than an eco-friendly alternative—it’s a return to something profoundly human.

Emily shares her journey from studying world religions to becoming a national advocate for natural burial. As a board member of the Green Burial Council, she unpacks the truths behind traditional funeral practices, the emotional power of ritual, and why letting go of embalming, vaults, and commercialized funerals might actually help us heal.

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Did you know your dental fillings or titanium hip could be pulled from the ashes and turned into something that changes lives and saves the planet?

In this powerful episode, Adam sits down with Kevin McKay, Director at Cremation Recycling, to uncover the truth about what really happens to metal after cremation.

This is not the conversation you expect around death and cremation. Kevin shares how his journey from bartending to metal recycling led him into one of the most misunderstood corners of end-of-life care. Together, they dive into the ethics, value, and environmental impact of post-cremation metals—and why this work is about so much more than profit.

Whether it’s gold crowns, hip implants, or pacemakers being sent overseas to save lives, you’ll walk away with a whole new understanding of how something left behind can still have value and purpose.

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"If a child is old enough to love, a child is old enough to grieve."

We often treat grief like a problem that needs solving. But what if it's not something to fix, but something to understand, live with and honor?

In this powerful conversation of Buried in Work, Dr. Korie Leigh, certified thanatologist and program director at Marian University, helps us rethink how we approach death, grief and healing. You’ll learn what thanatology really is, how it can change the way we support others, and why acknowledging grief is essential to being fully human.

If you’re navigating loss, working in end-of-life care, or simply want to have better conversations about grief, this episode is for you.

Key Takeaways:

• Grief is not a problem to solve. It’s a normal and natural part of the human experience.
• Thanatology helps professionals bring more compassion and understanding to end-of-life care.
• Marian University offers one of the few comprehensive thanatology programs in the world.
• Real experience, like hospice volunteering, is essential for anyone supporting the dying.
• Children grieve too. They need honest, age-appropriate tools to process love and loss.

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Did you know most people don’t have time to grieve because they’re too busy canceling Netflix and clearing out the fridge?

In this episode of Buried in Work, Rachel Donnelly, founder of AfterLight and author of Late to Your Own Funeral, talks about what really happens after someone dies? The grief, the overwhelm, the paperwork, and the flaming dumpster fire no one prepares you for.

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