Death Goes Digital

Rachel entered The EXIT EARTH Short Story Competition, of which she was a Finalist, with her work, ‘How To Curate a Life.’ It explores and opens up the fascinating discussion about what happens to our online lives after we die in a short story format.

Your stories can be preserved for generations to come using a securing messaging service such as GabrielsVault.

Sue Kemple already had an internet business, and plenty to do, but was intrigued by the idea of applying digital solutions to the problem of dying, death, grieving, and memory. So along with founders Carl Hammerdorfer and Joe Cannon - My Last Soundtrack was created. Two years and one thousand conversations later, Sue has redirected the venture towards the needs expressed by people in hospice and groups that support a new approach to experiencing and processing what we all hold in common, our mortality.

The Celebrant Directory is a new website designed to be the ultimate search and review site dedicated to Celebrants. Having an online profile is quickly becoming more critical as families search for celebrants as the need and the awareness of the services they offer grow. This website allows celebrants the opportunity to develop a show-stopping profile and then give clients the opportunities to leave reviews. Could joining this service help your celebrant business? I chat to Jennifer Constant the founder to find out.

Jane Duncan Rogers is an award-winning Life and Death coach who helps people prepare well for the best ending of life possible. Having been in the field of psychotherapy and personal growth for more than 25 years, she is also the author of Gifted By Grief: A True Story of Cancer, Loss and Rebirth and Before I Go: Practical Questions to Ask and Answer Before You Die. She founded Before I Go Solutions in 2016. We chat about the role of digital technology in the world of grief and the upcoming training course for Before I Go, practitioners.

Chatting with PhD researcher Paula Kiel on how the dead now speak back to us.

Formed in 2014, Sacred Stones Ltd is dedicated to creating meaningful final resting places for cremation ashes, inspired by the ancient burial mounds of our prehistoric ancestors.

The inspiration for Sacred Stones is based entirely on the public reaction to, and emotional connection with The Long Barrow at All Cannings. The barrow has become a venue to celebrate life, providing an excellent natural alternative to modern day memorials and cemeteries.

Psychologist author, Dr. Elaine Kasket is currently hard at work on All the Ghosts in the Machine. Researching the issues of death and digital legacy for 12 years, this book brings together many questions about what it means to be human in a digital age.

Will your family know where to find all your vital estate planning information? Centralise and organise all your vital documents with AfterVault and when you move on they will pass them on to the people you’ve designated.

Justine Wykerd is a civil celebrant based in Warwickshire. In September 2017 she was awarded "Celebrant of the Year" at the Good Funeral Awards. In this episode, we chat about what it takes to be a successful celebrant and how having an online presence is becoming critical to run your business. We also get a guest interruption from you deaf dog! Makes for a fun episode.