<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2257447/open_sms">Send us a text</a>You can view the <a href='https://youtu.be/JHE7RfUd8Pk'>video version on YouTube here.</a>In this episode, Mel Bennett, co-founder of Life Forest Cemetery, shares her journey in the death care industry, emphasizing the importance of compassionate care, innovative burial practices, and community support. She shares her expertise in creating Life Forest, a mapped forest cemetery. Mel highlights the significance of cemetery mapping and deeded burials, ensuring families have access to their loved ones' resting places. The conversation also touches on the emotional aspects of death care and the need for resources to support grieving families. Life Forest's website:<a href='https://www.thelifeforest.com/'> https://www.thelifeforest.com/</a>Video: The inspiration that created Life Forest <a href='https://youtu.be/8-J2SPcRVOs?si=ElC0VHz0LIuKyyxZ'>https://youtu.be/8-J2SPcRVOs?si=ElC0VHz0LIuKyyxZ</a><a href='https://share.google/Of5Tk1ocJXCKpjFK0'>Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer</a> <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2257447/support">Support the show</a>You can find us on <a href='https://endoflifeconvos.substack.com/'>SubStack,</a> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=end%20of%20life%20conversation%20podcasts'>Facebook</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/endoflifeconvos/'>Instagram</a>, <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@EndofLifeConversationsPodcast'>YouTube</a>, and <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/endoflifeconvo.bsky.social'>BlueSky</a>. You are also invited to <a href='https://endoflifeconvos.substack.com/subscribe'>subscribe to support us financially</a>. Anyone who supports us at any level will have access to Premium content, special online meet-ups, and one on one time with Annalouiza or Wakil. And we would love your feedback and want to hear your stories. You can email us at endoflifeconvo@gmail.com.

Send us a text You can view the video version on YouTube here. In this episode, Mel Bennett, co-founder of Life Forest Cemetery, shares her journey in the death care industry, emphasizing the importance of compassionate care, innovative burial practices, and community support. She shares her expertise in creating Life Forest, a mapped forest cemetery. Mel highlights the significance of cemetery mapping and deeded burials, ensuring families have access to their loved ones' resting places. The conversation also touches on the emotional aspects of death care and the need for resources to support grieving families. Life Forest's website: https://www.thelifeforest.com/ Video: The inspiration that created Life Forest https://youtu.be/8-J2SPcRVOs?si=ElC0VHz0LIuKyyxZ Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer Support the show You can find us on SubStack, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and BlueSky. You are also invited to subscribe to support us financially. Anyone who supports us at any level will have access to Premium content, special online meet-ups, and one on one time with Annalouiza or Wakil. And we would love your feedback and want to hear your stories. You can email us at endoflifeconvo@gmail.com.

<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2257447/open_sms" rel="noopener noreferrer">Send us a text</a>You can view the <a href="https://youtu.be/JHE7RfUd8Pk" rel="noopener noreferrer">video version on YouTube here.</a>In this episode, Mel Bennett, co-founder of Life Forest Cemetery, shares her journey in the death care industry, emphasizing the importance of compassionate care, innovative burial practices, and community support. She shares her expertise in creating Life Forest, a mapped forest cemetery. Mel highlights the significance of cemetery mapping and deeded burials, ensuring families have access to their loved ones' resting places. The conversation also touches on the emotional aspects of death care and the need for resources to support grieving families. Life Forest's website:<a href="https://www.thelifeforest.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> https://www.thelifeforest.com/</a>Video: The inspiration that created Life Forest <a href="https://youtu.be/8-J2SPcRVOs?si=ElC0VHz0LIuKyyxZ" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/8-J2SPcRVOs?si=ElC0VHz0LIuKyyxZ</a><a href="https://share.google/Of5Tk1ocJXCKpjFK0" rel="noopener noreferrer">Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer</a> <a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2257447/support" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show</a>You can find us on <a href="https://endoflifeconvos.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">SubStack,</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=end%20of%20life%20conversation%20podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/endoflifeconvos/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EndofLifeConversationsPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a>, and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/endoflifeconvo.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer">BlueSky</a>. You are also invited to <a href="https://endoflifeconvos.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer">subscribe to support us financially</a>. Anyone who supports us at any level will have access to Premium content, special online meet-ups, and one on one time with Annalouiza or Wakil. And we would love your feedback and want to hear your stories. You can email us at endoflifeconvo@gmail.com.

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Now you can find our new video episodes on YouTube! We encourage you to do so and to like and subscribe to our channel. And it really helps our statistics if you listen all the way to the end where we include a bonus conversation! https://www.youtube.com/@EndofLifeConversationsPodcast We post a monthly newsletter on Substack. It contains announcements about end-of-life classes and events, previews of our upcoming episodes, and many resources for planning and learning. Articles and POETRY, of course. You can subscribe to our Substack here:&nbsp; https://endoflifeconvos.substack.com We will also be asking our readers (that’s YOU!) for articles, poetry, or event listings. If you would like to be added to our list (can cancel anytime), please contact us at endoflifeconvo@gmail.com ***************The Reverent Mother Annalouiza Armendariz and Reverend Wakil David Matthews offer classes on end-of-life planning, grief counseling, and interfaith (or no faith!) spiritual direction. If you are interested in any of these, please don't hesitate to contact us via email at endoflifeconvo@gmail.com. In this podcast, we'll share people’s experiences with end-of-life. We have reached out to experts in the field, front-line workers, as well as friends, neighbors, and the community, to have conversations about their experiences with death, dying, grief, and loss.&nbsp; We invite wonderful people to sit with us and share their stories.&nbsp; Our goal is to provide you with information and resources that can help us all navigate and better understand this important subject. Our mission/ministry is to normalize and destigmatize conversations about death, dying, grief, and loss. You can find us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=end%20of%20life%20conversation%20podcasts">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/endoflifeconvo/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa5f4EnkNU4Zn9q-kc_MmOg">YouTube</a>, and BlueSky. Additionally, we would appreciate your financial support, and you can subscribe by clicking the Subscribe button. Subscribers will be sent a dynamically updated end-of-life planning checklist and resources document. They will have access to premium video podcasts on many end-of-life planning and support subjects. Subscribers at $8/month or higher will be invited to a special live, online conversation with Annalouiza and Wakil and are eligible for a free initial session of grief counseling or interfaith spiritual direction. We would love to hear your feedback and stories. You can email us at endoflifeconvo@gmail.com. We want to thank Wakil and his wife's children for the wonderful song that begins our programs. And we want to thank our excellent editor, Sam Zemkee. We also acknowledge that we live and work on unceded indigenous peoples' lands. We thank them for their generations of stewardship, which continues to this day, and honor them by doing all we can to create a sustainable planet and support the flourishing of all life, both human and more-than-human.

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Now you can find our new video episodes on YouTube! We encourage you to do so and to like and subscribe to our channel. And it really helps our statistics if you listen all the way to the end where we include a bonus conversation! https://www.youtube.com/@EndofLifeConversationsPodcast We post a monthly newsletter on Substack. It contains announcements about end-of-life classes and events, previews of our upcoming episodes, and many resources for planning and learning. Articles and POETRY, of course. You can subscribe to our Substack here:  https://endoflifeconvos.substack.com We will also be asking our readers (that’s YOU!) for articles, poetry, or event listings. If you would like to be added to our list (can cancel anytime), please contact us at endoflifeconvo@gmail.com *************** The Reverent Mother Annalouiza Armendariz and Reverend Wakil David Matthews offer classes on end-of-life planning, grief counseling, and interfaith (or no faith!) spiritual direction. If you are interested in any of these, please don't hesitate to contact us via email at endoflifeconvo@gmail.com. In this podcast, we'll share people’s experiences with end-of-life. We have reached out to experts in the field, front-line workers, as well as friends, neighbors, and the community, to have conversations about their experiences with death, dying, grief, and loss.  We invite wonderful people to sit with us and share their stories.  Our goal is to provide you with information and resources that can help us all navigate and better understand this important subject. Our mission/ministry is to normalize and destigmatize conversations about death, dying, grief, and loss. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and BlueSky. Additionally, we would appreciate your financial support, and you can subscribe by clicking the Subscribe button. Subscribers will be sent a dynamically updated end-of-life planning checklist and resources document. They will have access to premium video podcasts on many end-of-life planning and support subjects. Subscribers at $8/month or higher will be invited to a special live, online conversation with Annalouiza and Wakil and are eligible for a free initial session of grief counseling or interfaith spiritual direction. We would love to hear your feedback and stories. You can email us at endoflifeconvo@gmail.com. We want to thank Wakil and his wife's children for the wonderful song that begins our programs. And we want to thank our excellent editor, Sam Zemkee. We also acknowledge that we live and work on unceded indigenous peoples' lands. We thank them for their generations of stewardship, which continues to this day, and honor them by doing all we can to create a sustainable planet and support the flourishing of all life, both human and more-than-human.

Now you can find our new video episodes on YouTube! We encourage you to do so and to like and subscribe to our channel. And it really helps our statistics if you listen all the way to the end where we include a bonus conversation! https://www.youtube.com/@EndofLifeConversationsPodcast We post a monthly newsletter on Substack. It contains announcements about end-of-life classes and events, previews of our upcoming episodes, and many resources for planning and learning. Articles and POETRY, of course. You can subscribe to our Substack here:&nbsp; https://endoflifeconvos.substack.com We will also be asking our readers (that’s YOU!) for articles, poetry, or event listings. If you would like to be added to our list (can cancel anytime), please contact us at endoflifeconvo@gmail.com ***************The Reverent Mother Annalouiza Armendariz and Reverend Wakil David Matthews offer classes on end-of-life planning, grief counseling, and interfaith (or no faith!) spiritual direction. If you are interested in any of these, please don't hesitate to contact us via email at endoflifeconvo@gmail.com. In this podcast, we'll share people’s experiences with end-of-life. We have reached out to experts in the field, front-line workers, as well as friends, neighbors, and the community, to have conversations about their experiences with death, dying, grief, and loss.&nbsp; We invite wonderful people to sit with us and share their stories.&nbsp; Our goal is to provide you with information and resources that can help us all navigate and better understand this important subject. Our mission/ministry is to normalize and destigmatize conversations about death, dying, grief, and loss. You can find us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=end%20of%20life%20conversation%20podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/endoflifeconvo/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa5f4EnkNU4Zn9q-kc_MmOg" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a>, and BlueSky. Additionally, we would appreciate your financial support, and you can subscribe by clicking the Subscribe button. Subscribers will be sent a dynamically updated end-of-life planning checklist and resources document. They will have access to premium video podcasts on many end-of-life planning and support subjects. Subscribers at $8/month or higher will be invited to a special live, online conversation with Annalouiza and Wakil and are eligible for a free initial session of grief counseling or interfaith spiritual direction. We would love to hear your feedback and stories. You can email us at endoflifeconvo@gmail.com. We want to thank Wakil and his wife's children for the wonderful song that begins our programs. And we want to thank our excellent editor, Sam Zemkee. We also acknowledge that we live and work on unceded indigenous peoples' lands. We thank them for their generations of stewardship, which continues to this day, and honor them by doing all we can to create a sustainable planet and support the flourishing of all life, both human and more-than-human.

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