Melissa Schmidt, managing funeral director of New York's Oyster Bay Funeral Home and established social media content creator, explains the new AI platform, Impart. She was instrumental in its creation and describes how Impart can be a much-needed tool for funeral service practitioners everywhere. Additionally, Melissa describes how she balances living life while being on call, her views on funeral industry legislation that's under consideration in her state, and more.

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Licensed funeral director Mandy Stafford discusses her shift from casketed ground burials to ecological options and her new role with Return Home.

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https://www.kates-boylston.com/beyond-the-casket-why-one-funeral-director-switched-to-human-composting/article_772882af-6649-4820-81da-03aa2af5aba9.html

Bathroom discrimination, NOR in Brooklyn, a pro-green disposition doc, and more in this week's episode.

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This week we consider Ontario's unclaimed remains, Medicaid funeral spending, human composting in Maine/Utah, and Oklahoma's casket sales lawsuit.

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Rick Dilts of Dakota Granite discusses the "Mausolarium," the 60% cremation rate, and how cemeteries can simplify the private mausoleum sales process.

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https://www.kates-boylston.com/engineering-eternity-rick-dilts-on-modern-design-in-stone-memorials/article_3f6822cc-6fa4-44ff-88a5-3a705a37c562.html

INELDA's Douglas Simpson explains how end-of-life doulas provide emotional support and fill gaps in the traditional hospice and funeral systems.

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https://www.kates-boylston.com/douglas-simpson-on-mentorship-and-the-future-of-death-doulas/article_5e9f7e9b-e46f-4cb4-a26e-135333c8ac85.html

In this episode of In Case You Missed It, we look at legal and regulatory shifts within the funeral and pet cremation industries. The program highlights the upcoming fraud trial of a pet memorial owner, the closure of a Nova Scotia pet crematory, and a bipartisan effort in Congress to protect veterans' burial benefits. Additionally, the episode covers New Hampshire's legislative push to become the 14th state to legalize natural organic reduction.

Learn how low-maintenance grass with 8-foot roots can save cemeteries and homes up to 100% on mowing and water bills while remaining 100% organic .

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Executive shifts at Carriage, funeral home heroism in Georgia, political drama in Tennessee, the struggle for new crematories, and more.

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Explore how trees transform cemeteries into peaceful community assets with Marilyn Brandt, focusing on professional assessments and smart maintenance.

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