Home Funeral Alliance Podcast

In this episode, Fawn Hendricks and Michelle Sanders explore a range of final disposition choices, from conventional burial and fire cremation to green burial, burial at sea, natural organic reduction (human composting), aquamation, and body donation.

They talk through the practical considerations behind each option: cost, environmental impact, availability, planning requirements, and the importance of making your wishes known before your family is left to make decisions in a difficult moment.

To learn more about the Home Funeral Alliance and how you can get involved in planning your own home funeral or one for your community please visit our website below -

https://www.homefuneralalliance.org/

Learn about the Navy’s Burial at Sea program -

https://www.va.gov/burials-memorials/eligibility/burial-at-sea/

Legalize Natural Organic Reduction (Human Composting) in Florida -

https://www.change.org/p/legalize-natural-organic-reduction-human-composting-in-florida

Michelle Sanders Vice President of the Home Funeral Alliance explains why death care belongs in community spaces, from a punk rock flea market to local support networks. In conversation with Fawn Hendricks, she explores how planning ahead, sharing practical help, and working with funeral professionals can help people honor a loved one’s wishes.

To find Michelle’s blog article visit our Substack page -

To learn more about the Home Funeral Alliance and how you can get involved in planning your own home funeral or one for your community please visit our website below -

https://www.homefuneralalliance.org/

Licensed Washington State funeral director and Home Funeral Alliance Treasure Anna Balivet Jordan joins Fawn to discuss how her work in hospitality, celebrancy, funeral transfers, and direct cremation led her to home funerals and community death education. Anna explains why families need accurate information, advance planning, and professionals who can support their choices without imposing their own fears.

To learn more about the Home Funeral Alliance and how you can get involved in planning your own home funeral or one for your community please visit our website below -

https://www.homefuneralalliance.org/

What exactly is a home funeral?

In this episode we’re breaking down what a home funeral is, what it can look like, why families choose this option, and how family-led deathcare can be personalized to fit different needs, beliefs, and circumstances.

A home funeral doesn’t have to mean doing everything yourself, and it doesn’t have to look one particular way. It’s about education, participation, time, and giving families the opportunity to decide what feels right for them.

This is just the beginning! We’ll be bringing you conversations about home funerals, after-death care, green burial, planning ahead, the questions we’re sometimes afraid to ask, and so much more.

To learn more about the Home Funeral Alliance and how you can get involved in planning your own home funeral or one for your community please visit out website below;

https://www.homefuneralalliance.org/

For more information on laws in your state you can visit:

https://www.homefuneralalliance.org/state-laws

How did caring for the dead move from the family home to the funeral home?

In this episode, Home Funeral Alliance Vice President Michelle Sanders explores the long history of death care; from ancient burial practices and sacred rituals to the profound changes brought by the American Civil War.

Learn more visit us at homefuneralalliance.org

In our very first episode, we’re introducing the Home Funeral Alliance, sharing our mission and beginning the conversation about home funerals, community deathcare, and education matters when it comes to our deaths.

We hope you’ll join us for this journey.

For more information on home funerals please visit us at

https://www.homefuneralalliance.org/

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