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After a death, one of the first things we have to do is call and tell the people who love someone that they have died.

• What are you doing to help make that process easier for your friends and family?

In this continuation of the After Death Checklist Series - I talk about the challenges of informing people about a death. I talk to both the person making death preparations, and those responsible for all the tasks that come after a death.

Friends and family are part 1, because we will have many other groups to call/inform - but these people come first.

Thanks to Ciara Ward of ReMax Blue Coast Reality for helping make this podcast possible.

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Surprise - life is full of 'em. Some are fun - some...not.

• What is an Administrative Guide for the Bereaved? 
• Do I need a guide after a death?
• Is that like a death doula?
• How long will it take?

In this episode I go over the life change that brought me to offer Administrative Guide Services, how I help clients before and after a death, and some of the assumptions I've heard in the course of doing work.

Thank you to Ciara Ward at ReMax Blue Coast for your support in this and future episodes!

I am not a lawyer or financial professional, none of this content constiutes legal or financial advise. For your specific situation consult a professional. This podcast is for entertainment and education only.

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What legal documents do you need after a natural disaster strikes?*

*Not about insurance.

After the rash of fires across the South East, and upcoming hurricane season - I had to wonder...What happens if those important legal documents are lost to disaster?

Elder Law Attorney, Kellen Bryant, (bbelderlaw.com) joins me to discuss what happens when those important preparations are lost or damaged.

I am not a lawyer or financial professional, none of this content constiutes legal or financial advise. For your specific situation consult a professional. This podcast is for entertainment and education only.

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Meghan Holder, founder of Our Mother's Stewards (www.ourmothersstewards.org), joined me to shared about how she founded the company after losing her mother the day after Mother's Day.

We also call to action anyone in the St. Augustine Florida area to come out to the St. Augustine Beach Pier on  Saturday May 9th from 10am-1pm to participate in the Beach Clean Up Party

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Brendon Greeves, from Boardwalk Bookkeeping at bwalkbooks.com on Ponte Verda Beach in Jacksonville Florida joins me to discuss how he helps business owners prepare and protect their business legacy and longevity through accounting and honest conversations.

As business owners you pour your heart and soul into a business. Are you, your partners, and family prepared for how to move forward if you are gone?

Do I need a trust? When to start a buy sell agreement? What's a TOD? and other questions answered by our guest.

I think the audio may have been cut off. My final question was if Brendon had endured a loss, "what was the most helpful gift/resource for him"?

I am not a lawyer or financial professional, none of this content constiutes legal or financial advise. For your specific situation consult a professional. This podcast is for entertainment and education only.

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Welcome Dan Madden (@DantheFuneralMan), funeral director and owner of Stark Memorial in Salem, Ohio; creator of the FashUrn Show TM. 

Dan shares his insights behind the scenes; what a funeral director is trained to do, and what makes a good funeral director.

Editorial Notes:

*Hydroponics is for plants, aquatic cremation is what I was referring to

** My grandfather would kill me if I didn't clarify that it is a SCOTCH not a whiskey box.

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Someone has just died. What do I do now?

Take care of pets, dependent adults, and minors.

Florida Statute on Pet Trusts

Activities of Daily Living (ADL)

Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IALD)

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Holy Week - an emotional tumult for Christians when we confront humanities' (our) role in killing an innocent man, mourn a loss, and in the end rejoice in the kept promise and future promise of salvation.

In this episode, I expound on an idea that struck me during the reading of the Passion of Christ. How we can have more empathy for loved one choosing hospice.

TLDR, no one was ready for Jesus to ACTUALLY die; and we treat our own loved ones with terminal illness similarly. It's scary, and lonely, and they deserve better.

When is Hospice the right choice? Is Hospice quitting? Is it wrong to want Hospice instead of treatment? and other palliative care concerns. How do I tell my family I'm dying?

The answers may not be here, but there are considerations for everyone Christian and non-Christian about what it means to stand beside someone to the point of death.

I am not a lawyer or financial professional, none of this content constiutes legal or financial advise. For your specific situation consult a professional. This podcast is for entertainment and education only.

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Please remember, we're all just people.

In this episode I talk about who I am, how I became involved in the work of death, and the other human elements it takes to be here as an administrative guide for the bereaved.

Welcome to a little bit of my brain.

What animal helps you from beyond?

Do you want a word for adult children who lose a parent? What would it be?

I am not a lawyer or financial professional, none of this content constiutes legal or financial advise. For your specific situation consult a professional. This podcast is for entertainment and education only.

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What do I do now? Someone has just died, and everyone is looking at me like I'm responsible for the whole plan. Am I?

Who plans the funeral? How do you plan a funeral? Am I done after we bury the dead? When do they read the will?

Lots of Questions, and it's normal. 

For this series I will be using the everloved.com/after-death-checklist/ and any other resources will be mentioned in the notes.

Everloved, if you want to sponsor this podcast, I'm open to talk.

Events mentioned:

April 1st 2026, 7pm - "Death & Taxes: An Overview for Those Still Living" deadparentswhatnow.com/events | Online | Cost: $10

April 15th, 2026, 8pm - "Bureaucracy from Beyond the Grave: guiding the Living Through the Paperwork of the Deceased"| Registration | Cost:Free

Research Mentioned:

According to Pew Research in 2025, about 20% of American's had made arrangements for their own funeral or burial.

***Sorry, I mis-spoke it's "My Parents are Dead: What Now?"

I am not a lawyer or financial professional, none of this content constiutes legal or financial advise. For your specific situation consult a professional. This podcast is for entertainment and education only.

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