Grandparents Day always catches me somewhere in the middle of a full life, and every year it stops me anyway. I want to tell you about mine, because the lessons they left me are still showing up in how I lead and how I hope you’ll lead too. I had two very different sets of […]
I’ve heard it more times than I can count. A woman in a coaching session tells me she’s been passed over for a management position. Or that her ideas was dismissed in a meeting, only to be praised twenty minutes later when a man said the same thing. Sometimes she’s been told, in one form […]
I want to tell you something that took me far too long to understand. Work-life balance is not something that eventually appears on your horizon like a reward for all the sacrifice you have made. It does not arrive on its own. No one hands it to you when you’ve finally proven yourself. You have […]
In funeral service, we talk a lot about caring for people. We talk about serving families, supporting communities, and showing up in life’s hardest moments with compassion and professionalism. We should. That is the heart of what we do. But here is the question I keep coming back to: How well are we caring for […]
When my dad died, I was thirty years old. Standing at his visitation, answering a phone call in the flower room while the funeral home filled with people who loved him, I had not one single clue how to run a funeral company. I had zero leadership skills. Zero business knowledge. I had never even […]
All Blogs Women are changing the face of funeral service. They’re leading, innovating, and making a difference in this traditionally male-dominated field. But along with progress, many women in funeral service face challenges that are unique and often overwhelming. A recent Gallup study revealed some troubling trends: Over half of working women in the U.S. […]
As women in the deathcare and funeral service profession, we often find ourselves in the role of guiding and supporting others through some of the most challenging moments of their lives. While our work is deeply fulfilling, it can also be emotionally taxing. That’s why it’s crucial to prioritize our own well-being and self-respect. According […]
