Mortuary Mayhem
Podcast from the depths of the morgue from funeral professionals for funeral professionals. Covering all topics related to funeral service and embalming. Interviews with the A List for embalming, restorative art, the Federal Trade Commission, Mortuary Law and Funeral Directing.
Episodes
Saturday Feb 17, 2024
Peer Support with Kim Zavrotny
Saturday Feb 17, 2024
Saturday Feb 17, 2024
Join us with Kim Zavrotny from Funeral Professionals Peer Support. FPPS is a non-profit that provides peer-based mental wellness support to bereavement professionals worldwide. Visit funeralpeersupport.com for more information. This is a great program providing free monthly peer meetings specific to students, funeral directors, embalmers, cemetery professionals and other death care employees. Membership includes an extensive EAP program, webinars, 24 access to therapists and much more. Join us as we discuss how funeral service differs from other professions requiring specialized peer support and how Funeral Professionals Peer Support helps.
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Continuing the Conversation with Faith
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Join as as we continue the conversation with Faith Haug Department Chair of Mortuary Science at Arapahoe Community College in Colorado. This is part two of transitioning funeral service as we move into how students are today and how the industry will change with them.
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Transitioning Funeral Service with Faith Haug
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Episode 17 : Funeral service is transitioning - Join us as Faith Haug discusses with Dan Shea and Jess Clasby how funeral service can grow and serve clients as more transgender funeral professionals and students feel comfortable becoming their true self as well as serving families and navigating conversations at the arrangment conference. How to incorporate proper pronouns and prefered names while still abiding by the law on legal paperwork. How do we navigate using two names with an insistant family and how do we work with families that may not be as accepting or affirming as we are. This is the longest episode to date as we dive into the educational system, students today and cover quite a few topics that you are sure to enjoy. This is part one, join us for part two for episode 18 as the conversation continues about funeral students today.
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Management as portrayed in games
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
This month we compare two popular mortuary simulation games with real life management.
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Going the Extra Mile
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
What does it mean to go the extra mile and how do we collectively improve. As an industry we either grow together or we sink together. We need to do the extra stuff and leave our comfort zone. It is the seminars, speakers, conferences and allow us to grow and learn how to improve based on others work. Preventing a stagnant environment requires the extra mile.
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Study Techniques
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Join us as Prof. Shea covers study techniques that will prepare you for your semester and academic career no matter what field you are studying for.
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
Chelsea Cush
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
Join us for a chat with Chelsea Cush, funeral director, embalmer and mortuary educator. Chelsea is a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer in Michigan and Pennsylvania and teaches for the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, PIMS.
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
NFDA Arranger Training with Melissa Loose
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
The NFDA's arranger training is a great opportunity to sharpen your skills at the arrangement conference and in general will make you better at funeral home operation and management. This eight hour day will be a mixture of learning, interacting, networking and practicing your skills. Melissa Loose offers a dynamic day of learning and when you leave you will be empowered to bring what you have learned back to the families you serve. Cape Cod Community College will be hosting this training September 29th 2023 in Bridgewater Massachusetts on the Bridgewater State University Campus where they reside. To sign up go to NFDA.org/Arrangertraining
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Suicide
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Join us as we cover how a funeral director and embalmer can approach suicide related deaths and tell the deceased story the way the family wants.
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Mass Reconnect
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Following Governor Maura Healey's announcement of Mass Reconnect we sat down the the President of Cape Cod Community College, Dr. John Cox to discuss this monumental moment that will open doors and break down barriers to education. If you are 25 or older and ready to pursue your first college degree or maybe you have started but never finished, visit CapeCod.edu/Free for more information on Mass Reconnect.
What is Mortuary Mayhem
Mortuary Mayhem is your podcast coming from the depths of the morgue from funeral professionals for funeral professionals. Join us monthly for news, tips, VIP interviews and of course pure mayhem. Check us out at MortuaryMayhem.com