About Tending the After: Finding Peace in Life After Loss
Your parents joked about their funeral, but now they are really dead and choices need to be made... about funerals, estates, and who has to do what.
Or no one has died yet, but you see it on the horizon and are dreading all the work that is going to fall to you or your children.
Death curious, morbidly curious? Does a clear organization excite and soothe you?
For adult children of senior parents or friends who would rather be safe than sorry when death comes knocking.
Who Ya Gonna Call - After a Death? Part 1: Friends and Family
Send your love and comments here! 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 p...
22 Jul 2026
Death Services - Before and After & How We Got Here
Send your love and comments here! 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 su...
29 May 2026
Finding the Will After Natural Disaster: What you need, who needs to know, best practices with Guest Kellen Bryant
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 advi...
2 May 2026
Special Episode: Mother's Day - Turning Loss into Community Action
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 Instagram: OurMothersStewards Facebook: OurMothersStewards Special sneak peak for Show note Readers My Mother's Day ...
24 Apr 2026
Death of a Business - How to protect your business in the after
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 a...
14 Apr 2026
A Checklist for After: The Series - Immediately. Choosing a Funeral Director
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. 5 Day Challenge Invitation Link Destination Death Pl...
11 Apr 2026
A Checklist for After: The Series - Immediately. Pets and Dependents
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) Read more 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. If you were inspired to start getting ready you can RSVP for the Peac...
3 Apr 2026
It's All Connected: Holy Week, the Passion, and Hospice
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 lo...
29 Mar 2026
In the After: Heather, a History of Funerals, and Otters
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 c...
29 Mar 2026
A Checklist for After: The Series - What Do I Do Now? The Summary Episode
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 20...
28 Mar 2026
A Trailer - Welcome In
Setting out hopes, dreams, and expectations. What is 'Tending the After' about? 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. If you were inspired to start getting ready you can RSVP for the Peaceful Readiness Journey starting this summer at the link below. RSVP Want more Tending the After Talk? Email thoughts to podcast@your...
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