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Do you know about the 2024 Deathcare Superconference: Building Bridges in the Deathcare Landscape? It's set to take place in Seattle Sept. 27-29, and I'll be there in person!

2024 Deathcare Superconference: Building Bridges in the Deathcare Landscape Set to Unite Industry Professionals in Seattle | A Good Goodbye Attend the 2024 Deathcare Superconference!The vibrant city of Seattle will play host to this groundbreaking gathering of funeral related organizations.

Mortality Movies: check out this clip from All That Jazz on The Five Stages of Grief (or considering your own death) and Elisabeth Kubler-Ross.

Mortality Movies: All That Jazz on The Five Stages of Grief Mortality Movies is a 30-minute program with three death educators discussing topics such as funerals, grief, and related end-of-life topics. During each epi...

In this Mortality Movies episode, we discuss understanding grief through the films All That Jazz, Elizabethtown, and A Single Man.

Mortality Movies: Understanding Grief Mortality Movies is a 30-minute program with three death educators discussing topics such as funerals, grief, and related end-of-life topics. During each epi...

In the latest episode of Mortality Movies, we look at Woody Allen's obsession with death. Enjoy his neurosis expressed in this clip from his 1986 film Hannah and Her Sisters.

Mortality Movies: Hannah and Her Sisters on Death Mortality Movies is a 30-minute program with three death educators discussing topics such as funerals, grief, and related end-of-life topics. During each epi...

In this Mortality Movies episode, we focus on the films of Woody Allen, with his comic obsession with death.

Mortality Movies: Woody Allen on Death Mortality Movies is a 30-minute program with three death educators discussing topics such as funerals, grief, and related end-of-life topics. During each epi...

In honor of the worldwide computer meltdown this morning, enjoy my old friend Richard Thompson's cartoon, Blue Screen of Death (BSOD).

Alvin P. Ross and Myra Bleicher Ross died peacefully at home, he on July 2, 2024, she on July 8, 2024. Both were 95 and on hospice care.

Upon entering eternity, Al was met by his previous wife of 59 years, Marcia, and their son Bruce. Myra was met by her previous husband of 59 years, Norman, and their son David Bleicher.

The two couples were fast friends for 52 years. It started when Al’s daughter Karin Ross met Myra’s son Dave in kindergarten. After their spouses both died in 2009, Al and Myra got together in their 80s and married in 2012.

Al is survived by his daughter Karin, granddaughter Rachel Ross, and great-grandson Grayson. Myra is survived by her son Steven Bleicher and daughter-in-law Gail Rubin.

A joint funeral will be held Wednesday, July 10 at 11:00 a.m. at Congregation Albert Cemetery in Fairview Memorial Park, 700 Yale Blvd. SE.

The new TV series ‘Mortality Movies’ takes death education to a new level - The first episode is coming online July 1!

New TV Series ‘Mortality Movies’ Takes Death Education to a New Level | A Good Goodbye 'Mortality Movies,' a new television series hosted by Gail Rubin, Certified Thanatologist, delves into death education with curated film and television clips.

You can learn about Jewish funerals and mourning traditions through the new online education tool, Hineni.

Hineni Online Information about Jewish Funerals and Mourning Traditions | A Good Goodbye Learn about Hineni, a new online tool to help people understand traditions around Jewish funerals, death practices, mourning, and much more.

This panel discussion on Cultural Considerations in Grief at the Grief Center of NM tomorrow should be very interesting! Please join me if you're available, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 4125 Carlisle Blvd. NE.

In this episode of the Doyenne of Death Podcast, host Gail Rubin talks with Patty Desiderio and Doug Robinson, co-authors of The Not Just a Widow Guidebook – a widow’s guide to surviving her new reality and transforming into her new self.

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So excited to introduce my new TV series, Mortality Movies! Death educators Danielle Slupesky, Genna Reeves and Jane Westbrook will join me to watch and discuss film and television clips related to , , , planning and other end-of-life issues. The series will become available later this summer on cable access channels and YouTube. Subscribe to my YouTube channel, , to be alerted when each new episode appears!

Introducing the Mortality Movies TV Series Mortality Movies is a 30-minute program with three death educators discussing topics such as funerals, grief, and related end-of-life topics. During each epi...

Exciting new developments coming from A Good Goodbye! Check out events in June. - https://mailchi.mp/agoodgoodbye.com/june-news-with-gail-rubin-17757327

On the latest episode of The Doyenne of Death Podcast, I interview Patty Desiderio and Doug Robinson about the challenges widows and widowers face and tips to make progress. They are the co-authors of The Not Just a Widow Guidebook.

Doyenne of Death Podcast: The Not Just a Widow Guidebook hosts The Doyenne of Death Podcast, with discussions of mortality issues. In this episode, Gail Rubin talks with Patty Desiderio and Doug Robinson...

MAID, which stands for Medical Aid in Dying, is a legal option in New Mexico. The University of New Mexico medical school recently held the first state level conference to help educate clinicians on this option. Here are some notes from the conference.

What is MAID – Medical Aid in Dying? A Report from UNM’s Conference | A Good Goodbye MAID, Medical Aid in Dying, is a legal option in New Mexico. The University of New Mexico medical school just held the first state level conference about it.

For a new TV series project, Mortality Movies, what would you say are THE cultural landmark movies about death and funerals? I vote for The Seventh Seal, Harold and Maude, and The Loved One. What would you add?

Just got featured on FuneralVision in this great profile!

Gail Rubin Continues to Blaze a Trail as a Death-Care Pioneer - FuneralVision.Com Gail Rubin is that rare individual who has carved out a niche in death care that is entirely her own in death care.

The topic is death and humor on today's episode of The Doyenne of Death Podcast. This is Part Three of my conversation with Greg Bennick, a speaker and author working on a biography of Ernest Becker. Becker wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Denial of Death.

Death and Humor on The Doyenne of Death Podcast, Part Three | A Good Goodbye In this episode of The Doyenne of Death® Podcast, host Gail Rubin and guest Greg Bennick talk about death and humor, and laughing in the face of challenges.

On this episode of The Doyenne of Death Podcast, we discuss self esteem, contemplating our mortality, and the "Pearls Before Swine" cartoon, part two of my conversation with Greg Bennick. He's writing the first ever biography of philosopher and cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Denial of Death.

Discussing Self Esteem and Death with Greg Bennick, Part Two | A Good Goodbye Gail Rubin and Greg Bennick discuss self esteem, Becker's work related to the Terror Management Theory, and Stephan Pastis' "Pearls Before Swine" cartoons.

Love today's Pearls Before Swine cartoon.

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for May 09, 2024 | GoComics.com View the comic strip for Pearls Before Swine by cartoonist Stephan Pastis created May 09, 2024 available on GoComics.com

Today is the first anniversary of my husband's death. Here are my thoughts about this widow's grief journey.

Navigating Loss: A Widow’s First Year Journey Through Grief and Healing | A Good Goodbye On the first year anniversary of her husband's unexpected death, pioneering death educator Gail Rubin shares some insights about grief and healing.

A thought for today...

Step Right Up: Video Explores Circus Cemetery Showmen's Rest in Hugo, Oklahoma

Step Right Up: Video Explores Circus Cemetery Showmen’s Rest in Hugo, OK | A Good Goodbye The circus cemetery, Showmen's Rest in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Hugo, Oklahoma, is the final resting place of big top performers, owners, and workers.

Sorry to miss the convention in Tampa, but I was getting Community Educator of the Year Award from , the Association for Death Education and Counseling at their conference in Houston. They had their events at exactly the same time. But here's the video of the presentation!

Gail Rubin - Award ADEC 2024

Pioneering Death Educator Gail Rubin Receives ADEC Community Educator Award: read all about it!

Pioneering Death Educator Gail Rubin Receives ADEC Community Educator Award | A Good Goodbye Death educator Gail Rubin, CT, was recognized by the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) with their prestigious 2024 Community Educator Award.

Check out these new podcast interviews with Gail Rubin, Certified Thanatologist and The Doyenne of Death

Two New Podcasts with The Doyenne of Death | A Good Goodbye Check out these new podcast interviews with Gail Rubin, Certified Thanatologist and The Doyenne of Death: Money Without Math and The Heart of Hospice.

Upbeat Events in April with Gail Rubin. Join Me? - https://mailchi.mp/agoodgoodbye.com/march-events-with-gail-rubin-death-cafe-and-interfaith-colloquium-17751580

I love my Old Gr**go boots!

Here's a video featuring the remarkable Showmen's Rest circus performers cemetery in Hugo, Oklahoma!

The Amazing Circus Cemetery, Showmen's Rest, in Hugo, Oklahoma https://agoodgoodbye.com/the-family-plot-blog/ visited Showmen's Rest, a section of the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Hugo, Oklahoma. It's where circus ...

It’s National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day! A big salute to our Last Responders. You make a difference in so many lives.