The Family Plot Blog
Conversation: The Emotionally Naked Truth About Suicide
A loss by suicide is like no other and survivors are especially vulnerable in grief. Learn helpful information in this conversation with Anne Moss Rogers.
Why Did This 88-Year-Old Undo His Funeral Plans?
Why did Gary Newman, CLU, decide to undo his funeral plans, put in place years ago?
Announcing the 4th Annual Before I Die New Mexico Virtual Festival
Before I Die New Mexico Festival, a virtual, safe experience, offers four days of death-positive conversations and experiences October 30 to November 2, 2020, at www.BeforeIDieNM.com.
Sept. 7: Cemetery Volunteer Clean Up
On Labor Day Monday, September 7, starting at 8:30 a.m., volunteers will help clean up a section of Historic Fairview Cemetery by weeding, harvesting tumbleweeds and picking up trash.
September 13: ABQ Death Cafe
The next online ABQ Death Cafe will take place on Zoom on Sunday, September 13 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.
Conversation: A Day in the Life of the Death Business
What do funeral directors and cemetery operators do all day? How do they help grieving people? Find out in this illuminating conversation with Gail Rubin and Heather Leigh. This was part of the Reimagine: Life, Loss, & Love Virtual Festival.
August 28: The Emotionally Naked Truth About Suicide
Learn how to talk about suicide in this online conversation with Anne Moss Rogers and Gail Rubin, part of the Reimagine: Life, Loss, & Love Virtual Festival.
August 15: Volunteer Historic Cemetery Clean Up
There will be another volunteer clean up event at Historic Fairview Cemetery in Albuquerque on Saturday, August 15 starting at 9:00 a.m. Join us, won’t you?
AFTR Enables Virtual Cemetery Visits
The news is out about the launch of AFTR, a pioneering funeral technology that connects the deceased in cemeteries with their loved ones who can’t be there in person. Here are highlights of recent stories.
Odds and Ends: Funeral and Death News
Here’s the latest collection of odds and ends of funeral and death related news stories.
August 29: What the Dead Want You To Know
As part of the groundbreaking virtual death discussion festival Reimagine: Life, Loss & Love, join in an online conversation “What the Dead Want You To Know” on August 29, 2020.
August 9: A Day in the Life of the Business of Death
What do funeral directors and cemetery operators do all day? How do they help grieving people? Find out in this illuminating conversation!
Celebrating Hearses Through History
Hearses, funeral coaches, casket carriages, dead wagons – whatever you call them, these vehicles are an object of fascination. In this collection of film and television clips, Gail Rubin presents Hearses Through History.
Funeral News You Can Use
At A Good Goodbye, we are always on the lookout for news and information that can help you plan ahead for end-of-life issues. Here are several news stories about the coronavirus pandemic, grief, body disposition, and advance medical directives.
July 8: Virtual Coffee with Gail Rubin through the JCC
This Wednesday, July 8, 2020, join with your friends for the JCC’s Virtual Coffee Hour from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. with Gail Rubin, Certified Thanatologist and The Doyenne of Death®. She’s also the author of KICKING THE BUCKET LIST: 100 Downsizing and Organizing Things to Do Before You Die.
July 19: ABQ Death Cafe Online
Grab a cup for the next ABQ Death Cafe! Albuquerque Death Cafes are being held online for the duration of the pandemic crisis. The next online ABQ Death Cafe will take place on Zoom on Sunday, July 19 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time. To get the link to participate, send a note to Gail [at] AGoodGoodbye.com and let her know you’d like to join in the conversation. About Death Cafes The objective of the Death Cafe is “To...
Flag Replacement Ceremony at Historic Fairview Cemetery
Historic Fairview Cemetery, established in Albuquerque, NM in 1881, is run by a local nonprofit organization.
July 1: Virtual Visits, a Reimagine Festival Conversation
On July 1, join in the online conversation introducing AFTR, technology that helps with modern-day mourning. With funerals and in-person interactions impacted by social distancing, AFTR provides a new way to stay connected. This event is part of the Reimagine: Life, Loss & Love, a Worldwide Virtual Festival.
How to Scatter Ashes on Sandia Mountain 2020
I returned to Sandia Crest to scatter the cremated remains of a past boyfriend who made it possible for me to start a life in New Mexico.
Mortality Salience with Ernest Becker Scholars
How mortality salience impacts people’s willingness to do end-of-life planning.
Back by Popular Demand: Funny Death T-shirts!
If you love T-shirts with snappy sayings, snap up these T-shirts from A Good Goodbye.