Grief is BIG online

And you should know about it!

In your line of work you deal with grief on a daily basis. You see it. You hear it. You feel it every single day. There are few industries that have built a level of experience more than the funeral industry.

But, did you know there’s an entirely new grief-focused world that is quickly set to become the de facto leaders of grief? And it’s all happening online!

In this issue of The Digital AfterDeath Digest, we’ll highlight two leaders that are reshaping how we all grieve online; one post at a time.

THE BIG PICTURE

Grief in 2016

The Wow…

Grief is complex and the way we all handle it is so different. It’s with this basic philosophy that innovators are using the web to innovate how we cope with loss and, make it easier for us to all deal with.

Two major leaders in this movement to simplify grief are Modern Loss and What’s Your Grief. Both of these websites have opened up the masses to the world of grief support, education, and resources. From coping, to music to help with loss, to how children can deal with grief, they have created hubs of all things grief for tens of thousands of people.

The Now…

What’s Your Grief and Modern Loss have changed the playing field. They have taken away the stigma of grief and brought it into the modern age where we discuss everything more openly. Both of these websites are literally packed with 1000’s and 1000’s of resources to help with every aspect of loss and grief imaginable that you need to be familiar with.

Here are few focused specifically on the funeral industry:

Learning About Grief Online:

These two websites are simply the tip of the iceberg when it comes to grief online, but they are amazing resources for everyone in the industry to use. They are easy to navigate and extremely accessible to everyone.

Take fifteen minutes this week to:

Listen to a podcast from the experts at What’s Your Grief. Follow @modernloss and @WhatsYourGrief on Twitter Check out this amazing list of books on grief featured on Modern Loss.

Have questions about these sites of grief in the modern age and what it means for you and your funeral home? Reply to this email OR tweet us @Mylestoned and will get right back to you.

HONORING…

Dennis Byrd Former Jets Player,

Joseph L. Birman Physicist and Humanitarian,

King Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand,

Thomas Mikal Ford Actor on Martin,

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