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When wrapping up affairs, some things to think about are where your important documents are kept, passwords to accounts, guardians for dependents and pets, and what will be done with personal items. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e8ecf7eef18751fa0c630f/1625883657292-Q3B3BGFJQ63MSNF9A7KY/unsplash-image-XjoogdtEcq8.jpg Home - Final Disposition In today’s traditional funerals, caskets are buried within a tomb on cement in the earth. It’s harmful to the environment and expensive of top of it. There are many options to choose from for final disposition, including traditional burial (in a casket), natural burial (body wrapped in a shroud or other natural carrier and placed directly in ground), cremation, alkaline hydrolysis (“aquamation”), natural organic reduction (“recomposition” - legal in Washington, Colorado, and Oregon), and donating your body to science or body farms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e8ecf7eef18751fa0c630f/1625883763669-GOTQF74LCW1MZ9KCVUAI/unsplash-image-_L3KpEED4UQ.jpg Home - Funerals and Memorials You probably have a picture of a standard or traditional funeral in your head, but funerals can look and feel many different ways. Whether you follow a religious tradition or want something more personal, funerals are important rituals for the ones left living, and participating in any funeral rite helps with the grieving process. Home funerals are legal in every state and beautiful ways to honor someone who has died. Reclaiming Death would love to offer more information on having your own home funeral. https://www.reclaiming-death.com/zoie daily 0.75 2024-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e8ecf7eef18751fa0c630f/28d9e6e3-c151-433c-80f4-4bf4e47806da/ECD33BCC-D350-4A9D-A09D-C6BBFA18BB41.jpeg Meet Our Death Doula - Zoie Kujawa, LMSW Hi, I’m Zoie and I’m so happy to introduce myself and share my journey here with you. I feel that I was always called to do this work. I’m always looking for creative solutions and alternatives to the "status quo.” I received my master’s degree in social work from the University of Southern California in 2017. I chose social work because I have always had a strong desire to work one-on-one with people and to serve my community in a positive way. The knowledge, skills, and perspective I gained in my master’s program have been invaluable to my life. I have a background in counseling and I’m comfortable with being uncomfortable. Towards the end of my grad program is when I began learning about the death positivity movement on my own. I learned about how the funeral industry is set up to profit off of grieving families and I’ve heard too many testimonies of people going into debt for a funeral that they either felt pressured into, or didn’t know that they had other options. The less taboo we make death to talk about, the more people can make confident and empowered end-of-life decisions. My goal and vision for Reclaiming Death is to be present and transparent about all end-of-life options, and to support people during one of the most difficult experiences of our time on earth. The transition from life to death is natural and constant, yet it is still difficult. I want to support and empower people in thinking about and planning for their own death, and try to take away some of the fear and anxiety that comes with thinking about death. Whether you want a traditional funeral, a non-traditional or home funeral, or you don’t know what you want, I’m here to support you and help you gain clarity. Thank you so much for the opportunity and honor to walk with you. https://www.reclaiming-death.com/services daily 0.75 2024-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e8ecf7eef18751fa0c630f/b3568a5d-4dfb-43b4-bb1d-419ec4f9296a/F04F00D4-8239-4D82-921A-E8305907EF23.jpg Services - Death is hard. While Reclaiming Death wants to remove some of the anxiety and fear around death, experiencing the death of a loved one can be jarring for many reasons. Death can also be beautiful and peaceful. Death doulas are here to offer support and companionship before, during, and after a death. As a death doula I am here to support individuals of all backgrounds and faiths.