CONTENT WARNING!
This conversation addresses bodily death and disposition, and contains graphic descriptions of what happens to a body during death, mortuary care, decomposition, cremation and more. If these topics are uncomfortable for you, listen with caution (or skip this episode).
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Dr. Wyatt and Dr. Daniel talk with Michaelene Dowers, an Indiana-based funeral director who is licensed in seven states and teaches courses in funeral services for death care professionals who seek guidance in culturally or socially sensitive decedent care.
With nearly a decade of experience as a funeral director in Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, California, Indiana, Oregon, and Idaho, Michaelene is experienced at navigating the many variations in funeral service law and protocol found throughout the United States.
She holds a B.A. in religious studies from Grand Canyon University, an M.A. in emergency/crisis management from American Military University, and an M.A. in thanatology (study of death and dying, grief, loss and bereavement) from Marian University that will have conferred in Summer of 2023. Michaelene currently serves as an adjunct professor in the funeral service degree programs at Mid-America College of Funeral Service and at Arapahoe Community College in Denver, as well being a visiting lecturer in funeral service at other colleges nationwide.
LINKS OF INTEREST...
Tales from the Lawn Crypt podcast: https://www.instagram.com/talesfromthelawncrypt/
Tales from the Lawn Crypt Facebook page:
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Funeral Service Education:
https://www.instagram.com/quietus_bee
Contact Michaelene:
Michaelene@QuietusBee.com
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EP 35: A Veterinarian Talks About Euthanasia for Animals
EP 33: Dr. Korie Leigh - Helping Children Manage Grief and Loss
EP 32: Whitewashing Violence in the Hebrew Bible - with Rev. Caffie Risher
EP 31: Ken Doka PhD - Grief and Resilience- Part Two
EP 30: Robert Neimeyer, PhD - Grief and Resilience - Part One
EP 29: There Are No Stages of Grief - BONUS EPISODE
EP 28: What Dying Children Know
EP 27: What Happens When we DON'T Die?
EP: 26 - To Infinity and Beyond - with Peter Panagore, MDiv
EP 23: Separating Myth From Meaning - With Joshua Bowen, PhD
EP 25: Leaving Religion: A Step-by-Step Guide with Clint Heacock PhD
EP. 24: Spiritual But Not Religious - with Dr. Terri Daniel
EP 22: The Thinking Atheist - with Seth Andrews
EP 21: Near-Death Experiences: A Feedback Loop of Cultural Influence - with Dr. Gregory Shushan
BONUS EPISODE - Why We're So Interested in Death
EP 20: Thank God I'm Atheist - with Dan Beecher
EP19: Ultra Orthodox
EP 18: In the Realm of Death and Dreaming
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