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Equal Deathcare 2025 Goals
Our overarching aim at Equal Deathcare is to bring together inclusive providers and consumers looking for a safe place to pre-arrange (pre-need) or arrange at...

Election Results and LGBTQIA+ Deathcare
Uncertainty breeds confusion and discontent—this is what I have seen quite a bit of on social media in the last couple of days since the...

Death Doulas: Who they are and why they are so important.
I recently attended the Deathcare Superconference and wanted to share some important information I learned with our Equal Deathcare Friends. The experts on the conference...

Coming Soon: Equal Deathcare Book
by Jennifer Wright-Berryman, PhD Dr. Staci Zavatarro from the University of Central Florida and I met like many people meet: at a funeral home. Okay,...

The Challenge of Finding Inclusive Deathcare Providers
Last Saturday I took our Equal Deathcare message to our local Pride festival. Our community is relatively small (a town of about 50k) and in...

Equitable and Accessible Death Care for Sexual and Gender Minorities: A Policy Review and Case for Advanced Planning
by Jennifer Wright-Berryman, PhD Introduction Stories of employment, school, and healthcare discrimination against LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, plus) people are often...

Meet Equal Deathcare Co-Founder Jennifer Wright-Berryman
Kat Vancil-Coleman and I just finished one of our regular Equal Deathcare coordinating meetings. One thing we discussed was our blogging/article writing schedule for the...

It’s YOUR Death, Do It YOUR Way
Your life means something, and so does your death. In some ways, your send-off is the final wave as the ship pulls away from its...

Let’s Talk About Death: Summer Reading List
I want to share with you some books I have found helpful in learning more about death care, death, and dying. This by no means...