75: Should funeral celebrants be worried about direct cremations?

In this very topical episode, Claire puts her funeral celebrant hat on as she tackles the subject of direct cremations. With the increase in direct cremations and the appeal to some people of having a 'no frills', easy disposal of their remains after death, it's a topic that affects the funeral industry as a whole. As worrisome as it might seem on the face of it, Claire looks at how funeral celebrants can embrace this 'new' addition to the funeral landscape and how celebrants can use it to their advantage. She looks at how celebrants can create new opportunities for ceremonies for people who have chosen the direct cremations route, and in particular their families who are left behind and still want a way of closure. Listen now for some great tips and ideas around direct cremations and why Claire thinks this can be an opportunity for real positive change in the funeral sector. Statistical sources cited by Claire: https://www.sunlife.co.uk/funeral-costs/ https://www.funeralservicetimes.co.uk/features/2024/01/26/sunlifes-cost-of-dying-report-is-in-but-is-it-accurate/ https://www.goldencharter.co.uk/news-and-info/2024/direct-cremations-popular/ If you love our episodes please do consider leaving us a review. It really makes our day and helps other celebrants to find us. Thank you! Other ways to engage with us; Our Celebrants Collective Membership, where we run monthly celebrant webinars covering a whole range of useful and interesting topics which will raise the level of your celebrant practice and business. Our wedding and funeral celebrant training, for those of you who would love to train with us as a celebrant. Our amazing Facebook community of over 3K celebrants worldwide or our celebrant traning community for people interested in becoming a celebrant.