How Covid Changed Funeral Trends with Dr. Camelia Clarke

The lasting effects of the pandemic era still linger over many of our institutions and societal rituals.    The way we conduct memorial services is one example. The inability to practice traditional grieving during Covid led families and funeral homes to adopt new technology. Even as life resumes in the new normal, many of the habits, innovations, and trends that started during Covid still carry on.   Dr. Camelia Clarke knows better than anyone how the coronavirus has affected our rituals around death. Dr. Clarke is the former president of the Wisconsin Funeral Home Directors Association, and led the statewide response to the pandemic during the initial months of the lockdown. As an industry leader and the owner of Paradise Memorial Funeral Home in Milwaukee, WI, Dr. Clarke saw the shifts at every level, as well as how these    Today, she shares the story of how her organization responded to the pandemic, and gives insight into what trends and habits have changed before and after Covid, here on Celebrations Chatter.   New podcast episodes released weekly on Thursday. Follow along with the links below: Sign up for the Celebrations Chatter Newsletter: https://celebrationschatter.beehiiv.com/    Subscribe to Celebrations Chatter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@celebrationschatter  Follow @CelebrationsChatter on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celebrationschatter/    Follow @CelebrationsChatter on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@celebrationschatter  Listen to more episodes of Celebrations Chatter on Apple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/celebrations-chatter-with-jim-mccann/id1616689192    Listen to more episodes of Celebrations Chatter on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Yxfvb4qHGCwR5IgAmgCQX?si=ipuQC3-ATbKyqIk6RtPb-A    Listen to more episodes of Celebrations Chatter on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzQwMzU0MS9yc3M?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwio9KT_xJuBAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQNg  Visit 1-800-Flowers.com: https://www.1800flowers.com/    Visit the 1-800-Flowers.com YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1800flowers  Follow Jim McCann on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim1800flowers/  Follow Jim McCann on X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/jim1800flowers (@Jim1800Flowers)