Check assumptions at the door.
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Families in Lititz often ask whether choosing cremation impacts their ability to hold a meaningful service.
Families in Lititz often ask what veterans’ funeral benefits include when planning a meaningful tribute for a loved one who served.
Editor’s Note: We welcome this month the contribution of an ADEC colleague, Dr. Kathleen Massmann. Dr. Massmann serves as Clinical Director of Healing Moments Counseling in Monticello and Byron, Minnesota. You can learn more about her work at www.healingmomentscounseling.com
Planning a funeral in advance is a compassionate and thoughtful decision that may ease future stress for loved ones.
Renger, S. (2023). Therapists’ views on the use of questions in person-centred therapy. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 51(2), 238–250. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2021.1900536
The Author: For more than 40 years, William G. Hoy has walked alongside the dying and bereaved. Since his retirement from Baylor University in 2024, he gives much of his time to helping colleagues connect more helpfully with bereaved individuals. He can be reached at Bill_Hoy@baylor.edu.
Families in Lititz, Pennsylvania, often ask whether cremation or burial is the better choice when planning a meaningful farewell.
