by Renaissance Funeral Home | Feb 12, 2021 | Green Burial, Podcast
Anne Weston from The Green Burial Project Explains Green Burial Green burial is a respectful disposition of the dead without undue burden on the living. It allows nature to take care of us like it has for thousands and thousands of years. For some, it can be a part...
by Renaissance Funeral Home | Feb 11, 2021 | Podcast
Donating Your Body to Science, with Duke School of Medicine’s Gwendolyn Keith Have you ever thought about donating your body so scientists and students could learn more about anatomy, diseases, and how to take care of humanity? Gwendolyn Keith is the Program...
by Renaissance Funeral Home | Feb 10, 2021 | Podcast
How to Become a Funeral Director, with Amie Sexton and Heather Hill Have you ever wondered how to become a funeral director? What’s required for a job that seems to be part family therapist and part coroner? On today’s episode, host Joe Smolenski talks to...
by Renaissance Funeral Home | Feb 9, 2021 | Podcast, PrePlan
Organ and Tissue Donation Questions Answered, with Carolina Donor Services’ Taylor Anderton Organ and tissue donation is something that you’ve probably heard about. Maybe you’re listed as an organ donor on your driver’s license. Maybe you saw...
by Renaissance Funeral Home | Feb 8, 2021 | Blog, Cremation, Podcast
What happens in a Crematory? Joe Smolenski and Heather Hill have answers. Today we’re going to dig deeper into the industry of death because there are many questions that most of us are afraid to ask but we’ve always been at least a little curious about. Joe...
by Renaissance Funeral Home | Feb 7, 2021 | Grief, Podcast
Rob Morrell: Battling Terminal Cancer for 9+ Years People are so much more than a one-page obituary. Rob Morrell is a retired physician from Raleigh North Carolina who has been fighting a terminal cancer diagnosis for almost 10 years. He’s not so sure how much longer...
