No One is "Good" at Funerals

In 8 things this funeral director wishes you knew, Louise Winter writes:

Last year I founded Poetic Endings – a modern funeral service – because I realised that most of the funerals happening today are not serving their purpose. What should a funeral do? Why do we even have them?

She reassures us that we don't have to be "good" at funerals. We don't have to do what funeral directors tell us is how it's done. We don't even need to use one. What we do need is to talk beforehand about what our loved ones want, and to do what honors them and is kind to those who are mourning.