My Parents Are Dead: What Now?
Demystifying the bureaucracy of death & dying with a sense of humor. Find your niche in The Columbarium newsletter. BUY THE BOOK NOW!💀
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- You can listen to Money Life and This Podcast is a Ritual wherever you get your podcasts. I’ll add links on my website and link tree. 🎧 #deathpositive #podcast
- After Rob Reiner died at the end of last year, I thought dead celebrities might be an interesting topic for our next death salon. Let's mourn our favorite stars of stage and screen together. See you on February 19, Louisville! #deathpositive #deathsalon #deathcafe #louisville #grief
- I know I'm missing a bunch. There just wasn't enough room on the graphic! If you're part of another death doula collective, share the info in the comments. 👇 #deathpositive #deathdoula #collective #endoflifecare
- I'll bet you thought my preferred genre was horror. In tomorrow's newsletter, we'll celebrate my birthday with some of my favorite funeral and graveyard scenes from teen movies! Sign up: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #newsletter #movies #funeral #cemetery #deathpositive
- Living in California? Here are the legal methods of disposition in your state as of February 2026. #deathpositive #deatheducation #funeral #burial #cremation #aquamation #humancomposting #greenburial #california
- Don't worry—I'll have some social posts set up for you while I'm gone, and the newsletter is still on! But I may be slow to respond while I'm eating my body weight in poutine. Thanks for understanding. #outofoffice #traveling #deathpositive
- Julia Armfield's novel "Private Rites" was my first read of 2026, and to my delight, it was a horror story about my favorite topic: post-death bureaucracy. Also, cults. Have you seen your post-death family strife reflected in art? #books #deathpositive #estateplanning #familystrife #grief #horror
- I'm proud of my book, and I'd be happy to talk about it with you both in person and virtually. There's nothing I love more than a road trip, so if you want me to come to Alaska or something, let's see if we can make it happen. #books #deathpositive #publicspeaking #grief #estateplanning #booktour
- Listen to my recent segment on @allofitwnyc.bsky.social! Alison and I chatted about my new book and the perils of cleaning out your dead parents’ stuff. Listen: www.wnyc.org/story/how-to... #deathpositive #npr #radio
- In tomorrow's edition of The Columbarium: Why are trusts called trusts? Who or what is being trusted? Sign up to solve the mystery: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #newsletter #deathpositive #estatelaw #estateplanning #history #etymology
- Living in Arkansas? Here are the legal methods of disposition in your state as of January 2026. #deathpositive #deatheducation #funeral #burial #cremation #aquamation #humancomposting #greenburial #arkansas
- The FTC's Funeral Rule protects consumer rights when it comes to the death industry. Unfortunately, it hasn't been updated since 1994—not so great when it comes to rapidly changing technologies and the internet. #deathpositive #funeralrule #consumerprotection #1990s #funeralindustry
- CHICAGO! My book and I will be visiting you ONE WEEK FROM TODAY! We'll be in conversation with death doula extraordinaire ERICA REID GERDES! It will be FUN! Catch you at Women & Children First at 7pm CT. Please register so the bookstore can get a headcount: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-event...
- You’ve heard a lot about my dead parents book. I thought you might like to meet my dead parents, Nancy and Dan. 💗 #deathpositive #books #grief
- If you are ONLINE or IN LOUISVILLE, you should come hang out with me this week. Talking about my new book with Lauren Seeley. Helping you out with POA paperwork at MaybeItsFate. The first death salon of 2026 at Nook & Nowhere. There's no better way to spend your time! #deathpositive #events
- In tomorrow's edition of The Columbarium, an investigation: Did St. Hildegard von Bingen invent hospice care over a millennium ago? Sign up to find out: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #newsletter #deathpositive #hospicecare #endoflifecare #hildegardofbingen #history
- Living in Arizona? Here are the legal methods of disposition in your state as of January 2026. #deathpositive #deatheducation #funeral #burial #cremation #aquamation #humancomposting #greenburial #arizona
- Thank you for letting me unleash my inner English teacher to clarify these commonly confused terms. Palliative Care and Hospice Care can go together—but they don't have to! And they're not the same. #deathpositive #deatheducation #endoflife #endoflifecare #hospicecare #palliativecare
- Thanks for all your support of “My Parents Are Dead: What Now?” Here are some other ways you can promote the book, if you’re so inclined! #deathpositive #books #bookreviews #thankyou
- A wonderful friend surprised me with this Jill Lepore book. Through loosely connected essays that journey along the stages of life, Lepore examines the culture of life and death we've built in America, for all its innovations and all its flaws. #books #deathpositive #jilllepore #essays
- DUE DATE: A LIBRARY DEATH SALON is back! And because the main library branch is closed for renovations, we've been adopted by everyone's favorite bookstore/bar/cafe Nook & Nowhere! Catch you on 1/22 to talk death cleaning strategies. #deathsalon #deathpositive #louisville #deathcleaning
- In tomorrow's edition of The Columbarium, we'll talk zinkies—a.k.a. "white bronze" monuments that were all the rage in cemeteries in the late 1800s. Sign up: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #newsletter #deathpositive #cemeteries #headstones #history
- Living in Alaska? Here are the legal methods of disposition in your state as of January 2026. #deathpositive #deatheducation #funeral #burial #cremation #aquamation #humancomposting #greenburial #alaska
- You have TWO opportunities to see me in person to celebrate the launch of my new book: January 14 in Louisville at Carmichael's and January 29 in Chicago at Women & Children First. Come get your copy signed and talk about death with me! #deathpositive #books #chicago #louisville #estateplanning
- A friend suggested I hold office hours to help folks make financial & healthcare POA forms. Ask and ye shall receive, Louisville. Let's try this in January and see how it goes! New year, new opportunities to prepare for death. #deathpositive #louisville #poa #estateplanning #officehours
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- HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY!! “My Parents Are Dead: What Now? A Panic-Free Guide to the Practicalities of Death” is officially out in the world. Grab it wherever books are sold! #books #deathpositive #outnow #estateplanning
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- I'm celebrating my book launch with a Q&A on Instagram Live. Send your questions to hello@deadparentswhatnow.com. See you there. #books #ama #deathpositive #deatheducation #funeral #grief #deathdoula #booklaunch
- Living in Alabama? Here are the legal methods of disposition in your state as of January 2026. #deathpositive #deatheducation #funeral #burial #cremation #aquamation #humancomposting #greenburial
- Oh hey, Louisville. I've got some fun stuff coming up this month. I spy a new location for our monthly death salons. 👀 #louisville #deathpositive #deathsalon #booklaunch
- 2025 was a doozy. But 2026? It's going to be a big one. Wishing you a wonderful, death positive new year! #deathpositive #happynewyear
- Now's the time to preorder "My Parents Are Dead: What Now?" Preorders really help! And remember to submit your receipt on my website to receive a free, totally normal funeral planning game. Thanks, friends. deadparentswhatnow.com/book #books #deathpositive #preorder #grief #estateplanning
- If you live in Puerto Rico, you don't have a small estate limit. You're stuck going to probate court regardless of estate size. Don't shoot the messenger. #estatelaw #willsandtrusts #deathpositive #puertorico #smallestate #DeathEducation #estateplanning
- Merry Christmas from me & my 💀 parents to you & yours. It was nice spending time with family who knew them this holiday.
- Santa Claus is Coming to Town to teach you about estate planning. Merry Xmas Eve to those who celebrate! #deathpositive #estateplanning #hollyjolly #christmaseve #books
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- In tomorrow's edition of The Columbarium (the final edition of 2025!), we'll cover what happens when the ground is too frozen for burial. Seemed like a good Yuletide topic, all things considered. Sign up: deadparentswhatnow.com/newsletter #newsletter #burial #cemetery #cemeteries #deathpositive
- If you live in Washington, D.C., you may be able to submit a small estate affidavit or use summary probate if your estate is worth less than $40,000. Search your county + "small estate" online. #estatelaw #willsandtrusts #deathpositive #washingtonDC #smallestate #DeathEducation #estateplanning
