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Conducting an Online Memorial Service
The day and time for your Online Memorial is finally here, so ready or not it’s happening. This article covers what happens in real time. How do you manage the meeting flow? How do you deal with technical issues? I can’t wait to get started. This document is broken down into two main sections: Technical Issues Ceremony Flow If you missed it, I recently talked about how to construct a proper ZOOVP Memorial Invitation, and if you read that you’d already know what ZOOVP means. But for those who didn’t read it, alas. There are many Zoom-Or-Other-Video-Platforms (or ZOOVPs as I call them). They are fairly similar and they share…
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Creating An Online Memorial Service
The foundation of a good online memorial is creating and sending out a proper invitation. Believe it or not, taking just a little time to prepare an agenda and answer some key questions will get you most of the way there.
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The Hedgehog’s Dilemma
How do we maintain our relationships, warmth, and intimacy when we have to stay physically separated?
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Pandemic Grief
What if you were already grieving before this pandemic started?
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Social Distancing ≠ Social Isolation
Social distancing is not the same thing as social isolation! We can follow the CDC recommendations without alienating those most at risk in our society. Let's start with some basic definitions.