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Ep. 08 - He/She Died. Now What? A Step-by-Step Guide to the First Hours, First Decisions, and What Can Wait

Ep. 08 - He/She Died. Now What? A Step-by-Step Guide to the First Hours, First Decisions, and What Can Wait

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Life, Death, Grief, Unscripted | Unfiltered Discussions on Living and Dying Hosted by Christina Holohan, Certified Death Doula & Thanatologist Someone you love just took their last breath, and somehow the world expects you to know what to do next. In this episode, death doula and thanatologist Christina Holohan sits with you in that hard, confusing space right after a loss and talks through it honestly. What needs to happen first. What can wait. And how to take care of yourself in the middle of all of it. This is not a checklist. This is a conversation, from someone who has walked alongside grieving families, to you. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: What to do in the first hours after a death, and what you don’t have to do yetWhen to call 911 vs. going directly to a funeral home or cremation providerWhy you need more death certificates than you think, and Colorado’s five-day registration ruleYour burial options in Colorado, including green burial, water cremation, and home funeralsFinancial help when there are no funds, the Colorado Burial Assistance Program and who qualifiesResources for listeners outside Colorado, where to find state-by-state supportYour rights under the FTC Funeral Rule, what funeral homes must tell youWhat to know about organ and body donation in those first hoursWhat can genuinely wait, and permission to slow downHow to take care of yourself when everything feels like too much Episode Highlights [2:00] The first hours, what you do and don’t have to do right away [6:00] The first few days, practical steps, death certificates, and Colorado’s five-day rule [10:00] Your burial options, funeral homes, cremation, green burial, and home funerals [13:00] What if there are no funds, the Colorado Burial Assistance Program [15:30] Your rights as a consumer, the FTC Funeral Rule [17:00] Organ and body donation, a deeply personal decision [18:30] What can wait, and protection from pressure [21:00] Taking care of you, a moment of compassion for the one in grief Resources & References AgeWise Colorado, When Your Loved One Dies in Colorado https://agewisecolorado.org/blog/when-your-loved-one-dies-in-colorado/ Covering Kids and Families, Little Known Medicaid Benefits: Burial Assistance Program https://ckf.cchn.org/blog/little-known-medicaid-benefits-burial-assistance-program/ Colorado PEAK, Apply for Burial Assistance Online https://coloradopeak.secure.force.com Colorado State Anatomical Board, Body Donation for Medical Research https://www.cuanschutz.edu/offices/anatomical-board FTC Funeral Rule, Your Rights as a Consumer https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/rules/funeral-rule Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Death Certificates & Vital Records https://cdphe.colorado.gov/vital-records USA.gov, Dealing with the Death of a Loved One (State-by-State Resources) https://www.usa.gov/death-loved-one This Week’s Listener Challenge If you are in those first days right now, your only challenge this week is to let one person help you. Just one. Text them something specific, a meal, a school pickup, a phone call you don’t want to make. Let someone show up for you. And if you have a topic you’d like to hear more about on this podcast, please reach out. This show is for you. Work With Christina Are you ready to plan a celebration of life that truly honors your loved one’s legacy, on your timeline, in your own way? 🌸 Celebration of Life, Colorado 📍 Serving the Denver metro area and beyond 🌐 celebrationoflife-colorado.com 📞 720-792-7774 📧 information@celebrationoflife-colorado.com Subscribe & Leave a Review If this episode helped you, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Your words help other grieving families find this space, and that means everything. Follow the show so you never miss an episode of Life, Death, Grief, Unscripted. Keywords what to do when someone dies, after a death, death doula, celebration of life, Colorado burial assistance, direct cremation Colorado, home funeral Colorado, FTC funeral rule, organ donation Colorado, grief support, end of life planning, thanatology, death certificates Colorado, what to do first after a death, grief podcast, Colorado death doula
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