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Host Gail Rubin, CT, brings a light touch to a serious subject. Like her award-winning book of the same name, the TV interviews cover a lot of information most folks don’t know about until faced with a death in the family. By planning ahead and having a conversation families can:
- reduce stress at a time of grief
- minimize family conflict
- save money and
- create a meaningful, memorable good goodbye.
Each episode provides valuable insights into funeral planning issues. From pre-need planning to grief counseling, financial issues to the latest trends in death care, these interviews offer eye-opening insights into the party no one wants to plan.
Host and producer Gail Rubin, CT, The Doyenne of Death®, is a death educator (also known as a thanatologist), an author, speaker and Certified Funeral Celebrant. She is one of the pioneers who brought the Death Cafe movement to the United States.
A Good Goodbye TV won an award in the National Federation of Press Women’s (NFPW) 2014 Communications Contest, taking second place in the Television Talk Show category. The program won first place in the New Mexico Press Women Communications Contest before going on to national competition.
Get the A Good Goodbye TV series in a 4-DVD Set!
The series is available on DVDs with three interviews per disc. The 12 programs are available in a four-DVD set, formatted in NTSC and viewable on DVD players worldwide. A Good Goodbye TV interviews are grouped by content:
DVD 1: Over My Dead Body: Essentials of Funeral Planning
- Episode 1 – The Benefits of Pre-Planning a Funeral with Barbara Stewart and Mark Ballard, FRENCH Funerals-Cremations
- Episode 2 – Cremation and Memorial Services with Tom Antram and Buck Dyck, FRENCH Funerals-Cremations
- Episode 3 – Cemetery Questions and Answers with Chris Keller, FRENCH Funerals-Cremations, and Vaughn Hendren, Sunset Memorial Park
DVD 2: Trending Topics: Green Funerals, Life Celebrations and Pet Loss
- Episode 4 – Going Green with Eco-Friendly Funerals with Darren Crouch, Passages International and www.AGreenerFuneral.org
- Episode 5 – Life Celebrations with Paul Layer, FRENCH Funerals-Cremations, and Samara Rivett, Certified Celebrant
- Episode 6 – Pet Loss with Ann Beyke, Pet Loss Counselor, and Vaughn Hendren, Best Friends Pet Cremation Services
DVD 3: Death and Taxes: A Primer on Finances and Funerals
- Episode 7 – Estate Planning with Jim Plitz, Morris, Hall & Kinghorn, PLLC
- Episode 8 – Cost Management with Jeff Harbeson, Funeral Finance LLC
- Episode 9 – Financial Issues with Trusted Advisor Steve Margulin, CPA, CFP®
DVD 4: Good Grief! Save Money, Live and Die Better
- Episode 10 – Medicaid and More with Teresa Civello, Medicaid Trust Expert
- Episode 11 – End-of-Life Issues with Mindi Horwitch, LISW, No Regrets Advanced Care Planning
- Episode 12 – Grief Counseling with Dr. Diane Polasky, Doctor of Oriental Medicine and Certified Death Educator
The anchor sponsor for the series is the FRENCH Family of Companies. They include FRENCH Funerals-Cremations; FRENCH Advance Planning; Sunset Memorial Park; Best Friends Pet Services; Best Friends Forever Pet Cemetery and Cremation Society of New Mexico (CSNM). FRENCH is the recipient of the National Funeral Directors Association’s 2012 Pursuit of Excellence® Award and a member of Selected Independent Funeral Homes. Their website is www.FrenchFunerals.com. Other sponsors include:
- Blue Eagle Metaphysical Emporium (www.BlueEagleMetaphysical.com)
- Compassion and Choices (www.CompassionandChoices.org)
- Funeralwise.com (www.Funeralwise.com)
- Katzman Monument Company (www.KatzmanMonument.com)
- Steven P. Margulin CPA CFP® (www.RetirementExtender.com)
- MedCure whole body donation (www.MedCure.org)
- Morris Hall estate planning attorneys (www.MorrisTrust.com)
- The Old Pine Box (www.TheOldPineBox.com)
- Passages International (www.PassagesInternational.com)
- Dr. Diane Polasky, Center for Holistic Health (www.EnergyMedicineDoctor.com)
- Shine On Brightly artistic urns and jewelry (www.UrnsForAshes.co.uk)