Conservation and Closure: Life Forest and Helping Children Grieve
In this episode of On Death Care, host Tony Russo sits down with Stephanie Rush and Amanda Goodell, co-authors of the award-winning children’s book, You Can Always Talk to Possum at Life Forest. The book was recently honored by the ICCFA as the most personalized service/memorial for a cemetery in their 2025 Keeping It Personal Awards.
The authors discuss the inspiration behind the book, which was born from a need to help young children understand loss and find closure while visiting Life Forest, a unique conservation cemetery in New England.
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* The Origin Story: How a…
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