Danna D. Schmidt

Master Life-Cycle Celebrant®  
Ordained Wedding Officiant  
Funerals/Memorials Specialist  
Certified Grief Educator/Tender  
ADEC-Certified Thanatologist®  

Category Archives: Grief and Loss

Funerals, Family Feuds & Other Exciting F Words (Part 2)

This is the second in a two-part post about some of the F Words embedded in difficult family dynamics that can sometimes arise in my work as a funeral celebrant. To read the first post, click here.  ************ FEAR For kicks, I anagrammed the word “Funeral” and all kinds of interesting words emerged (more on that later), not the least of which… Continue Reading

Funerals, Family Feuds & Other Exciting F Words (Part 1)

Death at a Funeral (2010).   Lean in a tad too close to any funeral director and they’re sure to either regale or terrify you with tales of family dramas in the funeral parlor. Heck, if you’ve watched Death at a Funeral – either the UK or American version – you’re already an armchair expert… Continue Reading

Of Love, Lent + Lunar Offerings.

A friend and I went out to celebrate Fat Tuesday the other night and we couldn’t help but smile at how Valentine’s Day, Mardi Gras, and the Lunar New Year bumped up against each other in the décor at this popular Cajun eatery in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. Valentine’s Day. Ash Wednesday. Chinese New Year. I… Continue Reading

Say it RITE…the Ceremonious Way!

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