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The Funeral Planning Workbook
What You Want Said, Played, and Remembered — Written By You
Your funeral is the last thing people say about you. Make sure it sounds like you.
For the adult who wants to plan their own funeral or memorial before others must do it for them — including anyone who has attended a funeral and thought 'that wasn't really them.'
The Name It First Experience
Someone will plan your funeral. If you do not do it, they will guess — in grief, under pressure, in disagreement. This workbook lets you name exactly what you want: the music, the words, the people, the tone. So the day is a true reflection of who you were. The output is not a checklist. It is The Funeral Planning Agreement.
You can opt into 30-, 60-, and 90-day check-ins from your account. We recommend you do — the point is to see what changed.
Sample questions
- What do you want people to say about you — and how close is your life to that right now?
- Who do you most want present — and how do you want them to feel when they leave?
- What do you most want your memorial to feel like — and what would make it genuinely feel like you?
- What music, words, or gestures would feel most true to who you are?
Research basis
Advance funeral planning research: families who have specific funeral instructions from the deceased report lower decision-making stress, lower grief complications, and higher satisfaction with the memorial service. Dignity therapy research (Chochinov): person-authored legacy and memorial planning improves end-of-life wellbeing and reduces family burden. Death positivity research (Caitlin Doughty): proactive engagement with one's own death planning is associated with reduced death anxiety and improved quality of end-of-life experience.
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Answer on screen. Your responses save as you go and assemble into your finished document.
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Listen to each question and speak your answer. We capture it. You never touch a keyboard.
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