Published Articles, White Papers, Forms, and How-To Guides by Lee Webster

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HOME FUNERALS and END OF LIFE
6 Ways Law Enforcement Can Support Home Funeral Families
​Excerpt from Building Bridges
Caution Dead Ahead: After-Death Care and the End-of-Life Doula
​National End-of-Life Doula Alliance
Clearly Defined: Matching Our Terminology to Our Intentions
Excerpt from Essentials for Practicing HF Guides
Common Home Funeral Questions
NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy
Creating Community Through Loss
​Address to FCA Vermont
Death Movers and Shakers
Natural Transitions Magazine
Defining Home Funeral Guides 
​American Funeral Director Magazine
Families First: Home Funerals and the National Home Funeral Alliance
Excerpt from Essentials for Practicing HF Guides
Home Funeral Families Meeting the Needs of Suicide Families
Natural Transitions Magazine with Donna Belk
How to Have a Home Funeral and Home Burial in New Hampshire
​NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy
How to Have a Home Funeral and Home Burial in Vermont
​NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy
Money and Home Funeral Guides
​Natural Transitions Magazine
Position on Licensure and Certification
Excerpt from Essentials for Practicing HF Guides
Quick Guide Summary
​NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy
Quick Guide to Home Funeral Requirements by State
Excerpt from Restoring Families' Rights
The Advantages of Alternative Cooling Techniques: Dry Ice, Polymer Refrigerants, and more
​Excerpt from Changing Landscapes with Char Barrett and Jerrigrace Lyons
The Case for Home Funerals
​NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy
Unintended Consequences: Virginia Bill Casts Spotlight on How Funeral Laws Are Made
Natural Transitions Magazine
What I Learned From My Mother's Home Funeral
​NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy
What to Do When Families Rights Are Challenged
​Excerpt from Restoring Families' Rights
Why Caring for Our Own Dead Is an Act of Social Justice
Wake Forest Law Review
Why Home Funerals Matter to Our Veterans
​Excerpt from ​Changing Landscapes
HOSPICE AND HOSPITALS
8 Ways Hospices Can Support Home Funeral Families
Excerpt from Building Bridges
8 Ways Hospital Staff Can Support Home Funeral Families
​Excerpt from Building Bridges
10 Ways Care Facility Staff Can Support Home Funeral Families
Excerpt from Building Bridges
At The Ready: EOL Doulas and Hospice
National End-of-Life Doula Alliance
E-Caring Connections: Keeping Everyone Informed During a Crisis
Natural Transitions Magazine
Hospice Home Funeral Resources Handbook
Materials and resources for hospices seeking to expand services to serve families after death
Sample Body Release Policy for Hospitals
Excerpt from Building Bridges
FORMS
Designated Agent for After Death Arrangements
​NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy
New Hampshire Death Certificate Worksheet
NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy
Vermont Death Certificate Worksheet
​NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy
FUNERAL PROFESSIONALS
Blended Funeral Directing: Tips for Finding the Right Balance
Funeral Business Advisor
12 Ways Funeral Directors Can Support Home Funeral Families
​Excerpt from Building Bridges
How Funeral Directors Can Support Home Funeral Families
Excerpt from ​Changing Landscapes
New Hampshire Embalming Statute Explained
​NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy
When Disaster Strikes, DMORT Answers the Call
Natural Transitions Magazine
What to Expect When Funeral Shopping
​NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy
What Every Funeral Director Needs to Know About Green Funerals
Excerpt from Changing Landscapes
MISCELLANEOUS
Before Their Time: Solace After Suicide
Natural Transition Magazine
Dealing With Digital Death
​​NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy
HOME AND GREEN BURIAL
Glossary of Terms
Green Burial Council and Conservation Burial Alliance
Burial on Home Property in NH
NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy
10 Things You Can Say or Do to Promote Green Burial
NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy
Top 10 Real Answers to Questions Real People Ask About Green Burial
​Excerpt from Changing Landscapes
A Primer on the Relationships with Conservation Organizations and Drafting of Conservation Easements
Green Burial Council and Conservation Burial Alliance
Basic Tenets for Green Burial Cemeteries
​Excerpt from Changing Landscapes with Merilynne Rush
Burial Depth Requirements by State
NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy
Bylaws Template Language for Natural Burial Sections
Carbon Benefits of Conservation Burial
with Dr. Billy Campbell
Conservation Burial in Resource Protection Zones
Grave Science Soil and Water
Excerpt from The Science Behind Green Burial
Green Burial By the Numbers
Kates-Boylston Publishing; Excerpt from ​Changing Landscapes
Green Burial Council 2015 Overview Natural Transitions Magazine
Green Burial: Giving Back to the Planet
Green Energy Times
Let's All Get on the Same Page About Green Funeral Terms
Natural Transitions Magazine
Offering Green Burial Options in Your Hybrid Cemetery
​​Written for the Green Burial Council
On the Way to the Green Burial Cemetery:  What Families Need to Know
​Excerpt from ​Changing Landscapes
Opening, Closing, and Maintenance of a Green Burial Grave
​Excerpt from ​Changing Landscapes
The Potential Environmental Impact of Dispositions
NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy
Redeeming Possibilities of Green Burial Funeral Business Advisor
Research on Water Quality and Natural Burial
NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy
Start-Up Tips for Green Burial Cemetery Operators
​Written for the Green Burial Council
Shifting Paradigms from the Individual to the Human Collective in Contemplating Green Burial
The Case for Green Burials
​NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy
The Science Behind Green Burial
​Excerpt from ​Changing Landscapes
To Lie Down in Green Pastures: Why the Catholic Church is leading the way in green burial
​Excerpt from ​Changing Landscapes
Why Green Burial is a Veteran's Issue
​Excerpt from Changing Landscapes

Books by Lee Webster

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The Green Burial Masterclass Companion
Co-written with Holly Blue Hawkins
The Companion is designed for students of the Green Burial Masterclass at Redesigning the End, a 12-week self-paced, comprehensive online course that focuses on the tools, techniques, and technology used in operating a natural cemetery. 
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The After-Death Care Educator Handbook
Includes previously published books:
  • Essentials for Practicing Home Funeral Guides
  • Building Bridges Across the Death Care Continuum
  • Undertaken With Love
  • Planning Guide and Workbook for Home Funeral Families
  • Plus bonus materials and white papers
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Changing Landscapes: Exploring the growth of ethical, compassionate, and environmentally sustainable green funeral service
​A collection of essays by top innovators in the field, with a foreword and several chapters by editor Lee Webster, developed for use in the only mortuary school class on green funeral practices.
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The Future of the Corpse: Changing Ecologies of Death and Disposition, a textbook collection of essays edited by Karla Rothstein and Christina Staudt, Columbia University, including Rethinking the Role of Funeral Directors by Lee Webster

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