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

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

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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

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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

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MISCELLANEOUS

Before Their Time: Solace After Suicide
Natural Transition Magazine

Dealing With Digital Death
​​NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy

Victorian Funeral Cookie Traditions

GREEN BURIAL

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

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

Redeeming Possibilities of Green Burial Funeral Business Advisor

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

What Funeral Directors Need to Know About Green Burial
​ICCFA February 2021 Memento Mori Magazine

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Books by Lee Webster

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 thee Corpse: Changing Ecologies of Death and Disposition, a textbook edited by Karla Rothstein and Christina Staudt, Columbia University
A textbook collection of essays, including Rethinking the Role of Funeral Directors by Lee Webster

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Essentials for Practicing Home Funeral Guides

Undertaken With Love: A Home Funeral Guide for Families and Community Care Groups by Donna Belk and Holly Stevens, with foreword and chapters by Lee Webster

Planning Guide and Workbook for Home Funeral Families

Building Bridges Along the Death Care Continuum: Advocating for home funeral care in hospices, hospitals, and assisted living facilities

Restoring Families Rights to Choose: the call for funeral legislation in America ​with Josh Slocum

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Webinar written, designed, and narrated by Lee Webster

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End of life and after death website design and content development 

Conservation Burial Alliance http://www.conservationburialalliance.org
Funeral.Org Partnership https://www.funeralpartnership.org
Landmatters Consulting http://www.thelandmatters.com
Minnesota Death Care Collaborative http://www.mndeathcarecollaborative.org
National End-of-Life Doula Alliance http://www.nedalliance.org
National Home Funeral Alliance http://www.homefuneralalliance.org
NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy http://www.nhfuneral.org
Oregon Funeral Resources & Education https://www.oregonfuneral.org
Ramsey Creek Preserve http://www.memorialecosystems.com
Steelmantown Cemetery Company http://www.steelmantowncemetery.com
The Dying Year http://www.thedyingyear.org