A sixth-generation funeral director and writer of the popular ‘must go through’ (Time magazine) blog page Confessions of the Funeral Director reflects in mortality as well as the powerful lessons death holds for every among us in this compassionate and thoughtful religious memoir that combines the laughter and insight of Smoke cigarettes Gets in Your Eyes using the poignancy and brevity of When Breathing Becomes Air.

Death. It occurs to everyone, however most of us don’t need to talk about this last chapter of presence. 6th- about Confessions of the Funeral Director: How Death Saved MY ENTIRE LIFE generation funeral movie director Caleb Wilde intimately understands this reticence and fear. The son of an undertaker, he hesitated to accept the legacy of working his family’s business. However he found that looking after the deceased and their loved ones profoundly transformed his trust and his perspective on death-and life itself. ‘Yes, death can be bad. Yes, death can be detrimental,’ he acknowledges, ‘but it is also beautiful. Which alternate narrative needs to be talked about.’

In Confessions of a Funeral Director, he discusses his experiences and pushes back against the death-negative ethos of our culture, starting a thoughtful, poignant conversation to greatly help us see the end of life within a positive and liberating way. In the wry, compassionate, and honest tone of voice that has charmed his growing legions of blog readers, Wilde offers an close look inside his business, offering details on unspoken procedures around death such as the embalming procedure, beautiful and memorable stories about households in the wake of loss of life, and, most importantly, a fresh and smart perspective on how embracing death makes it possible for us to embrace lifestyle.

Confessions of a Funeral Director may be the story of 1 man learning how death illuminates and deepens the meaning of existence-insights that will help us all pursue and cherish full, rich lives.