Death Expert Reveals the Dark Truth Behind Modern Funerals | Natural Funeral CEO Mike Reagan

Is the way we bury the dead harming the health of the living? 🌱⚰️

Mike Reagan, CEO of The Natural Funeral — and an end-of-life doula, grief facilitator, and pioneer in eco-friendly death care — reveals what really happens to your body, why embalming isn’t always necessary, and how natural burials can restore soil, strengthen communities, and reshape legacy.

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Our Guest:
Natural Funeral CEO Mike Reagan

Mike's Links:
Website: https://www.thenaturalfuneral.com/the-natural-funeral-team/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenaturalfuneralcolorado/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenaturalfuneral

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:40 How did he start doing this?
6:07 End-of-life doula
7:49 Supernatural experiences
13:04 Ghosts & at-home death vigils
17:33 Ads
21:33 Stewarding your body after death
24:13 “Who cares after you’re dead?!”
25:56 How death affects the soil
32:28 Ads
35:31 How we changed burials throughout history in the USA
40:18 The Terramation Process
43:30 What conventional funeral directors think of him
45:03 Is this just a marketing scheme?
46:11 Ads
48:53 Why embalming is a bad idea
49:49 How to find a green cemetery
52:49 Pet burials
54:55 Planning for your own funeral
56:34 One remedy to heal a sick culture

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