Joél Simone Maldonado
Funeral director, embalmer, and sacred grief practitioner who founded the Multicultural Death and Grief Care Academy to educate death-care professionals on culturally competent end-of-life services.
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Oct 3, 2024 • 33min
When death is your career
Joél Simone Maldonado, a funeral director, embalmer, and sacred grief practitioner, dives deep into the complexities of death care. From her childhood fascination with mortality to founding the Multicultural Death and Grief Care Academy, she discusses the emotional toll of her profession and the difficulty of talking money with grieving families. Joél emphasizes the need for cultural competency in death care and offers practical tips for pre-planning. She reflects on how grief can transform relationships and highlights the importance of legacy through love.
