Stronger Together Podcast

In this heartfelt episode, we dive into the world of funeral services with Lanae, a first-generation funeral director. Join us as we explore the profound impact of honoring lives through personalized ceremonies, the challenges of unclaimed remains, and the evolving landscape of death care. Lanae shares her inspiring journey, from her unexpected entry into the profession to her work with The Final...

On This weeks episode we have the pleasure of sittiing down with Nick McCarthy. Nick is the Director of Marketing, Communications and Community Outreach for Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa Ontario. Listen as Nick tells us what lead him to working at the cemetery and the other programs he works with.  If this is your first time listening to us and would like more information about funeral professional...

On This weeks Episode we welcome back Todd Reinholt to the show. Todd is a Funeral Celebrant a Grief Recovery Specialist a Licensed Funeral Director and Grief and Funeral Service Educator from Edmonton Alberts. This time around Todd shares two personal updates. More information regarding Todd can be found at  www.toddcelebrant.com If this is your first time listening to us and would like more info...

On This weeks episode, Robyn Stillar joins our hosts to share with us her journey that brought her to the decision to pursue a career in funeral service. If this is your first time listening to us and would like more information about funeral professionals peer support or would like to financially support the work at FPPS please contact www.funeralpeersupport.com     Hosts: Anne Caldwell Michael D...

Joél Simone Maldonado, affectionately known as  The Grave Woman , brings over a decade of groundbreaking expertise and innovation to the fields of end-of-life, death and grief care. As a sacred grief care practitioner, licensed funeral director and embalmer, award-winning educator and speaker, Joél is dedicated to empowering professionals, organizations and governmental agencies to create and impl...

On this Episode we welcome back Kate McMaster and Darren Denomme from The Ontario Association of Cemetery and Funeral Professionals. Listen as they reminds us what got them in to the Funeral industry and what the OACFP has been doing since their first visit to the show. If this is your first time listening to us and would like more information about funeral professional peer support or would like...

On this weeks episode, Anne and Mike have the pleasure of speaking with former CFL player and WWF wrestler Glen Kulka. Listen as he shares his life story of addiction and recovery. If you would like to know more about Glen please feel free to go to his Wikipedia page   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Kulka If this is your first time listening to us and would like more information about funeral...

If this is your first time listening to us and would like more information about funeral professional peer support or would like to financially support the work at FPPS please contact www.funeralpeersupport.com Hosts: Anne Caldwell Michael Dixon Executive Producer: Peter Jaekel Consider Contacting Funeral Support Services Company LTD. They have been providing  Worl Wide coverage in both English an...

  On this week's episode, Anne and Michael have the pleasure of speaking with Andrée Leduc, MACP, a former police officer. Listen as Andrée tells her story of healing and transformation from being a police officer to being a trama-informed psychotherapist with The Lighthouse counselling and psychotherapy in Kempville Ontario. A super expensive Iceland Iceland is green and Greenland is ice If this...

On this the first Episode of 2025, our hosts sit down and look at this past year and reflect on their memorable past guests.  If this is your first time listening to us and would like more information about funeral professional peer support or would like to financially support the work at FPPS please contact www.funeralpeersupport.com Hosts: Anne Caldwell Michael Dixon Executive Producer: Peter Ja...

One the last reguIar show to 2024 Mike and Anne have the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with Rick Bilcowski. Rick entered Funeral Service later in life and during his time has made great strides in the industry educating and supporting Funeral program studdents to insure that they succeed from his home base in the Province of Manitoba. If this is your first time listening to us and would li...

On this weeks Episode Our Hosts sit down and speak with Rick Goodwin on the topic of Male sexual abuse. Rick is a Psychotherapist with Men & Healing WWW.menandhealing.ca He has spent his career treating men who have suffered such abuse.  If this is your first time listening to us and would like more information about funeral professional peer support or would like to financially support the work a...

In this weeks Episode Anne and Michael speak with Ted Rigby a small town Funeral Diretor who moved to the big city and more importantly a good friend of our entire Team. Sit Back an enjoy the humorous interactions. If this is your first time listening to us and would like more information about funeral professional peer support or would like to financially support the work at  FPPS please contact...

On This weeks episode Anne and Michael speak with Regan Moreland a Funeral Director, Partner & Digital Marketing Manager at Continuing Vision. Regan's story is uplifting and inspiring. If this is your first time listening to us and would like more information about funeral professional peer support or would like to financially support the work at  FPPS please contact www.funeralpeersupport.com Hos...

On this Episode our Hosts have the pleasure of speaking with Dwight Thompson A Registered Social Worker, Bereavement Trauma Specialist and former Funeral Director.  If this is your first time listening to us and would like more information about funeral professional peer support or would like to financially support the work at FPPS please contact www.funeralpeersupport.com Hosts: Anne Caldwell Mic...

On This weeks Episode Annie and Mike get to sit down over Zoom and speak with Andrea Greig from Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia Canada. Andrea has had multiple jobs based around the funeral industry. Most notable she is a Funeral Director Author and most recently she has started a Podcast called Death Talk Canada. If this is your first time listening to us and would like more information about funera...

On this weeks episode Anne speak with our first returning guest, Janet Gwilliam-Wright. Janet and Anne both lost a parent at a young age. Listen as they talk about their personal grief journey.  If this is your first time listening to us and would like more information about funeral professional peer support or would like to financially support the work at FPPS please contact www.funeralpeersuppor...

This week anne and Michael speak with Greg Tokessy who lost his son at early age while playing baseball due to an irregular heart beat. If this is your first time listening to us and would like more information about funeral professional peer support or would like to financially support the work at  FPPS please contact www.funeralpeersupport.com Hosts: Anne Caldwell Michael Dixon Executive Produce...

This weeks episode our team will be discusing the viral Obituary out of Florida. If are not aware of this Obituary, don't worry Micheal starts the discusion reading the Obituary. We hope you will enjoy the discusion and if you would like to voice your opinion please reach out to us.  If this is your first time listening to us and would like more information about funeral professional peer support...

This week we at The Stronger Together Podcast have the pleasure of having Matt Wren The Mayor of Brockville Ontario as our guest. Matt has spent the majority of his working life serving the people of Brockville as a Funeral Director, City Councillor and now as Mayor. If you would like to learn more about the City of Brockville please visit their Website at www.brockville.com If this is your first...

On this weeks episode Michael has the unbelievable pleasure of speaking with Todd Reinholt from Edmonton Alberta. Todd is a Funeral Celebrant a Grief Recovery Specialist a Licensed Funeral Director and Grief and Funeral Service Educator. This episode is full of amazing insight you won't be disappointed. More information regarding Todd can be found at www.toddcelebrant.com If this is your first tim...

This week we are joined by Funeral Director, co-host of Underetaking the podast and Funeral Profesional Peer Suport Board Member Brian Waters . Our hosts have been looking forward to recording this episode and you will enjoy listening to it. If this is your first time listening to us and would like more information about funeral professional peer support or would like to financially support the wo...

On this episode our team speaks with a Funeral Director an important person in Michael's life more importantly a friend. This week we speak with Joy Bellefontaine. If this is your first time listening to us and would like more information about funeral professional peer support or would like to financially support the work at  FPPS please contact www.funeralpeersupport.com Joy Bellefontaine is a C...

This week is a reunion for Michael and Peter. On this episode our team gets to Interview Karen White . Michael and Peter worked with Karen when she was their office support, their office den mother. Karen started out her work life as a hairdresser and then moved into funeral service in a support role, after countlees years in that possition she went back to school and this year graduated as a fune...

On this Episode Michael Speakes Rob Hoey Founder and President of  F uneral Support Services . Rob is a funeral director who moved to Japan from Canada and eventually started his company that has turned into what it is today, Japan's leading repatriation service.  Funeral Support Services is our proud sponsor. If you would like more information regarding Rob's company their email address is funera...