New Video Series Helps Families Dealing with Loss of a Loved One

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 7, 2011. /PRNewswire/ -- A new series of videos produced by The Remembrance Process(SM) is aimed at helping families deal with end of life issues and the loss of a loved one. The videos will be posted on YouTube and are also available at http://www.remembranceprocess.com.  Each video features a wealth of information that can help families before and after the death of a loved one.

"During the creation of The Remembrance Process(SM) our research clearly showed that people were seeking meaningful information to help them move through what is often the most difficult times of their lives," said Steve Gackenbach, Chief Commercial Officer at Matthews International Corporation, the sponsor of The Remembrance Process(SM) program.   Gackenbach added, "As part of our mission of helping families move from grieving to remembrance, we created these videos to provide meaningful information in a way that can be accessed conveniently. The video series we are now launching is aimed at making sure consumers can get the information they want in a format that makes end of life issues understandable."

The Remembrance Process(SM) Video Series is unique in that it features clergy, hospice professionals, social workers, funeral directors, and nursing home administrators talking from their hearts about the key advice they have for families dealing with end-of-life issues.  "When we previewed some of these videos at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Convention, the response was overwhelmingly positive," said Gackenbach.   "Seeing clergy, hospice and social work professionals talking about the key things they want to tell families during this difficult time, has much greater impact than seeing the same information in written form.  These videos feel like a close friend is talking to you—not giving advice, but relating stories about what they've learned.  The authenticity and sincerity in the messages is something that could never have been scripted; it comes too deeply from the heart."

In addition to advice and lessons from professionals, The Remembrance Process(SM) Series also features video interviews with regular people who convey their personal experiences about the people, services and rituals that helped them deal with the loss of a loved one.  

The first series consists of four videos that will be introduced one per week starting September 13th.  All of the videos are being released on http://youtube.com/remembranceprocess, and on The Remembrance Process(SM) website at http://www.remembranceprocess.com.  The first videos feature a minister providing insights on ways to reduce funeral stress, a business executive talking about how hospice helped him and his wife with the passing of her mother; a grief counselor talking about "walking the mourner's path" and lastly a young widow talking about ways she was helped in dealing with the loss of her husband.  The short videos are viewable 24 hours a day, by families who need this advice most.  Steve Gackenbach added,  "In researching this series on end of life advice with clergy, funeral and hospice professionals, we learned that often families most need information late at night, when they are worried, can't sleep, and yet don't know where to turn.  Now with the Internet and new technologies, we can provide meaningful advice to families in the privacy of their homes, when they need it most."  

About The Remembrance Process(SM)

The Remembrance Process(SM) is a free resource dedicated to helping families move from "grieving to remembrance" of loved ones who have passed on.  It is an innovative program that provides on-line information about end of life choices to families, and links hospice, clergy, funeral homes and cemetery professionals as caregivers all working to help families with end of life issues.   The website contains regularly updated videos and articles, and can be found at http://www.remembranceprocess.com.

About Matthews International Corporation

Matthews International Corporation, founded in 1850, is a leading provider of products to funeral homes and cemeteries.  Matthews International Corporation is the sponsor of The Remembrance Process(SM)   and is dedicated to helping families move from grieving to remembrance.  

SOURCE The Remembrance Process