https://www.expertclick.com/RssFeed.aspx?nrwid=10978&type=releases en My Releases of ExpertClick Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:38:57 GMT Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:38:57 GMT Gail Rubin in the driver?s seat of this Jaguar hearse recreation from the film Harold and Maude." data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/agoodgoodbye.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_2183-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1" class="size-large wp-image-1604 http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Want-to-Own-the-Jaguar-Hearse-from-Harold-and-Maude-It-May-Be-Heading-to-Auction,2026314303.aspx Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:26:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=314303 Death and Taxes: April 15 is Tax Day, and April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day. They are two back-to-back reminders that paperwork isn?t just a bureaucratic nuisance, it?s a gift to your future self and everyone who cares about you.As Benjam http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Death-and-Taxes-Two-Hard-Realities-You-Really-Cant-Avoid,2026314165.aspx Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:36:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=314165 There are moments in life ? and in death ? that leave us blinking at the horizon of our own mortality, wondering how something so sudden, so shockingly unfair could happen to souls so beloved. This past weekend brought just such a moment with the tra http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Remembering-Rob-Reiner-Love-Laughter-and-the-Movies-That-Made-Us-Feel-Alive,2026313894.aspx Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:47:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=313894 Medical aid in dying is misunderstood. This TEDxABQ talk presented by Gail Rubin, the Doyenne of Death?, on September 27, 2025, helps dispel myths and misconceptions. Here is the video of the talk, and the written version below.Medical Aid in DyingIf http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Medical-Aid-in-Dying-We-offer-our-pets-a-good-death-why-not-our-people,2026313770.aspx Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:38:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=313770 The Twilight Zone, created and hosted by Rod Serling, was basically the first Mortality Movies TV series. The series, which aired on CBS from 1959 to 1964, presented a range of stories in the fantasy, horror and science fiction genres. The characters http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/The-Twilight-Zone-The-First-Mortality-Movies-TV-Series,2026313679.aspx Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:46:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=313679 Yes, there are Christmas Mortality Movies. The holidays come loaded with tinsel, tradition, and, if we?re honest, a surprising amount of existential angst. Year?s end nudges us into inventory mode: Who am I? What have I done? Did I really send that r http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Holiday-Mortality-Movies-Festive-Films-that-Stare-Down-the-Reaper,2026313459.aspx Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:58:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=313459 Hola, amigos de la muerte (and life)! As we approach D?a de los Muertos, that gorgeously bittersweet time when the veil between worlds gets as thin as tissue paper, it?s time to talk movies that really get the concept of this special time: the joy, t http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/On-Screen-with-the-Ancestors-Films-that-Celebrate-Da-de-los-Muertos,2026313176.aspx Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:30:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=313176 To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdr http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Sitting-Shiva-on-Screen-Jewish-Funeral-Traditions-in-Four-Films,2026313052.aspx Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:31:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=313052 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. October 16, 2025: The Before I Die New Mexico Festival and Death is Not a Dirty Word Resource Fair drew an enthusiastic crowd of more than 200 attendees on Monday, October 13, 2025, at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Albu http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Before-I-Die-New-Mexico-Festival-Draws-Hundreds-to-Life-and-Death-Conversations,2026313024.aspx Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:29:36 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=313024 Few experiences in life confront us with the inevitability of death like the loss of a beloved pet, especially dogs. Whether it?s a rambunctious puppy, a dignified Akita, or a cherished companion of any species, pets offer a unique lens into grief, a http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Love-Loss-and-Loyalty-What-Pets-Especially-Dogs-Teach-Us-About-Mortality,2026312877.aspx Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:28:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=312877 Scattering ashes of a cremated loved one is a popular request. But how many of you have actually done that?Steven Bleicher, artist, professor and color expert." data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/agoodgoodbye.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Steven-Bl http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Video-A-Moving-Memorial-Scattering-Ashes-Along-Route-66,2026312795.aspx Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:28:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=312795 I?m so excited to be going to see enhanced, interactive version of the 1939 film?The Wizard of Oz?at the Sphere in Las Vegas soon! It had been a while since I?d seen it, so I scheduled it for a Mortality Movie Night at my home. Is this children?s cla http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Wait-The-Wizard-of-Oz-is-a-Mortality-Movie,2026312507.aspx Fri, 12 Sep 2025 19:34:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=312507 A one-day event with expert panels, Mortality Movies, Wind Phones, live music, and moreALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ? September 12, 2025: ?The Before I Die New Mexico Festival returns for its eighth year on Monday, October 13, 2025 (a holiday!), at the First Un http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Before-I-Die-New-Mexico-Festival-Returns-October-13-2025,2026312503.aspx Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:12:31 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=312503 Few people can get audiences laughing while talking about death, but Gail Rubin, CT, The Doyenne of Death?, has built her career doing exactly that. A pioneering death educator and Certified Thanatologist, Rubin uses humor, film, and pop culture to s http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Interview-Opportunity-Gail-Rubin-The-Doyenne-of-Death-on-TEDxABQ-Before-I-Die-NM-Festival,2026312405.aspx Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:15:48 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=312405 On The Doyenne of Death Podcast: Facing the Inevitable, a Conversation with Greg Barnsdale?If there?s one thing in life we can all count on, it?s death. And yet?despite a 100% guaranteed outcome?most of us prefer to treat it like that awkward relativ http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Podcast-Greg-Barnsdale-on-Do-Not-Ignore-Your-Mortality,2026312390.aspx Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:42:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=312390 Mortality Movies can be sorted into many different topic areas. Some films cover multiple categories. Today?s list covers Gail Rubin?s recommendations for films related to medical treatment and end-of-life issues. Subscribe to her Substack column, Mo http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Mortality-Movies-About-Medical-Treatment-and-End-of-Life-Issues,2026312036.aspx Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:58:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=312036 On Saturday, September 27, 2025, TEDxABQ will return with a bold new theme: Curiosity. This year?s event will be held at Albuquerque?s immersive Electric Playhouse, transforming the traditional TEDx experience into a multi-sensory journey of ideas, p http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Gail-Rubin-at-TEDxABQ-2025-Exploring-Curiosity-in-All-Its-Dimensions,2026311908.aspx Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:04:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=311908 The Doyenne of Death loves movies! I love how they can be used to get people to discuss death and hopefully take action to plan ahead for our 100% mortality rate. Over the next few weeks, I?ll be sharing my lists of films, starting with those involvi http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Mortality-Movies-Featuring-Funerals-and-Funeral-Directors,2026311677.aspx Sun, 03 Aug 2025 17:11:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=311677 Death Experience SurveyHave you experienced the death of someone close to you in the past year? Would you consider sharing your thoughts on what makes a ?good death??If so, the Organization in a Complex Future project invites you to take part in an i http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Seeking-Voices-Share-Your-Experience-with-Death-and-Dying-in-a-Complex-World,2026311608.aspx Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:23:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=311608 Gail Rubin, CT, The Doyenne of Death, started a new column in the July 2025 issue of Funeral Home & Cemetery News, published by?NOMIS Publications. The column, Mortality Movies, helps those who run funeral homes and cemeteries learn about new ways to http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Mortality-Movies-Educate-Entertain-and-Create-Community-Connections,2026311486.aspx Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:52:08 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=311486 A personal journey through deaths, grief, love, hospice, and human vulnerability, with a few laughs along the way.When you make a career out of talking about deaths, people often assume you're emotionally bulletproof. But Gail Rubin is here to report http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/New-Video-Being-Doing-Feeling-Eight-Deaths-One-Talk,2026311327.aspx Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:01:22 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=311327 A personal journey through deaths, grief, love, hospice, and human vulnerability?with a few laughs along the way.When you make a career out of talking about deaths, people often assume you?re emotionally bulletproof. But I?m here to report: nope.Over http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/New-Video-Being-Doing-Feeling-Eight-Deaths-One-Talk,2026311304.aspx Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:12:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=311304 Who says talking about death has to be a drag? Gail Rubin, CT, also known as The Doyenne of Death?, has launched a new free and paid Substack newsletter: Mortality Movies with The Doyenne of Death?, bringing humor, film, and end-of-life education int http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Lights-Camera-Mortality-The-Doyenne-of-Death-Launches-Mortality-Movies-Newsletter-on-Substack,2026311236.aspx Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:14:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=311236 Who says talking about death has to be a drag? Gail Rubin, CT, also known as The Doyenne of Death?, has launched a new free and paid Substack newsletter: Mortality Movies with The Doyenne of Death?, bringing humor, film, and end-of-life education int http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Lights-Camera-Mortality-The-Doyenne-of-Death-Launches-Mortality-Movies-Newsletter-on-Substack,2026311235.aspx Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:29:56 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=311235 On Thursday, June 19, death care professionals and death-positive folks are invited to join the quarterly online Zoom meeting of Death over Drafts. It?s hosted by Stefanie Elkins, Death over Drafts?Founder as well as Family Caregiver Consultant and E http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Join-the-Cool-Conversations-Online-for-Death-Over-Drafts-June-19,2026310970.aspx Sun, 15 Jun 2025 17:08:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=310970 The Funeral Consumers Alliance (FCA) invites you to attend their 2025 Biennial Conference: ?The Cost of Goodbye: Confronting Funeral Poverty in Our Communities.? This gathering addresses the urgent challenges of funeral poverty and indigent burial. T http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Funeral-Consumer-Alliance-Conference-on-Funeral-Poverty-in-Our-Communities,2026310630.aspx Thu, 22 May 2025 15:38:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=310630 Gail Rubin, The Doyenne of Death" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/agoodgoodbye.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/007_1L7A3583-scaled.jpg?fit=229%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/agoodgoodbye.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/007_1L7A3583 http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/End-of-Life-Conversations-Podcast-Interview-with-Gail-Rubin,2026309653.aspx Wed, 19 Mar 2025 12:44:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=309653 If you?re seeking a unique and thought-provoking way to explore the deep, often unspoken aspects of life and death, Mortality Movie Nights at French Funerals & Cremations is an event you won?t want to miss. Hosted by Gail Rubin, a well-known advocate http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Mortality-Movie-Nights-at-French-Funerals-Cremations-Exploring-Life-and-Death-Through-Film,2026309491.aspx Sun, 09 Mar 2025 11:07:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=309491 Scott?s House, located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is a one-of-a-kind non-profit organization offering a unique social model hospice dedicated to providing free end-of-life and respite care in a home-like setting. As the only facility of its kind curren http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Scotts-House-in-Santa-Fe-Social-Model-Hospice-Home,2026309139.aspx Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:54:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=309139 Keeper Memorials, an award-winning digital memorialization platform, has leveraged their Living Memorial profiles to expand Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM), empowering Veterans to share their own stories and preserve their legacies for future generati http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Veterans-Can-Share-Their-Life-Stories-PreNeed-with-Keeper-Memorials,2026309125.aspx Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:51:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=309125 Barry Louis Polisar never expected to make a living as a songwriter, author and performer for kids. But he?s been doing it for 50 years; his first concert was in March 1975. In 2007, Hollywood boosted one of his early songs, ?All I Want is You,? in t http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Kids-Songs-Books-to-Hollywood-to-the-Super-Bowl-Barry-Louis-Polisars-50th-Year,2026309102.aspx Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:44:37 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=309102 The?2024 Before I Die New Mexico Festival took place November 1 through 4 in different locations around Albuquerque. The fourth day?s topics focused on the theme of Unexpected Deaths. Presentations provided enlightenment on the Bernalillo County Uncl http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Before-I-Die-Festival-Day-Four-Videos-on-Unexpected-Death,2026308695.aspx Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:57:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=308695 The?2024 Before I Die New Mexico Festival took place November 1 through 4 in different locations around Albuquerque. The third day?s topics focused on the theme of Planning for the Inevitable: end-of-life preparation, working with death doulas, downs http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Before-I-Die-Festival-Day-Three-Videos-on-Planning-for-Death,2026308636.aspx Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:53:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=308636 The 2024 Before I Die New Mexico Festival took place November 1 through 4 in different locations around Albuquerque. The second day focused on hospice, Medical Aid in Dying (MAID), grief insights, advance medical directives, and veterans benefits. Th http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Before-I-Die-Festival-Day-Two-Videos-on-Hospice-and-More,2026308427.aspx Mon, 30 Dec 2024 12:37:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=308427 Rhan Choudhry, founder and CEO of Chptr" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/agoodgoodbye.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rehan-Choudhry-2.png?fit=266%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/agoodgoodbye.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rehan-Ch http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Chptr-Brings-LifeAffirming-Obituaries-to-Local-Broadcast-TV-Stations,2026308319.aspx Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:22:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=308319 Learn About Better Place ForestsJessica Wakefield with Better Place Forests" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/agoodgoodbye.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jessica-Wakefield-BPF.png?fit=282%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/agoodgoodby http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Video-Better-Place-Forests-Offers-EcoFriendly-Funeral-Options,2026307954.aspx Sat, 30 Nov 2024 11:11:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=307954 Darren Crouch, President and CEO of Passages International, talks to Before I Die New Mexico Festival participants about consumer trends toward making funerals more eco-friendly. Since 1999, Passages has provided biodegradable, sustainable and eco-fr http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Video-Learn-About-EcoFriendly-Funerals-with-Passages-International,2026307799.aspx Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:06:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=307799 Ruth Rubin was my mother. As a Certified Funeral Celebrant, I was honored to write her obituary and create this graveside service for her. Here is my script for the service, so you can see the elements of Recognize, Remember, Reaffirm and Release tha http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Celebrating-the-Life-of-the-Remarkable-Ruth-Rubin,2026307634.aspx Tue, 12 Nov 2024 09:22:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=307634 Three of the speakers at the?2024 Before I Die New Mexico Festival?are coming to Albuquerque from out of town. These remarkable women are Tammy J. Holmes, Kathy B. Dempsey and Dr. Kimberly Harms. Their presentations will knock your socks off! Here?s http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Remarkable-Speakers-at-the-2024-Before-I-Die-New-Mexico-Festival,2026307445.aspx Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:09:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=307445 The Millennial Morticians with ABQ Brews: Death Doula Edition is a panel discussion with three Albuquerque area death doulas dishing the dirt on what they do. This was a preview event for the seventh annual Before I Die New Mexico Festival, November http://www.expertclick.com/NewsRelease/Video-Millennial-Morticians-with-ABQ-Brews-Death-Doula-Edition,2026307372.aspx Mon, 28 Oct 2024 20:03:00 GMT http://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=307372