Women in Funeral Service Resources

We asked members of our Women in Funeral Service Community and the Selected Headquarters team one question:

What resource would you recommend to another woman in funeral service?

Their answers—spanning books, podcasts, and talks—offer insights on leadership, personal growth, grief, resilience, and the experiences of women in the profession.

Recommended by Members

• Leading Outward (Podcast) — The Arbinger Institute | Recommended by Britta Holloway
• Good Hang (Podcast) — Amy Poehler | Recommended by Amanda Lensing
• Wake Up Calls (Book) — Lisa Baue | Recommended by Kim Shute
• The Year of Magical Thinking (Book) — Joan Didion | Recommended by Lorraine Brogan
• 4 Women and a Funeral (Podcast) | Recommended by the Funeral Women Lead Team
• The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully (Book) — Frank Ostaseski | Recommended by Kessa Edwards

Recommended by the Selected Headquarters Team

Wiser Than Me (Podcast) — Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Recommended by Denise Zoephel
• It's Not Hysteria (Book) — Karen Tang | Recommended by Stefanie Favia
• The Power of Vulnerability (TED Talk) — Brené Brown | Recommended by Annie Tompkins

Additional Recommendations

• Women at Work (Podcast) — Harvard Business Review
• Dare to Lead Podcast (Podcast) — Brené Brown
• How Women Rise (Book) — Sally Helgesen & Marshall Goldsmith
• Playing Big (Book) — Tara Mohr

Do you have ideas or items to share with other Women in Funeral Service? Is there a story you would like to have spotlighted? Please email Membership.