Digging Deep
Podcast Description
The Digging Deep podcast by GFD is created for time-pressed bereavement professionals, who want the knowledge and inspiration they need to navigate a complex and evolving sector.
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Content Themes
The podcast features themes around burnout management, educational gaps in preneed services, and coping mechanisms specific to the funeral industry, with episodes such as 'Just Deal With It: Dealing With Burnout As Funeral Directors' and 'Nobody Knows Anything: The Lack of Preneed Education Among Canadians' illustrating the challenges and solutions in the sector.

The Digging Deep podcast by GFD is created for time-pressed bereavement professionals, who want the knowledge and inspiration they need to navigate a complex and evolving sector.
Change is coming. How are you adapting?
The Canadian deathcare sector is changing! Part two of the 2026 FSAC conference panel discussion hosted by GFD’s President and CEO, Heather Kiteley, continues, with panel guests Kirstie Smolyk (Park Memorial, Alberta), Jamie Merk (Park Funeral Home, Saskatchewan), Shari Yearwood (New Haven Funeral Centre, Mississauga), and Rachel Drew (Founder of Cadence). This episode is all about navigating change and what it means for the future of the Canadian funeral profession.
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