Better Place
628-254-0913
Start Here
628-254-0913
Start Here

Resources

Articles, guides, and checklists

Categories
All Articles
Cremation
Funerals
Memorials
Obituaries
Grief

Better Together

Get guidance on grief, planning and finding your better place. Start with our free welcome guide.

You’ll receive Better Place marketing. Opt out anytime. Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

A small group of people standing among trees in a forest, each holding a booklet during an outdoor memorial ceremony.
  • Memorial Ideas, Obituaries

Elegy vs. eulogy: definitions and differences

Terms like “elegy” and “eulogy” can sometimes be confusing, so learn the differences between these two funeral-related words.
A grieving woman struggles to eat
  • Grief, Grief & Healing

How Diet Affects Grief: Food, Mood, and Healing

Grieving takes a toll on the body and mind. What you eat during this time can either help or hurt your emotional resilience. This guide explains how diet influences grief and offers tips for eating well while mourning.
Cremation Costs in California
An elderly couple sits together for end of life planning
Complete End-of-Life Planning Checklist
Looking up at tree canopy from forest floor as leaves fall through the air.
Spreading Ashes in Arizona: Your Complete Guide to Rules, Permits & Beautiful Locations
An older couple standing on a rocky hillside overlooking a scenic lake and mountains, with golden grass and autumn-colored landscape stretching into the distance.
Spreading Ashes in California: Your Complete Guide to Rules, Permits & Beautiful Locations
View from a grassy Novato hilltop dotted with trees with clouds in the sky.
Where Can I Find Cremation Services in Novato?
View of vibrant orange sunset sky over rolling dry grassy hills.
Where Can I Find Cremation Services in San Jose?
Sunset over calm water with green grassy hill in the foreground.
Where Can I Find Cremation Services in Oakland?
View of the Pacific Ocean from Rodeo Beach in Mill Valley.
Where Can I Find Cremation Services in Marin County?
Beautiful view of the UC Berkeley campus from the Berkeley Hills during sunset.
Where Can I Find Cremation Services in Berkeley?
View of Mount Diablo's rolling hills with the moon above in the daytime.
Where Can I Find Cremation Services in Walnut Creek?

Better Together

Get guidance on grief, planning and finding your better place. Start with our free welcome guide.

You’ll receive Better Place marketing. Opt out anytime. Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

LET US GUIDE YOU

Whenever you’re ready, we’re here

IMMEDIATE NEED
Someone has died

We’ll guide you through exactly what to do, right now.

Talk to a Guide
PREPARING
Facing a loss

Start preparing for the loss of a loved one in the near future.

Start Preparing
HAVE ASHES
Holding ashes

Give ashes a permanent resting place in nature.

Plan Memorial
LOOKING AHEAD
Planning for the future

Make your wishes clear now, so your family never has to guess.

Plan Ahead

Talk to a Guide, 24/7

When you’re ready, we’re here.

Talk to a Guide

Explore at your own pace

See the two ways families honor a life.

Explore Cremation
Explore Memorials