What Happens When a Funeral Is Delayed

In this clip, I respond to a question about the timing of funerals and how it affects the soul’s journey to the Village of the Ancestors. A funeral is more than a gathering; it’s a ritual that helps convey the dead to the other side. Here, I explore what makes a funeral effective and why timely, wholehearted ritual matters for both the living and the dead.

If you feel called to understand the deeper purpose of funeral rituals and learn how to support the living, the dying, and the dead through each stage of the journey, visit the link below for more information about the Sacred Deathcare Guide Certification Program.
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The Centre for Sacred Deathcare provides education for death doulas, end-of-life practitioners, and everyday mortals. Join Sarah Kerr for ideas, tools, and strategies to meet death with grace and confidence.
• Understand the spiritual dynamics of illness, death and loss
• Learn soul-care practices for the living, the dying, and the dead
• Transform your relationship with death, and with life

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FREE RESOURCES
• Free Live Class with Sarah Kerr, June 23rd, 2026 at 12pm PT: Explore The Sacred Deathcare Guide Certification Program
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• The Essential Deathwalker's Bookshelf Guide: This curated Sacred Deathcare reading list is for anyone curious about soul-based approaches to death and loss.
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• See all courses and programs
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MORE VIDEOS AND PLAYLISTS
Becoming a Death Doula: https://bit.ly/DeathDoulaTraining
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Community Healers' Council: https://bit.ly/SoulPassages
Interviews: https://bit.ly/SarahKerrInterviews
A Death Doula's Library: https://bit.ly/DeathDoulasLibrary
Grief and Loss: https://bit.ly/SarahKerrGL

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ABOUT SARAH KERR
As a sacred deathcare practitioner and teacher, I’m passionate about helping my clients and students meet death and loss in a soul-based way.

I’ve been in practice since 2012, helping people find the healing gifts that can accompany death and loss.

I have a PhD in Transformative Learning, with a focus on contemporary ritual healing. I’ve been a student of cross-cultural energy healing for almost three decades and have studied with many Indigenous and western teachers.

I’ve made my own journeys through death and loss, into healing and resolution.

I offer myself in service to both the seen and the unseen world, and I work for healing on both sides of the veil.

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