DEATHCRAFT
JOURNAL
How the Modern Funeral Industry Impacts Our Environment
Explore the hidden environmental costs of conventional funerals—embalming chemicals, metal caskets, concrete vaults, and more. Learn why greener alternatives matter.
Home Funerals: Myths, Realities, and Legal Rights in Kentucky
In Kentucky, families have the legal right to care for their deceased loved ones at home, a practice known as a home funeral. This approach allows families to handle the washing, dressing, and laying out of the body, as well as to hold a vigil or ceremony in a familiar setting. Home funerals can offer a more intimate and personalized way to honor the deceased, often at a lower cost than traditional funeral services.
MEET THE AUTHOR
Kat Rist (she/they) is the founder of Deathcraft.
Kat is a death doula, educator, and hair stylist based just south of Louisville, Kentucky. With one foot in the sacred and the other in the everyday, Kat helps others navigate the mysteries of death and dying through a lens of nature-based spirituality, compassion, and curiosity. She’s also a licensed cosmetologist working magic with color and texture at Maeda in Louisville.
Kat is a cat mom to a sassy orange tabby named Tilly, partner to a total car guy, and proud aunt to four wild and wonderful kids. She’s deeply into spiritualism, Tarot, folklore, and the quiet wisdom of the natural world. Whether she’s holding space at the end of life or capturing a breathtaking sunset, Kat believes in honoring the cycles of life—and finding magic in every part of the journey.