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Although death and funerals and eulogies can be tough topics to talk about, best-selling author Sheila Martin brings a warmth and openness to the subject that your readers and listeners will be drawn to.

As a former journalist, Sheila has conducted her share of interviews, so she understands about deadlines, angles, and quotable quotes.

You can reach her at (604) 541-7475 (9 am to 5 pm, Pacific Time.)

Or email Sheila

Quick Facts

• Today in the U.S., an estimated 6,586 people will die. [Source: The National Center for Health Statistics]
  
  
• That means 2.4 million U.S. families — every year — are affected by the death of someone they love.
  
  
• A study by psychiatrist and grief specialist Colin Parkes showed that those who have advance warning of a death (because of the patient's illness) are better able to cope than survivors whose loved one experienced a sudden or violent death. [Affairs in Order, Collier Books, 1991.]
  
  
• On the rating scale used by many psychologists to rate stressful life events, the very highest stressor is the death of a spouse. [Aetna]

Our downloadable eBooks

Some visitors to the website want more detailed information than the site provides. For these people we offer two eBooks for immediate download: A Eulogy to Remember and Saying Goodbye with Love.

Since death typically comes suddenly, and people need the information urgently, they really appreciate the opportunity to download the books, rather than waiting several days for delivery through the mail.

Interestingly, many buyers make their purchase between 9 pm and 2 am, local time.

Currently, visitors who find the FuneralsWithLove website through the search engines are overwhelmingly searching for information on how to write a eulogy. In fact, the ratio is roughly 45 searches for a phrase containing the word "eulogy" or "eulogies" ... compared to one search for all other keywords combined (funeral planning, burial, viewing, and so on).

Similarly, we sell roughly seven times as many copies of the A Eulogy to Remember as copies of Saying Goodbye with Love.

Six out of 10 of the buyers of the Funeral book are women. Nine out of 10 of the buyers of the Eulogy book are men.

Although Sheila Martin is Canadian, ninety percent of her eBook buyers live in the U.S.

Free Resources for Your Readers or Listeners

• Funeral Cost Calculator — a downloadable Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Automatically totals your funeral costs and funds available
  
  
• Remembering with Love — a downloadable booklet filled with simple ideas for turning your grief into peaceful remembering

Contact Info

Sheila Martin

Email Sheila

Phone: (604) 541-7475 (9 am to 5 pm Pacific Time)

Address:
#800 - 15355 - 24th Avenue,
Suite 406
Surrey, BC
Canada V4A 2H9

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Testimonials

“an excellent resource”

"[This book] is an excellent resource for everyone to have and to read. As they say, no one gets out of this life alive -- so why not be prepared for the transition? Your instructions and information make the move and transition easier." 

— Dr. Bernie Siegel, best-selling author of Love, Medicine & Miracles

“a most helpful book”

"A most helpful book filled with nuggets of practical information about how to deal with death and grief." 

— Gerald Jampolsky, M.D., best-selling author of Teach Only Love

“what a godsend your book was”

"You cannot imagine what a godsend your book was, since neither my brother nor I had ever been appointed before as an Executor. In the confusion and sadness of losing someone so close, it is impossible to think and deal with all that has to be done without some sort of guide. Your book provided all the necessary information as to what should be done and it is still being used as a reference." 

— Priscilla Fong, office worker, Montreal, Quebec 

“It was a true blessing”

"I just had to write this letter to let you know how much we as a family appreciated your book. My Mom was 86 when she came to live with us and my husband and I went through your book and planned everything in advance.... When she passed away, everything was all there ready for me to just go down the list and phone. We had done it all beforehand. Thank you so much for your book. It was a true blessing." 

— Judy Woods, bookseller

“a most helpful book”

"A most helpful book filled with nuggets of practical information about how to deal with death and grief."— Dr. Gerry Jampolsky, author of million-copy seller Love is Letting Go of Fear“great contribution”
"I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the gift of your book. I haven't read it in its entirety yet, but already I am appreciating the great contribution you have made to the world in sharing your story and insights with regards to a subject that is of enormous significance and is rarely addressed."

— Dante Maure, business owner, Honolulu, Hawaii

“excellent book” 

"Thank you for your excellent book, which is now part of our Hospice Library. I will tout it to the heavens in my corner of the world." 

— Jean Farina, hospice volunteer, Langley, British Columbia

“tremendously impressed”

"My husband and I are tremendously impressed with what you have done. Your wonderful book will relieve the sleepless nights of so many facing the death of a loved one, and the terrible anxiety of what to do when it happens. I particularly like the worksheets, which can be photocopied and ready for instant access." 

— Jane Bailey, homemaker 

“a treasured friend”

"This wonderful resource, with its handy tear-out sheets, will be a treasured friend for the bereaved."

— Father Richard Gilbert, World Pastoral Care Center, Valparaiso, Indiana

"I want to sincerely thank you"

“I want to sincerely thank you.... The Eulogy was very well received and this was in no small part due to the help that I received from your book in organizing my thoughts.”

— Dr. Raj Singh, Unionville, Ontario, www.vitalitysuites.com 

“a resource for those in need”

“I applaud you for writing a book on funeral planning and eulogies.... Thank you for writing this, for providing a resource for those in need, and for sharing some of your own personal joy and grief.”

— Jeff Bowden, Burlington, Ontario