Allyse Worland
I attended a mortuary school in Indiana
I graduated from a school in southern Indiana called Mid-America College of Funeral Service in 2015.
It had really small classes, which was great because I got to know every one of my classmates or if I needed one-on-one time with my professors, then I could.
It is an investment in your education. You’re talking two to four years of college on top of an apprenticeship or an internship, depending on your state. It’s several years of developing your skills and — most of all — your mindset.
To me, the mindset of a funeral director is to lead the family to their new norm. Their life will never be the same after their time with you.
We drive home the fact that funerals are not just a day in a lifetime. They’re an entire lifetime in one single day. We have one shot to make this right.
That’s the ultimate challenge for funeral directors.
There’s something for everyone in the funeral industry
To someone considering going into funeral services, I would say it checks all the boxes.
If you want meaning, not only in your personal life but in your work life, this is the place for you. If you want a community that embraces and wants to cheer you on, join funeral services. If you want to help families and help those around you, come to funeral services.
If you are artistic, you could be an amazing restorative artist or funeral director planning beautiful funerals. If you are more of a science person, then invest in your embalming skills.
I love what I do. This is a lifestyle.