Mary: "Tips from Dead People"

I Swear on My Mother’s Grave

08-10-2023 • 58 mins

Today’s guest is a friend I met on TikTok. Yep! Mary McGreevy, hosts the Tips from Dead People">Tips from Dead People page on TikTok, where she earnestly, and respectfully curates and personally reads unique obituaries from submissions she receives from all over the world. She has collected stacks of obituaries for years, and has now built quite an online following!


Mary and I connected this summer around the time my beloved 96 year old Nana, my mom’s mom, was dying. Through our conversations on and off the mic, Mary helped me write my Nana’s obituary by providing some beautiful examples of other obituaries she has loved, and reminding me to focus on the little things in life.


And you will get to hear me read my Nana's obituary live on the mic. :)


Like me, Mary believes “That a well-told story never fails to deliver wisdom, humor, and even a bit of advice on how to live the good life.”


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