Day in the Life of a Mortician 💀 (ft. Lauren the Mortician)

🎥 Day in the Life at Pike Place Market:    • Day in the Life at America's #1 Seafood Sh...   🍔 Watch My Food Channel: https://bit.ly/GarethEatsSubscribe Step inside a Day in the Life of a licensed morticians at Return Home — a cutting-edge human composting funeral facility outside Seattle, Washington. In this episode of my "Day in the Life" series — where I explore unique jobs, fascinating cultures, and little-known professions — I join Brie from Return Home and popular YouTuber Lauren the Mortician to learn the full process of this unique mortuary work, as well as traditional methods - from embalming techniques and funeral costs to alternative burial methods and even a few chilling ghost stories. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s really like to be a mortician, this episode pulls back the curtain on one of the most misunderstood careers in the world… and my personal goal is just to survive the day without getting completely overwhelmed. Follow Lauren:    / @laurenthemortician   Return Home: https://returnhome.com ——— MORE FROM GARETH ——— YOUTUBE: ① Main Channel: https://bit.ly/you-da-best ② Food Channel: https://bit.ly/GarethEatsSubscribe INSTAGRAM: ►   / traveldeeper   ►   / garetheats   WEBSITES: Travel Deeper Blog ► https://traveldeeper.co Patreon ►   / garethleonard   Merch ► https://traveldeeper.shop ——— WATCH ANOTHER TRAVEL SERIES ——— Croatia ► https://bit.ly/Travel-Deeper-Croatia-... Egypt ► https://bit.ly/Travel-Deeper-Egypt-Se... Russia ► https://bit.ly/Travel-Deeper-Russia-S... Philippines ► https://bit.ly/Travel-Deeper-Philippi... Japan ► https://bit.ly/Travel-Deeper-Japan-Se... Brazil ► https://bit.ly/Travel-Deeper-Brazil-S... Australia ► https://bit.ly/Travel-Deeper-Australi... USA ► https://bit.ly/Travel-Deeper-USA-Series Mexico ► https://bit.ly/Travel-Deeper-Mexico-S... ——— WHO IS GARETH LEONARD? ——— Hi! My name is Gareth Leonard, an American Travel YouTuber with a passion for slow, meaningful solo travel. I have spent the past 15+ years traveling around the world while creating travel vlogs to help educate and inspire people to “Travel Deeper.” If you enjoy my work, please subscribe to this channel and turn on the notifications bell to stay up-to-date with my travel deeper adventures. Daily updates can also be found on my Instagram Stories ( @TravelDeeper so if you’ve read this far, send me a DM with the “🦊” emoji so I know you’re a real one! Thanks for following along! 🙏 #Mortician #DayInTheLife #Mortuary #FuneralHome #BehindTheScenes #DeathCare #Embalming #GreenBurial #HumanComposting #LaurenTheMortician #AlternativeBurial #FuneralIndustry #DeathPositive #SeattleMortuary ##MorticianVlog #traveldeeper #garethleonard 0:00 Mortician Cold Open 0:08 Day in the Life Intro 0:51 Welcome the Deceased 1:59 What is a Mortician? 2:13 Green Burial vs Embalming 4:28 Prepare the Vessel 5:08 Human Composting Explained 8:59 Feelings 9:12 Funeral Service Setup 10:30 Ghost Stories 14:41 Lauren the Mortician 16:46 Green Burial Service 18:35 Human Composting Terramation 19:08 More Feelings 19:17 Funeral Costs 19:56 Return Home 21:36 Brie's Story 22:30 Human Composting Science 27:49 Cremation Explained 28:38 Green Burial Result 31:29 Lots of Feelings 31:35 Final Step 34:50 Outro 36:22 DISCLAIMER 36:40 Bloopers