I help end of life professionals, including hospice workers, chaplains, pastors, celebrants, funeral directors and grief counselors maximize their support for grieving families and individuals by introducing them to a series of questions and tools that will help to avoid common clichés and offer genuine empathy and comfort that is both effective and memorable.
Healing is realized through laughter, tears and an unforgettable experience.
About Jason
Jason is a very passionate speaker who has been in ministry for over 35 years. He is a certified celebrant, aftercare specialist, preneed funeral counselor, author and speaker who is most passionate about grief support and helping families celebrate the lives of their loved ones.
Born in Ft. Worth, TX, Jason lives with his wife, Carmin, in Mansfield, TX with their miniature dachshunds, Chewy and Leia and their cat, Bella. People are often surprised at how much they laugh and have fun attending “Five Questions That Will Change Your Life.”
Jason has been told by multiple funeral directors, “We have never had so much laughter coming out of our funeral chapel than when you do services here.” Laughter through tears is a very healing emotion. Listen to Jason explain how and why grieving families benefit more from a celebration than a sermon while you learn what to say (and more importantly, what NOT to say) to someone who is grieving.
Jason's Talks
Five Questions That Will Change Your Life
What began as a template for helping one write a great eulogy became the framework for three more amazing applications.
You need to know these five questions if you want to:
[a] write a better eulogy for a funeral/memorial service
[b] take family gatherings to a new level
[c] know how to relate better to a grieving friend and most importantly
[d] live your best life!
Prepare Your Most Healing and Memorable Memorial Service
Whether you have been asked to speak at a family member’s service or if you are a preacher or celebrant, you need to hear the difference between a sermon and a celebration. Laughter through tears is a very healing emotion.
This talk will teach you how to achieve both.
Carolyn H., Widow
Review on Book
“I have read a lot of books on this subject, but I can honestly say I have never read one with the extent of compassion, intimacy, and soul that Jason has written. I’m not quite sure how to say this, but the reader will feel the passion of his words. It comes from his soul.”
Barnes & Noble Website
Review On Jason's Book
“I wept with every turn of the page as I read this book. My husband had passed four years before I even read this book and it still moved me and motivated me. I though about all the people whose life had not been celebrated. This book is not just for the grieving, it’s also a great tool for those who want to help those who are grieving.”
Stephanie H.
Funeral Director — HFTC
Review on Certified Celebrant Services
Jason is our first choice for families that want to celebrate a life well. He learns all about the loved one, makes sure the service honors the loved one and ensures the family is on a good path to healing. Many times those listening think he must have known the deceased well or was a family member.
Jason's Book
Good Grief:
Celebrate Your Life
This book is for everyone who has lost a loved one or knows someone who has. In Good Grief. Celebrate Your Life, Jason gently steers the reader into a different perspective of each of these topics and offers hope and counsel to people who grope for answers in difficult situations: "What do I say to someone who is grieving?" "Why make a fuss over my funeral? I'll be dead and gone. This book will help you not only in your personal journey of grief but also will guide you in ways to get your arms around others who are grieving, along with fun suggestions of celebrating the lives of your loved ones who are still here with you now.
Get ready for an intimate, personal, one-on-one conversation with Jason, then use the information to help others celebrate life too.
Wise King Solomon once said: "It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart” (Ecc. 7:2). Most of us, however, prefer pushing away all thoughts of death at the expense of such wisdom. Jason Harris leverages his extensive experience of caring for people in the house of mourning in Good Grief, helping us to live and serve others better in light of death's reality. Jason’s warm personality shines through as he navigates difficult issues of properly celebrating the things that matter most at a funeral and caring for others in their grief. The sparking of new ideas about handling end of life matters should cause us all to consider what we want said at our funerals.
John Crotts, Pastor of Faith Bible Church, Sharpsburg, GA
& Author of Hope — Living Confidently in God.
