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Welcome to Wisdom & Wealth™ with Donna Kendrick and Jim Gehan. On each show, they'll aim to take the intimidation out of financial planning, so your family can handle any transition that comes its way.

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How to Plan Your Own Fun Funeral: A Conversation with Kathy Lentz

Oct 14, 2025

In this episode of the 'Widow Wisdom and Wealth' podcast, host Donna Jean Kendrick chats with Kathy Lentz, owner of Kindred Soul, a company specializing in life celebrations. Kathy shares her journey to becoming a certified life celebrant and discusses the importance of pre-planning one's funeral to lighten the emotional burden on loved ones. They delve into various aspects of planning, including the personal touches that make a celebration of life memorable. They also discuss the value of openly communicating end-of-life wishes with loved ones. Kathy offers insights into her role, working with funeral homes to create meaningful, personalized services, and hints at her plans to expand her services to include event planning for funerals. The episode aims to motivate listeners, particularly widows, widowers, and divorcees, to consider planning their own funerals to ensure their personalities and wishes are honored.

 

00:00 Introduction to Today's Podcast

00:10 Meet Kathy Lentz: Owner of Kindred Soul

00:41 Motivation for Listeners: Planning Your Own Funeral

01:37 Welcome to Widow Wisdom and Wealth Podcast

01:52 The Importance of Planning Your Own Funeral

03:08 Kathy Lentz's Background and Experience

04:54 The Role of a Life Celebrant

07:12 Kathy's Journey into the Funeral Industry

11:12 The Value of Pre-Planning Funerals

16:34 Helping Families Through the Grieving Process

20:09 Future Plans and Services

22:27 Encouragement for Career Changers and Entrepreneurs

22:49 Kathy's Journey: From Hospital System to New Beginnings

23:43 A Touching Tribute: Red Nose Day Funeral

26:00 Personal Stories: Unexpected Funeral Moments

29:17 Planning Ahead: Making Funeral Arrangements

31:24 Final Thoughts: Wisdom and Reflections

 

Thanks to our guest Kathy Lentz

Connect with Kathy

 

Cell - 484-767-2356 

www.kathyklentz@gmail.com 

www.info.kindredsol@gmail.com

 

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Donna Jean Kendrick is a Certified Financial Planner and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and owner of Sephton Financial located at 314 Washington Ln, Jenkintown, PA 19046. If you'd like to contact Sephton Financial you can do so online at SephtonFinanical.com or by calling 215 948 3945 Registered Representative offering securities through Cetera Financial Specialists LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services are offered through Cetera Investment Advisers LLC. Cetera is under separate ownership from any other named entity. Sephton Financial, LLC and Cetera are not affiliated. The views depicted in this material are for information purposes only and are not necessarily those of Sephton Financial. They should not be considered specific advice or recommendations for any individual. Neither Sephton Financial nor any of its representatives may give legal or tax advice.