Vigils Watch
Short videos for
grieving families.
Practical walk-throughs, 5 to 10 minutes each. From a founder in Berkeley who built Vigils. No music swells, no sales pitch, no algorithmic chase.
Moment of Need
For families in the first hours and days after a loss.
3 episodes
Moment of Need
What to do in the first 24 hours after someone dies
A calm, ordered walk through the first 24 hours after a death. Who to call, when to call them, and the one mistake to avoid.
Moment of Need
Handling the first 48 hours of loss
What to expect, what to delegate, and what only you can decide in the first 48 hours after someone you love dies.
Moment of Need
Navigating loss with grace
A gentle reflection on how to carry yourself through the early days of grief without performing for anyone else.
Wednesday Toolkit
For anyone planning ahead. End-of-life literacy in small doses.
3 episodes
Wednesday Toolkit
How to write your own obituary in one sitting
A 30-minute method to write your own obituary in one sitting. The skeleton, the heart, the tone, and the logistics.
Wednesday Toolkit
How to write an obituary
A practical, structured walk-through of writing an obituary for someone else: what to include, what to skip, and how to honor a full life in a few hundred words.
Wednesday Toolkit
Writing a meaningful obituary through grief
When you cannot find the words, this is the structure that helps you find them. A grief-aware approach to writing an obituary that feels honest.
Faith Traditions
How funeral rites work in Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim traditions.
6 episodes
Faith Traditions
The roadmap for Catholic funeral planning
The vigil, the Funeral Mass, the Rite of Committal — a calm walk through the three-part Catholic funeral rite and the practical steps families need to coordinate.
Faith Traditions
Catholic funeral planning, explained
A short explainer on how Catholic funerals work — what the vigil is for, what the Funeral Mass requires, and how to coordinate with your parish.
Faith Traditions
The Jewish path of mourning
From tahara through shloshim — a walk through the structured Jewish path of mourning and the role each stage plays in carrying a family through loss.
Faith Traditions
The psychological architecture of Jewish mourning
Why the structured stages of Jewish mourning — shiva, shloshim, the year — work so well as a grief container. A reflection, not a how-to.
Faith Traditions
The radical simplicity of Islamic funerals
Islamic funerals are deliberately simple, fast, and dignified. A walk through ghusl, kafan, Salat al-Janazah, and the 24-hour burial tradition.
Faith Traditions
The Islamic funeral, explained
A short explainer on how an Islamic funeral works in practice. What the family does, what the imam does, and how the community supports both.