Season 2 · EP 16 · Real professions

What happens when someone dies: mortuary science explained

With Anwar El Amrani, mortuary scientist. A profession nobody talks about, explained without taboos: what happens to a body, how you work with families and how you carry the emotional weight.

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We all end up there and almost nobody knows what actually happens. Anwar walks through the procedure, dealing with families on the worst day of their lives, and what the job does to the person doing it.

What this episode covers

  • What mortuary science actually is and what it is for
  • How a body is prepared, step by step
  • How you speak to a family that has just lost someone
  • The emotional cost of the job and how it is managed

About the guest

Anwar El Amrani is mortuary scientist. This conversation was recorded for season 2 of Otra Conversación and runs 1h 03m with no cuts and no closed script.

Season 2 Real professions 1h 03m