Marlene Lippok is a health and nursing professional, cultural scientist, grief counselor, artist, and founder of the EndlichkeitsWerkstatt. Additionally, she has professional experience in hospice care, at a cemetery, and with funeral companies. She has always had a special connection to death, which is why she has made engaging with it her profession. In her work, she advocates for the destigmatization of dying, death, and grief, aiming to gradually approach her ultimate goal of revolutionizing funeral culture.