The When You Die Project:
Hosting the conversation you've been avoiding.
From existential afterlife questions such as “What happens when you die?” to hospice care and the nuts-and-bolts of end-of-life planning, if it has to do with death, we’re talking about it — Through movies, podcasts, resources, and more. We believe death awareness brings a happier end to a fuller life.
The Movies
Director Johanna Lunn guides viewers on a personal journey to find answers by, exploring stories of near-death experiences, deathbed visions and more.
Chapter 3
Architecture of Death
Available to buy for educational or public performance licensing. Contact Chelsea@WhenYouDie.org Home use will be available early 2025. Stay tuned for public screening and streaming events!
Latest
Care Boss: Leadership Strategies & Resources for Family Caregivers
Jennifer A. O’Brien, MSOD, has 35+ years in healthcare leadership. She pairs professional acumen with her intimate experience as a
Influencing Death: Reframing Dying for Better Living
Hospice Nurse Penny Hawkins Smith is an expert on death and dying. Known on social media as @hospicenursepenny, Penny has
Suddenly Without Warning: A Mother’s Journey Through Grief
Suddenly Without Warning takes readers on the grief journey of Miriam Tarcov, whose oldest child, Joshua, died unexpectedly in a
Living With Sibling Grief: Imagining a Way Forward
Earla Dawn Legault and Monica Murphy share a common bond. They both lost sisters, leaving them with a deep and
Memento Mori by Joanna Ebenstein
From internationally recognized death expert, Joanna Ebenstein, comes Memento Mori, The Art of Contemplating a Better Life. This book offers
Features
WYD Podcast With Nurse Penny Smith: The Transformative Power of Hospice Care
Social media star Nurse Penny Smith talks about her new book Influencing Death, her transformation from addiction to celebrated hospice nurse, the state of hospice, and so much more.
WYD Podcast With Kathryn Mannix, MD: Stories to Help Us Understand Death
Palliative care pioneer, and passionate death educator Dr Cathryn Mannix shares beautiful stories from her decades of practice at the bedside. Not to be missed!
In the Realm of Death & Dreaming
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In this documentary director Johanna Lunn explores what happens when you die – does consciousness continue or is it lights out?
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Stories
Movies that deal with Dementia
Dementia is not a single disease. It’s an overall term to describe a collection of symptoms that one may experience
The Art of Dying
This book by Peter Fenwick and Elizabeth Fenwick presents “accounts by the dying and those who have been with the
How Deathbed Phenomena Can Impact Those Left Behind
“Among the things we have learned about death is that there are also some exceptional experiences that occur around the
Postal Service for the Dead
One of the hardest things when dealing with the reality of death is being faced with the fact that you’ll
New Study Shows Some Patients Who ‘Died’ but Survived Report Lucid ‘Near-Death Experiences’
What happens when we actually die—when our heart stops and all electrical activity “flatlines” in our brain? Scientists have not
Spoiler Alert- We Are All Going to Die
Marion Foreman has been a nurse for 50 years and has seen many deaths. Naturally, this has had an impact
In the Realm of Death & Dreaming
is now for sale!
In this documentary director Johanna Lunn explores what happens when you die – does consciousness continue or is it lights out?
The When You Die Project: Hosting the conversation you’ve been avoiding.
From existential afterlife questions to palliative care and the nuts-and-bolts of green burial, if it has to do with death, we’re talking about it. We believe death awareness brings a happier end to a fuller life.
WhenYouDie.org is where you’ll find clips from our upcoming documentary about death along with stories around death that inspire us, intrigue us, and help further a healthy discussion about death in our culture.
We don’t endorse every point of view in these stories but respect them and offer them up in the spirit of reclaiming death as a rich, challenging, rewarding, exhausting, heartbreaking, heart-filling, integral part of our human journey.
