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
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Briefly Perfectly Human by Alua Arthur
Alua Arthur is an experienced Death Doula who works with dying clients and their loved ones. She also trains the
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Nothing to Fear: Demystifying Death to Live More Fully by Julie McFadden
Known online as “Hospice Nurse Julie”, Julie McFadden shares the valuable lessons she’s learned in her fifteen years as an
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The Stars Will Still Be There by Nicola Nuttall
Nicola and Mark Nuttall’s 18-year-old daughter Laura found out she had only 12 months to live, following a diagnosis of
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Resources for Dealing with Dementia
Many people are affected by dementia at end of life. Dementia is not a specific disease but is rather a
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Listen: How to Find the Words for Tender Conversations by Dr Kathryn Mannix
From the author of With the End in Mind comes a book about holding conversations about death, dying, forgiveness, apology
Features
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WYD Podcast with Karen Wyatt, MD: 7 Lessons From The Dying
Hospice physician, Dr. Karen Wyatt has been widely recognized for her compassionate presence with patients and her deep understanding of the spiritual aspect of health, illness and dying. In this episode, Johanna Lunn talks with Hospice physician Dr Karen Wyatt about Seven Lessons for the Living from the Dying, a beautiful book about Dr Wyatt’s entre into hospice work after her father died and the many life-giving lessons she received from her patients.
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WYD Podcast with Carol Reid: Grieving Before Death
Carol Reid and her husband were looking forward to spending their retirement together. But when Jim was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia , Carol found that although she had worked as a palliative care nurse, it did not prepare her to deal with the gradual loss of her own loved one.
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?
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Stories
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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
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The Art of Dying
This book by Peter Fenwick and Elizabeth Fenwick presents “accounts by the dying and those who have been with the
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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
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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
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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
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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.