Saying Goodbye to Our Pets
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” — Anatole France
WYD Staff
When You Die Sits Down with Dr. Jessica Zitter
This doctor wants to keep you off the ‘end of life conveyor belt’ where, she warns, most wind up.
Why Everyone Needs an Advanced Directive (And Where to Get Yours)
Advance Directives save families a lot of strife when planning end-of-life care — here’s your guide to choosing the right one.
End Well Symposium 2018: Here’s What You Missed
From doctors to actors to AI and VR researchers, the End Well Symposium brings together an eclectic group with one concern: doing death right.
What Happens When You Die in Winter: Icy Green Burial
Green burial is affordable and eco-friendly—but what happens when you die in winter? Here are 5 ways to conduct a green burial in the cold.
Día de Los Muertos As Told By Instagram
They say this time of year is when the veil between the two worlds
When You Die Sits Down with Death Salon Director, Megan Rosenbloom
The director of the worlds top #DeathPositive gathering is demanding a death revolution.
Death Doula Jill Schock on ‘The Perfect Death’
Each body has its own way of shutting down due to illness or injury. In a natural death, your breathing will simply slow until it stops. That is out of our control. Eventually all of our bodies will wear down to nothing more than ashes and dust. But American culture struggles with accepting mortality. We don’t like to age; we don’t like ugly. Unfortunately, neither idealizing nor ignoring death will make it go away.
At the Bedside: What’s It Like?
In the Victorian era, birth and death happened at home, so people knew more or less what to expect. But that’s not true for us! And because we don’t talk much about death and dying we are left with whispered stories, scenes from movies, and random bits that cross social media.
What Happens to Your Mind When You Die: Where Do We Go?
While many of us have heard of that phenomenon (and ones like it) referred to as a “near-death experience,” Parnia prefers to call it an “after-death experience.”
