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 and legacy. Dr. Kathryn Mannix spent her medical career working with people who have incurable, advanced illnesses. Focusing on palliative medicine, Dr Mannix is dedicated to optimising quality of life even as death is approaching. […]
Thanatophobia and Overcoming the Fear of Dying
While it is perfectly normal to have a fear of death, what happens when it becomes a phobia, it can affect the way we live. When did you first realize that you were going to die? I would have been around nine or ten. It was Christmastime, late at night when the rest of […]
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 if they are living with a variety of diseases, including Alzheimer’s Disease. Many face dementia-related issues at the end of their lives and others find themselves as caregivers. Yet, a study published in 2014 found […]
Seeing the GEMS Workbook by Teepa Snow
Seeing The GEMS Workbook comes from Teepa Snow, a dementia care specialist, and is perfect for both family and professional care partners of anyone living with brain change. So many of our loved ones will face issues with dementia at the end of their life. It can be confusing and frustrating for those watching the […]
The Art of Dying
This book by Peter Fenwick and Elizabeth Fenwick presents “accounts by the dying and those who have been with the dying in their final hours” in order to help readers to see and understand death as a process, not a single end moment. The evidence gathered here “suggests we are more than brain function, and […]
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 deathbed that can have a profound impact on those experiencing or witnessing them. These are deathbed visions and deathbed dreams. “ In this article by Psychology Today, we see how these phenomena are not only […]
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 never talk to your loved one again; that the words you want to say will never be heard. But they can be written down and mailed. Based in Los Angeles, Postal Service for the Dead […]
THE ENDLESS WAVE A Skateboarder’s Perspective on Death, Dying and Spirituality by Michael Brooke & Nathan Ho
“Millions of articles, books, videos, podcasts and pieces of art are dedicated to the ideas surrounding death and dying. But I’d wager a large fortune that very few of them give a perspective of death and dying through the lens of a skateboarder. This book aims to do just that – or at least start […]
The Final Act of Living by Barbara Karnes
This full-length audiobook with a newly updated preface is where Barbara Karnes shares her insights and experiences gathered over decades of working with people during their final act of living. For both professionals and laypeople, this book weaves personal stories with practical care guidelines, including: living with a life-threatening illness, signs of the dying process, […]
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 given up on providing their own answers and are making some progress in better understanding the brain’s process of transitioning from life to death. Sam Parnia is an associate professor of medicine at NYU Langone […]