- Death Education ·
Thanatophobia and How to Overcome the Fear of Dying
It’s not unusual to fear death. It is the great unknown, after all. It brings the ultimate sadness and enormous loss. But to carry that fear always, obsessively, makes it a phobia. And that phobia has a name: Thanatophobia.
- Death Conversation ·
The world can certainly do with a little more kindness
"Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth." —Naomi Shihab Nye
- Death Culture ·
Protecting Our Kids From the Emotional and Physical Toll of COVID-19
“Teaching my children, and myself, that you can’t always have things your way.” Emily…
- Death Culture ·
Racism and Death: Is it Possible to Die in Peace?
Death doula Alua Arthur brings six Black death positive leaders together to talk about racism…
- Death Education ·
14 Common Mistakes To Avoid When Making A Will
This great article is from UK Solicitors, Percy Hughes & Roberts, but the advice is applicable to many countries around the world. It is always best to seek legal counsel.
Privilege and The Good Death
The ultimate mission of those involved in the “death positive” movement is to advocate…
- Grief ·
The Second Year After a Loved One’s Death
Jackson Rainer was a psychology professor for 25 years, researching grief and bereavement. All…
- Death Education ·
What Does it Feel Like to Die?
Author Jennie Dear’s book “What Does It Feel Like to Die?: Inspiring New Insights…
- Death Culture ·
No casket, no cost: Tennesseans go back to ‘natural’ burial
Natural Burial is the most eco-conscious and low-cost burial option. In a societal environment…
- Grief ·
Grief is Healing In Motion
In this excerpt from Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home, Toko-pa Turner explores how grief is…
- Death Conversation ·
Preparing Children to Visit Someone Who is Dying
Death and Dying can be scary subjects, particularly for kids. But they don’t have…
- Grief ·
Preserving Memories After Someone Has Died
Collecting and organizing old photographs can help during a time of grieving. Talk Death…
- Death Conversation ·
The Final Act: How We Can Learn to Face Our Death With Clarity and Compassion
Playwright, director, and author Karen Malpede makes a compelling call for us to embrace…
- Death Conversation ·
Sayin’ It Louder
As we look and try to learn more about (and how to battle) racism…
- Death Education ·
Faces of palliative care
Words like “hospice” and “palliative care” are sometimes used interchangeably, but they don’t refer…
- Death Conversation ·
The audio feature Death: A Five-Part Series by the Nour Foundation
The Nour Foundation, which operates on special consultative status to the United Nations Economic…
Unforgettable: A Son, A Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime
While NPR’s Scott Simon sat with his 84-year-old mother who was dying in the…
- Death Community ·
Final Passages: Institute of Conscious Dying, Home Funeral and Green Burial Education
“Imagine: facing death with far fewer fears; a funeral ceremony being held in a…
- Death Conversation ·
Death Makes Life Possible
“Being OK with dying is a weird place to be. People think that I’ve…
- Grief ·
Modern Loss
“One of the best things someone said to me soon after my partner died,”…
- Death Conversation ·
Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
Roz Chast’s 2014 book, Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? starts with this…
- Death Culture ·
Death’s Door: Modern Dying and the Way We Grieve
Prominent critic, poet and memoirist Sandra M. Gilbert explores death and dying after the…
- Death Culture ·
In the Slender Margin: The Intimate Strangeness of Death and Dying
After the loss of her brother in her youth and 20 years working in…
- Grief ·
The Mourner’s Dance: What We Do When People Die
“Like many Westerners at the turn of the 21st century, my family and I…
- Death Conversation ·
StoryCorps
StoryCorps—the organization that encourages us to “help create an archive of the wisdom of…
- Death Culture ·
A Will for the Woods
A Will for the Woods, which charts the story of Clark Wang, who was…
- Death Conversation ·
Crossings: A home funeral and green burial resource center.
“What is the single most prevalent fear for humans? Death. And what is the…
- Death Culture ·
A Family Undertaking
A movement in support of home burials in North America has gradually gained momentum…
- Death Culture ·
Tender Funerals: A Community Undertaking
A home-burial movement is getting started in Australia, too. This documentary profiles the work…
- Death Culture ·
Final Rights: Reclaiming the American Way of Death
Final Rights: Reclaiming the American Way of Death by Joshua Slocum and Lisa Carlson…
- Death Culture ·
Grave Matters
Grave Matters: A Journey Through the American Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of…
- Death Culture ·
The American Way of Death
The American Way of Death by Jessica Mitford (1964)—the classic exposé that reveals the…
- Death Conversation ·
The Art of Dying
This book by Peter Fenwick and Elizabeth Fenwick presents “accounts by the dying and…
- Death Education ·
The Wisdom of Near-Death Experiences: How Understanding NDEs Can Help Us Live More Fully
Dr. Penny Sartori’s book is based on her extensive doctoral research and her 17…
- Grief ·
Circle of Mothers – Healing, Empowering, Fellowship
Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, created the Circle of Mothers as a way…
- Death Conversation ·
The D-Word: Talking About Dying
Brayne’s The D-Word is another practical guide to navigating a part of life that…
- Death Conversation ·
Nearing the End of Life: A Guide for Relatives and Friends of the Dying
Sue Brayne’s Nearing the End of Life, written with Peter Fenwick, provides an unvarnished…
- Death Conversation ·
What Really Matters: 7 Lessons for Living from the Stories of the Dying
purpose right now, without waiting until our last breaths,” says author Dr. Karen M. Wyatt,…
- Death Conversation ·
Conversations on Dying: A Palliative-Care Pioneer Faces His Own Death
This is an intimate and honest conversation with palliative-care pioneer Larry Librach throughout his…
- Death Conversation ·
Caitlin Doughty speaks to Fresh Air’s Terry Gross
Caitlin Doughty is out to reclaim death. The Los Angeles mortician, author, and founder…
- Death Community ·
When a friend dies, what do I say to the family?
What do you say to someone when they have lost a loved one? Here…
- Death Community ·
Pet Bereavement
“…grief is grief…” This Huffington Post article, Pet Bereavement Is No Different Than Human…
- Death Culture ·
Burial Practices
If you are trying to plan what will happen after your loved one dies,…
- Death Community ·
Relating with Mesothelioma
“It’s never easy to lose someone you love. Losing a loved one to an…
- Death Culture ·
CINDEA
CINDEA is a Canadian-based organization, which respects the wisdom of ancient death traditions and…
- Death Community ·
Best Movies About Death and Dying
While death in the 20th/21st centuries has often been relegated to the realm of…
- Death Conversation ·
Avoiding the Topic of Death
In our crusade to bring the conversation of death back to life in our…
- Death Community ·
Grieving Everyday Losses
We are aware of the great losses in life, but what about the small…
- Death Community ·
How to live and die without regret: learning from those facing death
Many of us become distracted by the pressures of work, the expectations of others…
- Death Education ·
What Happens in the Days Before you Die?
If you have never experienced watching someone die, you might not know what to…
- Death Education ·
What Happens to Our Bodies When We Die?
Since people first walked this earth they have been living and dying. But what…
- Death Community ·
Good Ground Great Beyond – A Place to Contemplate Death
Good Ground Great Beyond is 63 acres of land in Midcoast Maine available for individuals…
- Death Education ·
Communicating End-of-Life Care Wishes With Clinicians and Family
Nursing@Georgetown created a new guide to help individuals with terminal conditions navigate and effectively…
- Death Culture ·
How to Write an Obituary
Whether you are writing your own obituary to leave behind, or one of someone…
- Death Conversation ·
How to Tell People You Are Dying
For those with a life-ending diagnosis, there is so much to process. But one…
- Death Conversation ·
Talking to Dying Children
By their very nature, children are curious and questioning. But how much should they…
