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…
- Death Conversation ·
Sympathy Words For Loss Of Pet
From Amy Davis’ article on UltimatePetHub.com Finding the right Loss Of A Pet Message…
- Death Conversation ·
Parents Rethink End-of-Life Decisions Because of COVID-19
Holly MacDonald recently turned 40 and is on maternity leave during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
