dealing with death
Lessons For the Living From the Dying
From every loss in Amanda Carr’s life has come a deeper understanding of the dying experience and a greater appreciation for life.
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 yet sensitive guide to what to expect during the dying process of a loved one. The guide focuses not on the minutiae of, for example, funeral planning, but on topics such as how to listen well and “what happens if my … Read more
Green Burial
There’s a lot out there on green burial these days. Here are some of the basics to get you started! Eternal Reefs Bio Urns Tree Urns Not Accepted in Some Quebec Cemeteries Natural Cemeteries Aquagreen Dispositions – Depositing Liquid Remains into Sewer System Recomposition – converting human remains to soil Natural Burial The Green Burial … Read more
Living In the In-Between
In this time of the corona virus and the death of our former life, we may face terrible realities, but we also face amazing possibilities.
In the Realm of Death & Dreaming
An Update on the WYD Documentary Project
Who are we? Does consciousness continue after death? The more I looked into dying, the more intriguing it became, and I realized we are just not talking about these things.
— Johanna J. Lunn
All the Things
No matter how organized a person, there are still things to be handled after someone dies. Items accumulated in a lifetime have to go somewhere, and family members left behind are given the task of cleaning and clearing out the home of someone they’ve lost.
Fear of Dying Alone
In facing a world pandemic we face our greatest fears: dying alone. Psychologists say that there are two separate concerns. First there is the fear that people we love will have to die alone. But we are also scared about facing our own death by ourselves. Daniel Burke from CNN looks at that fear. Read … Read more
Funeral Director and Embalmer, Dale Jackson
Dale Jackson—a licensed embalmer and funeral director with 46 years of experience and counting—shares his story (SPOILER: and his own near-death experience at 13:13) and lessons learned from his time helping families through the loss of a loved one.
Coming Through the Fog: Coping With the Trauma of Loss
Unable to think, concentrate or remember things is not uncommon after the death of a loved one. It is all part of what has been called “widow’s fog.”
