Memento Mori by Joanna Ebenstein

Memento Mori:A transformative guide to embrace your own mortality and live a more fulfilling life

From internationally recognized death expert, Joanna Ebenstein, comes Memento Mori, The Art of Contemplating a Better Life. This  book offers you a 12 week program to befriend death in your own way, creating your own personal, daily meditation on what it means to be mortal and live along side death without fear. It’s about discovering … Read more

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 … Read more

It’s OK That You’re Not Ok: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand

In It’s OK That You’re Not OK, Megan Devine offers a profound new approach to both the experience of grief and the way we try to help others who have endured tragedy. Having experienced grief from both sides―as both a therapist and as a woman who witnessed the accidental drowning of her beloved partner―Megan writes with deep … Read more

A Peaceful Piggy’s Guide to Sickness and Death Sadness and Love

Experiencing a loved one’s illness or death is challenging for both children and their grownups. With three distinct sections to choose from—when someone we love is sick, dying, or has died—this guide will help you easily find soothing and practical mindfulness activities focused on what your young one needs in order to guide them through … Read more

Día de Los Muertos As Told By Instagram

They say this time of year is when the veil between the two worlds is thinnest. Mexico’s Día de Los Muertos celebrates this special time by honoring ancestors and lost loved ones. For more on the history and customs of Día de los Muertos watch our latest short documentary. Here are some of the colorful sights from the … Read more

‘In the Realm of Death and Dreaming’ Producer/Director Johanna Lunn on the 2019 Documentary

Johanna Lunn is the creator of  WhenYouDie.org and the producer/director of the upcoming documentary feature film In the Realm of Death and Dreaming. I sat down with her at the Illuminate Film Festival in Sedona this summer, where she hopes to debut the film in 2019. Tell us about the new documentary! The WYD Project – the … Read more

Twilight: A Fantasy Photo Diary of Death

  Photographer Urszula Kluz-Knopek transformed the paralyzing fear of her parent’s death into a transcendent photography exhibit starring them. Here’s what Urszula had to say about ‘Twilight’. WYD: Where did the inspiration for Twilight come from? UKK: I am a late child of my parents. My first memories from childhood were about fear of dying of … Read more

Of Death, Humor & Chickens

Somewhere along the line, I developed this theory that all jokes are simply little brushes with death. Man walks down the street whistling, slips on a banana peel and falls. He’s strolling along, ‘I wonder where you get a good sandwich around here’ and smack! He finds himself face to face with his mortality; bruising tailbone, and ego, alike.

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