
The When You Die team is committed to bringing death back into our everyday conversations as an integral part of our human journey.
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
By understanding the physical and emotional stages of dying we begin to reclaim death and dying as a normal part of life.
We all wonder what we’ll do, how we’ll react, if (or when) we receive news of our own or a loved one’s terminal diagnosis—and how we’ll go on living when we have that information.
WNYC Radio’s program Radiolab recently presented an episode all about mortality—it’s thought-provoking and embedded with fascinating questions, starting with “Do we have to die?” and ending with “How do we deal with dying?”
The When You Die team is committed to bringing death back into our everyday conversations as an integral part of our human journey.
Considering what happens to our bodies and the bodies of our loved ones after death is a new thing for many of us.
The When You Die team is committed to bringing death back into our everyday conversations as an integral part of our human journey.
Given her willingness to talk about any topic, it’s perhaps no surprise that writer and TV star Lena Dunham experiences more flashes of what she calls “mortality awareness” than the average 20-something. But thoughts of death are not reserved for the aged.