“Dying is not a medical event. It’s a human experience.”
- Barbara Karnes
Resources
End of Life Doula, You Say?
Modern medicine -- and how well and often it cures and fixes us -- can lead us to sometimes think that we might just live forever.
Through life’s later stages, we spend more time with doctors and in emergency departments. A consequence of medical interventions is that more of us are living longer with life-limiting illness and infirmity.
Liven Up Holiday Gatherings: Talk About Death
Why on earth would I suggest you spoil the festivities with such an unsavory subject?
First, the topic of mortality need not be a downer. Au contraire. The reminder that existence is fleeting can be an efficient means to clarify, make meaning, and stir action for your life now. What would you do differently today if you had just one year to live? Maybe let go of a grudge and delete TikTok?
