I finally saw The Shape of Water last night (and the night before last). I rarely watch movies twice and I’ve…
Dr. BJ Miller, a hospice and palliative medicine physician, thinks deeply about how to create a dignified, graceful end of…
Although many people don’t want to think about death while we’re still young, most of us know someone who has…
In my coaching work around end of life issues, I find that people take great comfort in poetry. Sometimes in…
When we learn about the terminal diagnosis of a dear friend who lives far away, it’s easy to feel despair,…
Cambridge philosopher Stephen Cave talks about ways we try to reconcile ourselves with death and has some suggestions of his…
In a fascinating interview today on NPR’s Fresh Air, Terry Gross interviewed Lauren Slater about her new book Blue Dreams,…
In his Ted Talk, “How to Write Your Own Obituary,” Brad Meltzer talks about how changing the way we live…
For most Americans there have long been only two obvious choices: burial or cremation. But a third option is becoming…
As an artist, I’m always interested in how great artists depict various aspects our lives. In this post, I will…