Talking about death and dying can be labelled as “morbid”, but we need to get better at fostering healthy conversations to help people navigate questions about it, says this death doula.
Talking about death and dying can be labelled as “morbid”, but we need to get better at fostering healthy conversations to help people navigate questions about it, says this death doula. We need to get better at nurturing conversations about death and building communities that support people navigating questions about death and dying.
(Photo: iStock/kieferpix), death cafes or death-friendly communities - each of which are animated by the understanding that welcoming our own mortality could improve the quality of our lives.for more than 20 years, and as a death doula, thinking about dying and working closely with the dying has fostered in me a deep appreciation for what it means to live well and meaningfully. However, my university students have often told a different story. Both informally in class discussions, and also in a public presentation about why death education matters for the online Lifting The Lid International Festival Of Death And Dying, many have expressed how their learning with me signals their first times talking about deat
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