Death Anxiety Overstated?
"Death is indeed a fearful piece of brutality." Is it?
Does Our Personality Change As We Approach Death?
“In people’s imagination, dying seems dreadful; however, these perceptions may not reflect reality" ... or does it?
Times to Have “The Conversation”
“The rest is up to you,” he finally said, ending the conversation for good. He didn’t have any more guidance, and certainly no more patience to talk about it. I was surprised. To me, it felt slightly irresponsible to leave all these decisions to other people.
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The Awesome Power Of “Telling The Story”: Why We Should Be Proud Of Our Work With The Bereaved
It is primarily through having places to "story" that people have the opportunity to try to make sense of the senseless, to embrace what needs to be embraced, and to reveal that the human spirit prevails.
“A Time To Love And A Time To Die” . . . Ecclesiastes 3:2
She wanted to go out on a high note, and from her point of view, she did. But for her many friends, that note was exceedingly sour. Should we blame her? Maybe.
Including Your Survivors
The day I became a widow was the day I began my desperate attempt to crawl toward any sliver of light after my life shattered into a million pieces.
But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Psychosocial Reasons For Hastening Death
Recognizing the importance of psychosocial factors to those considering a hastened death led FEN to more explicitly recognize the importance of psychosocial factors when evaluating an applicant’s medical records. By making psychosocial factors more explicit in our criteria, we honor what truly matters to those who reach out to us.
What Is A “Dignified” Death?
There are so many ways do die with dignity – we can’t let the word “dignity” be hijacked to the service of just one way of dying.
An Unlikely Best Seller Had A Rocky Backstory: The Controversial History Of Final Exit
The more "Final Exit" was condemned, the more people bought it who were not afraid to think about death.