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“We have just about no tradition of dying well. If you are not born with the instinct for dying well, you have to learn how to die, or you probably will not die wisely or well.”

– Stephen Jenkinson, Die Wise

Green Burials: Trend or Here to Stay?

BY SHELLEY WHIZIN "All the body wants to do biologically is decompose.Once you die, it's 'Let me out here!I'm ready to shoot my atoms back into the universe!'" -Caitlin Doughty, Founder of The Order of the Good Death Humans have been burying one other in a variety of...

The Loss of a Son or Daughter: How to Cope with the Grief

There’s no pain like that which a parent feels when they lose a child. It’s an indescribable pain caused by something completely unnatural. No parent wants to outlive their child. But at times, illnesses and accidents take us by surprise. How can a parent cope with...

Why You Should Give the Gift of Memorial Trees to your Friend or Family

What is your first instinct when a friend or family member loses someone in their life? Besides wanting to be a shoulder to cry on and a listening ear, most people feel the need to give their grieving friend a gift of some sort. Most people end up giving a thoughtful...

A Perspective on Understanding Disenfranchised Grief

"It takes a special and rare courage to acknowledge and adequately mourn when the grief is not socially recognized." -Kenneth Doka Introduction When we lose someone, it is natural to grieve and mourn, but it's important to understand what grief means. People...

Using Memorial Tattoos When Remembering a Loved One

"God could not be everywhere and so he made mothers." -Jewish Proverbs Introduction Remembering someone we love can be expressed in many different ways. In this article, we are going to talk about memorial tattooing, an artform that has been in existence for over...

Providing Answers and Hope: The Best Books on Life after Death

It isn’t hard to feel hopeless when we lose someone in death. That loss is something that arouses feelings of anger, sadness, and emptiness. But the hopelessness that arises can feel overwhelming. Why? It’s because, at some point in our lives, everyone asks the...

Sending Funeral Thank You Cards

"No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it." -H.E. Luccock When you lose someone you love, it shakes you up to the core of your being. Your emotions of grief and sadness have turned you upside down. And the fact that you have to put...

How to Use End of Life Quotes to Comfort the Dying and Their Family

When a person is reaching the end of their life, the best thing you can do as a friend or family member is try to comfort them.This can be so difficult to do because rarely does anyone want to face their own mortality or that of a loved one.But you can’t just sit...