“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
Why You Should Know Your Caregiver Rights and Not Neglect Yourself
Many people who act as caregivers, be they professional ones or relatives of the person who needs assistance, tend to get so involved in the life of the person they’re taking care of, that they neglect themselves and put a strain on their physical and mental health....
All You Need to Know about the Wellness Check and the Steps for Initiating It
Whenever one of your loved ones is struggling with a disease, or you know that they're unable to take care of themselves and you’re worried for their safety, you want to be as close to them as possible. What happens when you can’t be? Let’s say you're currently not at...
How to Be There for Someone Who Is Going Through Terminal Care
Typically, terminal care refers to a type of care that aims to make people suffering from a terminal illness as comfortable as possible. This can involve helping them with physical pain, emotional struggles, guidance, and many others. While there is terminal care for...
What People See Before They Die: 7 Possible Explanations and Theories
The near-death experience has become a scientifically-researched issue that intrigues many people. It refers to someone’s personal experience, and it is associated with impending death. There is a wide range of feelings, emotions, and experiences that are said to...
Bereavement 101: What It Is and How to Cope with It
People who are deprived of something important to them might be in the state of bereavement. Loss affects all of us one way or another. This occurs mostly when you lose someone close to you or a family member, relative or dear friend dies. In this post, we wanted to...
Words of Encouragement to Comfort People Who Are Grieving or Facing Death
Whether we’ve been through the extremely difficult experience of losing someone ourselves, or we comforted someone who did, we’re all in some way or another accustomed to grief. In the moments following a loss, or those in which you are made aware of the fact that you...
The 5 Stages of Death and Dying Based on Kubler-Ross Model
Death and dying triggers plenty of emotional responses and reactions. Moreover, these emotions are difficult to address. In this post, we will present the five stages of death and dying, which were proposed by Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. We will discover more about an...
Inside the Blame Psychology in Relation to Death and Dying
It is understandable why some people blame others for their loved ones’ death. Individuals who have experienced loss go through a lot of pain and mixed feelings. Their reactions are somewhat inevitable and easy to understand. Still, the blame psychology seems to work...
