Language Matters What does the word ‘dying’ mean to you? When do you start dying? Language informs how we understand and interpret what is going on. The words we say […]
Whispers and Words
In Lieu of Flowers
…call your mother These days, funerals and memorializations have become much more personalized and colorful. And so have obituaries. What do you want the world to know about your life […]
Life and Death
Can’t Have One Without The Other They’re not opposites and they’re not separate. How do we decipher that? And why should we? Because it may be the most important thing […]
I Ain’t Got No Body
We love bones. We hate bones. We’re scared of bones. And we make no bones about it. This presentation is a random collection of curious and fascinating death practices from […]
New law gives critically ill people Right to Try psychedelics
The Right to Try Act lets people with life-threatening illnesses try experimental drugs, some lawyers assert. That includes mushrooms, LSD and ecstasy. One guy’s already doing it… …And it’s all […]
Thanatologists – Incredibly Fun at Parties
A Thanatologist (from Thanos, the Greek word for death) is an academic student of dying, death and grief and their effects on people and society. Thanatology covers an interdisciplinary range of […]
Grief and Loss
Grief and Loss Workshop and Presentation Topics Understanding The Nature of Grief and Loss Dispelling myths and understanding loss in our own lives can empower us to see grief as […]