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How Death Doulas Ease the Final Transition

By Cynthia Greenlee — 2019

End-of-life caregiving is an ancient practice that’s now re-emerging in the death positivity movement, which urges a shift in thinking about death as natural and not traumatic.

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A Beginner’s Guide to the End: How to Live Life to the Full and Die a Good Death

The end of a life can often feel like a traumatic, chaotic and inhuman experience. In this reassuring and inspiring book, palliative care physician Dr BJ Miller and writer Shoshana Berger provide a vision for rethinking and navigating this universal process.

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BJ Miller, Shoshana Berger
2019
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"To Live Until We say Goodbye" - Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Lecture

"To Live Until We say Goodbye" - Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross lecture lectures on the the 4 quadrants, children and death, and more.

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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
2020
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Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Interviews Dying Patients

Though Elisabeth is often described as the “death and dying lady” or the “creator of the Five Stages of Grief®” she often referred to herself as the “life and living lady”.

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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
2021
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The Smooth River: Finding Inspiration and Exquisite Beauty during Terminal Illness. Lessons from the Front Line.

A couple developed a far more expansive and creative view of what strength means in response to a cancer diagnosis for which there are no medical cures. They called this the Smooth River.

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Richard S. Cohen
2021
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The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying

Poet and essayist Nina Riggs was just thirty-seven years old when initially diagnosed with breast cancer—one small spot. Within a year, she received the devastating news that her cancer was terminal.

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Nina Riggs
2025
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Cancer Patients on How to Talk to Them About Having Cancer

Vice talks to three cancer patients and survivors to get a better understanding for how to treat people with the illness.

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2020
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On Grief and Dying: Understanding the Soul’s Journey

Drawing from the wisdom of various sources—the contemporary Goddess movement, powerful psychic techniques, and the ancient traditions of Buddhism and Greek mythology—healer and writer Diane Stein leads the reader on a remarkable journey toward loving acceptance, affirmation, and hope.

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Diane Stein
1996
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The Grace in Dying: How We Are Transformed Spiritually as We Die

This landmark revisioning of the stages of dying, brilliantly conceived and beautifully written, reveals how the dying process naturally carries us through a profound psychological and spiritual transformation as we reconnect with the source of our being.

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Kathleen D. Singh
2000
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From Life to Death, Beyond and Back | Thomas Fleischmann | TEDxTUHHSalon

Dr. Fleischmann sees dead people. In fact, he has seen over 2,000 humans die but brought back to life several hundreds of them.

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2014
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What Really Matters at the End of Life | BJ Miller

At the end of our lives, what do we most wish for? For many, it’s simply comfort, respect, love. BJ Miller is a palliative care physician who thinks deeply about how to create a dignified, graceful end of life for his patients.

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BJ Miller
2015
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