Death Cafe Resource Library
Judith Voirst provides excellent guidance regarding the view of death as an exception to living and rather offers the view that death is yet another experience which must be sustained by life. Voirst offers the perspective that we suffer losses daily - that loss is not an exception to life but very much part of living.
One of the most important psychological studies of the late twentieth century, On Death and Dying grew out of Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's famous interdisciplinary seminar on death, life, and transition. In this remarkable book, Dr. Kübler-Ross first explored the now-famous five stages of death: denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully.
Posted by Kathleen W on April 3, 2017, 11:22 a.m.
"It is the impermanence of life that gives us perspective. As we come in contact with life's precarious nature, we also come to appreciate its preciousness. Then we don't wan to wast a minute... Death is a good companion on the road to living well and dying without regrets."
From the website:
THE FIVE INVITATIONS
Discovering What Death
Can Teach Us About Living Fully
Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight, helping us to discover what matters most.
Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart and we cannot truly live unless we are aware of death. The Five Invitations is an exhilarating meditation on the meaning of life and how maintaining an ever-present consciousness of death can bring us closer to our truest selves.
Easy Death, Spiritual Wisdom on The Ultimate Transcending of Death and Everything Else by The Ruchir
Posted by Henny Nouwen RN,CMT on March 6, 2017, 2:19 p.m. 1 comment
"An exciting, stimulating, and
thought-provoking book that
adds immensely to the ever-
increasing literature on the
phenomena of life and death.
"...it is a confirmation that a life
filled with love instead of fear
can lead to ultimately
meaningful life and death.
"Thank you for this masterpiece."
– Elisabeth Kubler Ross, M.D.
author, On Death and Dying
Dying Well Prepared; Conversations and Choices for Terminal Patients
Posted by AlanBingham on Feb. 21, 2017, 3:47 p.m. 1 comment
A guide book to help people with the choices they need to make for end of life and the conversations they need to have.
Written by a retired hospice admissions officer it covers getting the news and understanding it, the life choices you can make and who, when and how to engage in conversation.
It includes information on living options, caregivers, legal and ethical wills, Power of Attorney, health care proxy, hospice, palliative care, pain management, and end of life itself.
It also provides suggested language for conversations to help in articulating choices. Written primarily for the US consumer it is largely generic to all countries.
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Free, Public Symposium on "Awareness of Death and Personal Mortality: Implications for Anthropogeny"
Posted by Ingrid Benirschke-Perkins on Jan. 12, 2017, 12:38 p.m.
Join the live webcast!
Awareness of Death and Personal Mortality: Implications for Anthropogeny is the topic of a free public symposium hosted by the UCSD/Salk Center for Academic Research & Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) on Friday, March 3rd (1:00 – 5:30 pm PT), co-chaired by Nicholas Humphrey (Univ of Cambridge) and Ajit Varki (UC San Diego).
While certain warm-blooded social animals and birds appear to react selectively and specifically to the death of other members of their group, humans seem to be very unusual in the quality and extent of our responses, and in the ability to translate these experiences into an understanding of our personal mortality ...
In addition to the emotional aspects of preparing for death, there is the business aspect of death. I have come across a book "Things To Know Before I Go" which can be a valuable asset to help your loved ones deal with the business that will come following your death. The book covers 17 categories including personal information, funeral wishes, financial accounts, life insurance, location of documents, investments, obituary, pets and much more. It's easy to use with simple fill-in forms printed in a large font and coil bound to lay flat. "Things To Know Before I Go" can provide a clear and concise documentation of your ...
This is a beautiful book about living, caring for those whose lives are ending and how compassionate care changes all of us.
Written by a woman (Rachael Naomi Remen) who works with people who have life-threatening illnesses, this book is insightful and loving and a great resource for thinking about life and death.
In The Hourglass: Life as an Aging Mortal, Pamela Cuming invites us to contemplate how we can find the courage to age and to confront death as the runway of our lives gets shorter. She courageously addresses questions like these:
• How can we continue to find meaning in life when we already know the end of the story?
• Is it possible to love our aging bodies as we once loved our younger selves?
• How can we continue to love our aging mates when they grow short-tempered, and impatient and can’t play with us or interact with us the way they used to?
• What can we do to ...
Days ago I found a book at a book fair near my city, I bougth it and I wanted to share it with you but I couldn't find it in english. It's about the scientific explanation of death, how cells work to... yes, die. Anyways here's the link of "La muerte y sus ventajas" if any of you want to read it.
This is my first post and I'm glad to have found a place like this
Love Your Life to Death
This book will make you laugh, it will make you cry, but most importantly it may give you a new perspective on life and death. Through heartfelt stories of those who have been deeply impacted by loss and found happiness again, and interviews of professionals who deal with grief, death and dying, you will gain from their insightful experiences.
You will be empowered by:
*Exploring why we have become a death phobic society
*Better understanding medical futility and quality vs. quantity of life
*Discovering how living fully can help you die peacefully
*Looking at grief and creating your self-care tool box
* Learning how ...
For anyone wanting to do something useful before death do consider giving a kidney.
An 85 year old did so last year!
5000 people with kidney failure in UK are waiting for one and 200+ die evry year for lackof a kidney.
Giving is no big deal for the donor but a vast bonus for the suffrer who receives one.
To finds out more see www.giveakidney.org