Resources
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Books
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![An image of Ram Dass and Mirabai Bush's book- Walking Each Other Home]()
Walking Each Other Home
by Ram Dass and Mirabai Bush
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![Image of Frank Ostaseski's Book- The Five Invitations]()
The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us about Living Fully
By Frank Ostaseski
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![Picture of J.S. Park's book - As Long as You Need: Permission to Grieve]()
As Long As You Need: Permission to Grieve
by J.S.Park
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![An image of Megan Devine's book- It's Okay That You're Not Okay]()
It's Okay That You're Not Okay
by Megan Devine
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![An image of Anita Moorjani's book- Dying To Be Me]()
Dying to Be Me
by Anita Moorjani
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![An image of Bj Miller, MD and Shoshana Berger's book- A Beginner's Guide to the End]()
A Beginner's Guide to the End
by BJ Miller, MD and Shoshana Berger
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![Image of Alua Arthur's book- Briefly Perfectly Human]()
Breifly Perfectly Human
by Alua Arthur
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![An image of Solomon, Greenberg, and Pyszczynski's book- The Worm at the Core]()
The Worm at the Core
by Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, and Tom Pyszczynski
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![An image of Mary-Frances O'Connor's book- The Grieving Brain]()
The Grieving Brain
by Mary-Frances O'Connor
Articles & Helpful Websites
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Why writing a will and planning for your death is a 'lifetime gift' to loved ones: npr.org
Rewriting the Narrative Around Death: My Death Plan’s Mission to Redefine Legacy: usatoday.com
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Estate Planning: 16 Things to Do Before You Die: investopedia.com
What to Do When a Loved One Dies: aarp.org
Getting Your Affairs in Order Checklist- Documents to Prepare for the Future: nia.nih.org
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Medical Aid in Dying: MAiD
MAiD in Vermont for Non-Residents: patientchoices.org
Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking: VSED
Hospice Care: health.harvard.edu
Palliative Care: my.clevelandclinic.org
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How your brain copes with grief, and why it takes time to heal: npr.org
Grief: psychologytoday.com
5 stages of grief: Coping with the loss of a loved one: health.harvard.edu
Coping with Grief After a Sudden or Unexpected Death: hr.jhu.edu
Follow Your Grief: inelda.org
Videos, Documentaries, Movies
Beautiful, Mad Art Until the End
“As she was dying, 42-year-old Seattle artist Briar Bates directed a silly, joyful water ballet — performed in the kiddie pool at Volunteer Park after her death and starring all of her friends.”
A Will for the Woods
“Determined that his final resting place will benefit the earth, musician, psychiatrist, and folk dancer Clark Wang prepares for his own green burial while battling lymphoma.”
More To Dying Than Meets the Eye
A TEDx talk by Martha Atkins about “deathbed phenomena that can bring comfort to patients and caregivers if those involved know what they are experiencing.”
End Well
A website that holds a collection of different videos surrounding the many aspects of death and dying.
A 97 year old faces his own death
“Herbert Fingarette once argued that there was no reason to fear death. At 97, his own mortality began to haunt him, and he had to rethink everything.”
Last Flight Home
“An examination of Eli Timoner's intentional death and his family's emotional turmoil as they grapple with his decision to end his own life.”