Thursday, April 23, 2015

Taking back death care responsibilities can help us accept death

In his TEDx Talk, Caleb Wilde, a 6th generation funeral director, says, "The North American leap from a culture of healthy death acceptance to a culture of death denial has been no leap at all. It’s been a journey of small steps. And this journey has, in part, been enabled by both the professionalization of death and the funeral industry. In this talk, I explore options that help us pursue death acceptance by taking back death care responsibilities."

Sunday, November 30, 2014

The Luckiest




This song by Ben Folds, "The Luckiest", says as much as any I can think of about gratitude for this life and the people who make it worth living.

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Is there an ethical limit to prolonging life?



In this brief video, Dr. Ira Byock addresses the question, "Is there an ethical limit to prolonging life?"