Recently the New York Times published a special section worth reading (and discussing with loved ones) called “Let’s Talk About Death,” including a useful, brief overview of some important aspects of end-of-life planning.
I’ve sat at the bedside of several beloved family members, friends, clients and others in the last days and hours of life. I’ve grieved and supported many others in grief, and there is no one right way to grieve. Every individual, family, culture and community responds to grief in unique ways. As psychotherapist and grief specialist Francis Weller has written:
“We are remade in times of grief, broken apart and reassembled. It is hard, painful and unbidden work. No one goes in search of loss, rather it finds us and reminds us of the temporary gift we have been given, these few breaths we call a life.”
Death and loss are universal human experiences that touch us emotionally, physically and spiritually, yet many people are unprepared and terrified to have these conversations.
Let’s talk about death.
About grief.
About practical preparation and creating meaningful rituals.
Grief Remakes Us
