A woman died at a conference I went to on 6 September, 2014. Instead of panic there was peace and calm. The moment had been expected and family members knew what to do. Her mother held her and wept. No one rushed. We all looked on in quiet respect; humbled by being able to witness […] Read more…
“People study for weeks for a birth. Why not study for a death?” So says the opening line from the beautiful but sadly, little-known Australian book, Dying to know: Bringing death to life. We are alarmingly disconnected from death in our Western secular culture. Dying to Know Day (D2KD) is an annual day of action […] Read more…