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SARK on Grieving Deeply, Living Wildly, and SUCCULENT WILD LOVE

By SARK — 2016

Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy, aka SARK, talks about how her most recent book SUCCULENT WILD LOVE and how the six habits it offers for feeling more love more often are helping her navigate her grief surrounding the death of her fiance and the book’s coauthor Dr. John Waddell.

19:25 min

On Grief and Dying: Understanding the Soul’s Journey

Drawing from the wisdom of various sources—the contemporary Goddess movement, powerful psychic techniques, and the ancient traditions of Buddhism and Greek mythology—healer and writer Diane Stein leads the reader on a remarkable journey toward loving acceptance, affirmation, and hope.

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Diane Stein
1996
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson (10th Anniversary Edition)

Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it.

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Mitch Albom
2007
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Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death

The Buddhist approach to death can be of great benefit to people of all backgrounds—as has been demonstrated by Joan Halifax’s decades of work with the dying and their caregivers.

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Joan Halifax, Ira Byock (foreword)
2009
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An Introduction to the Death-Positive Movement

In most modern cultures, it’s common for people to feel uneasy about death. We express this discomfort by avoiding conversations on the topic and lowering our voices when speaking of the dead and dying.

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FindCenter
2022
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A Heartfelt Appeal for a Graceful Exit

Studies of dying patients who seek a hastened death have shown that their reasons often go beyond physical ones like intractable pain or emotional ones like feeling hopeless.

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Jane E. Brody
2008
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Terminal Options for the Irreversibly Ill

My Feb. 5 column, “A Heartfelt Appeal for a Graceful Exit,” prompted a deluge of information and requests for information on how people too sick to reap meaningful pleasure from life might be able to control their death.

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Jane E. Brody
2008
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Alternatives for the Final Disposition

Though I wince at the redundancy, funeral “pre-planning” is a phenomenon receiving increased attention, and a growing number of Web-based guides tell how to go about it. As www.funerals.org puts it: “Funeral planning starts at home.

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Jane E. Brody
2008
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Jane Brody's Guide to the Great Beyond: A Practical Primer to Help You and Your Loved Ones Prepare Medically, Legally, and Emotionally for the End of Life

From the beloved New York Times columnist, trusted authority on health, and bestselling author comes this complete guide to everything you need to know–emotionally, spiritually, and practically–to prepare for the end of life.

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Jane Brody
2009
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How to Bring More Meaning to Dying

Palliative care specialist BJ Miller and Shoshana Berger explain how to bring more meaning and less suffering to the end of life.

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BJ Miller, Shoshana Berger
2019
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A Beginner’s Guide to the End: How to Live Life to the Full and Die a Good Death

The end of a life can often feel like a traumatic, chaotic and inhuman experience. In this reassuring and inspiring book, palliative care physician Dr BJ Miller and writer Shoshana Berger provide a vision for rethinking and navigating this universal process.

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BJ Miller, Shoshana Berger
2019
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