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Here’s a really special piece I wrote for @TalkDeathDaily on how the #sikh #akhandpaath ceremony offers relief to those grieving the death of a loved one. I trace its history and share a personal story about losing my grandmother. talkdeath.com/understanding-…

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With preparations in order to release the whale back into the ocean after 53 years in captivity, the idea of death care for all animals comes back into mind. For humans, having your final days be in your own home can provide great support and relief.

Tokitae, also known as Lolita or Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut, the last surviving southern resident killer whale in captivity, died in Florida on Friday afternoon, the Miami Seaquarium said.

For our Careers in Death Care series, we talked to Martin Hutchinson of @ReturnHomenor about what it looks like in the day in the life of a human composting technician. Read more here talkdeath.com/careers-in-dea…

I’m convinced the afterlife is just going to be me face to face with every houseplant I have forgotten to water for months at a time.

Tell us your green burial death plans in the comments! 💐🌻🌷🌸🌼💐

When the label of disorder is required to gain access to support for grieving, should we be questioning the entire concept?

On the first day of obon, people welcome their ancestral spirits to their homes with offerings of food and flowers at shrines or altars. They spend the next few days thanking their ancestors, eating together and deepening their bonds. Read more here talkdeath.com/japans-obon-fe…

“Decluttering can, and perhaps always should be, connected to death and mortality. I believe that if my clients would allow themselves to think of their mortality, then we could make great progress towards simpler living." - Corrie Goldfinger talkdeath.com/death-and-decl…

Repost from @MuseumModernArt ​​How can art help process grief?

Guest writer Noor Anand Chawla talks about the Sikh tradition of Akhand Path and its long history of ritual as a way to process grief. talkdeath.com/understanding-…

Ary Scheffer - Orpheus Mourning the Death of Eurydice, 1814

In the 1950 movie Orpheus, he makes this travel possible through the temporal portals within the reflection of mirrors. An obsession with the character and concept of Death draws him in, making it harder to return to the living.

The story of Orpheus and Eurydice is one of my favorites, purely because of the character of Death herself. Shortly after Orpheus, a lyricist and poet, falls in love with Eurydice she dies from a snake bite. In an attempt to get her back, he travels to the underworld.

With trends going around like NPC TikTok lives and AI filters, it’s worth considering how AI will play a role in the future of death care. talkdeath.com/digital-immort…

"I'll be back."

"100 bucks in the casket or I'll follow you home!"

Things I want my best friend to text the guests at my funeral (a thread)