Katy Butler
@katybutlerbooks
Best selling author of Knocking on Heaven's Door and an advocate for a better end of life. New book, The Art of Dying Well, available Feb 19, 2019
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http://katybutler.com 28-03-2013 06:58:39
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"I love the idea that there’s an art to dying, which implies that we have agency," said author Katy Butler. "We’re not simply passive victims or bundles of diagnoses." chcf.org/blog/on-the-ar… Rob Waters
Tonight, 2/24 – Journalist and end-of-life speaker Katy Butler (Katy Butler) shares from The Art of Dying Well, her handbook on how to get the best from our health system and thrive in later life: bit.ly/2Tenxhd #PowellsEvents
"We need to concentrate on the psychological and spiritual challenges of decline and death and stop delegating the management of emotional and spiritual tasks to a medical system with poor emotional intelligence," said Katy Butler. chcf.org/blog/on-the-ar… Jessica Zitter, MD
My blog post with The Conversation Project about why it's so important to include dementia care in advance directives: theconversationproject.org/tcp-blog/with-… #TheArtofDyingWell
Staying in charge and understanding the course of an illness are some of the ways we can help ourselves and our loved ones prepare for the end. Thanks for the advice, Katy Butler! via San Francisco Chronicle ow.ly/m7vf50ma7pH
This interview with Katy Butler by Rob Waters covers many issues faced by those with #Alzheimers & other dementias. #PCHETA (H.R. 647) would help to address the lack of trained palliative & #hospice care providers: bit.ly/2EGlM7w via CHCF #ENDALZ
Wonderful summary of #TheArtOfDyingWell in The Boston Globe. I'll be reading on Thursday 3/4 at the The Harvard Coop! bostonglobe.com/arts/books/201…
THREE WEEKS: Join us & @HospiceSantaCru Wednesday, March 27th at 7 pm for a special free event with Katy Butler on her new book, THE ART OF DYING WELL: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO A GOOD END OF LIFE bookshopsantacruz.com/katybutler
.Katy Butler shares the letter she wrote to her loved ones that outlines her end-of-life wishes, and in doing so "I hope it brings you the inspiration and peace it has brought to me." via The Conversation Project ow.ly/YC3o50mHzP4
TCP’s Christopher Joshi and Katy Butler! Katy visited The Harvard Coop to give a talk on her powerful book. Check out her blog post here: bit.ly/2ExZMLY
I am so proud of my writing mentee Sunita_Puri! Read her lovely essay for the The New York Times
Recently had a lovely interview with Devorah Medwin and @bevival about my own "exit plan." Read the full conversation here: bevival.com/good-death/int…
Thank you VITAS Healthcare!
Unfortunately I've been very ill the past 24 hours and have to cancel my event tonight at the @NYZCCC with Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. So sorry about this, hopefully we can reschedule in the future!
Thrilled to be a keynote speaker next month at CoalitionCCC annual summit! Join me to discuss #TheArtofDyingWell and compassionate palliative care. More info on registration here: ccccsummit.org #cccc19 #palliativecare