Members of LGBTQ+ communities are foregoing advance care planning conversations due to fears of discrimination, recent research has found. bit.ly/3AdO1Yb

Beautiful article on grieving.

Congratulations CA! ✨ Gov. Newsom signed the bill to allow for NOR/human composting on Sunday. Thank you for all of your letters and advocacy! Together we can make more meaningful & sustainable options available 🌿

Dying laughing.

Wonderful to chat with FuneralOne about the game and so much more ..

I know backyard burial is on the mind of a few of you as your end of life plans…let us warn you though: it is possible, but it is NOT easy 😅 Read more: talkdeath.com/your-guide-to-…

🧵It was once believed that during the days around the winter solstice the dead visited the living. With this in mind, here’s a thread on death + Christmas folklore (GIF by lakritzellaz)

This Earth Day, consider your impact even when you’re gone. Here are some ways you can show up and advocate for the legalization of green burial options in your region.

Excited to watch Season 1... When the parent said "the hardest thing I've ever had to do was tell my children their mother was dead" I flashed to the hardest thing I've had to do, decide if I I should tell my mother, who had Alzheimers, Dad died. youtu.be/97sG2vKgmb0

Every culture has unique ways of facing the loss of the important people in our lives. Anthropologists, sociologists and religious studies scholars have tried mapping out the intricate rites and rituals surrounding death around the world. talkdeath.com/beyond-the-vei…

From 'disposal' to 'deceased', words matter. Our founder @poppymardall introduces our #DeadGoodWords campaign to create new, better ways to talk about death and dying. Which words would you change? Read more: poppysfunerals.co.uk/media/download…

This is such a great guide as I prepare my workshop on working with grief and death.

For me, it is the smell of my mother's hand lotion June Geranium. Sadly, they don't make it anymore.

Friends, my health has been less than great, and I am in the hospital for surgery and then a little rest. I hope to keep the Daily Poetry Thread going strong. I leave you for now with these words.

Watched the eclipse with my oldest friend. Moments like this remind me how short and beautiful our life is.

When a dog dies of old age in The Sims 3, the Grim Reaper reassures them with a hug and throws a stick for them to follow into the afterlife.

Highly intelligent outliers often possess an exceptionally strong death drive - Thanatos - carrying an undeniable, almost sensual darkness. In Freudian theory, this drive is not merely physical - it extends into the psychic, spiritual, and symbolic realms of ending. It expresses