Alua Arthur is the most visible and active death doula working in America today. She’s a recovering attorney and the founder of Going with Grace, a death doula training and end-of-life planning organization. Her TED Talk titled, “Why Thinking About Death Helps You Live a Better Life,” has over 1.5 million views. In today’s episode, Annmarie and Alua discuss Briefly Perfectly Human, Alua’s life-changing, soul-gathering memoir. They also discuss how talking about death can help all of us live better lives.
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Titles Discussed in this Episode:
Briefly Perfectly Human, by Alua Arthur
Middlesex, by Jeffrey Eugenides
Conscious Grieving, by Claire Bidwell Smith
Love on the Scottish Spring Isle, by Beatrice Bradshaw
Fathers and Sons, by Howard Cunnell
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Twitter: @goinggracefully
Facebook: @goingwgrace
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