
Resources
Want to learn more about dying, death or grief? Here are some of my favorite resources.
Books
Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
Lessons from the Dying by Rodney Smith
My Grandfather’s Blessings by Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.
Grieving While Black by Breeshia Wade
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Prayers of Honoring Grief by Pixie Lighthorse
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die by Katie Engelhart
On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy & Their Own Families by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
How To Live When a Loved One Dies by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde
Finding Refuge: Heart Work for Healing Collective Grief
Beyond the Grave: The Right Way and the Wrong Way of Leaving Money to Your Children (and Others) by Jeffrey L. Condon, Esq.
It’s OK to not be OK by Megan Devine
Awake at the Bedside: Contemplative Teachings on Palliative and End-of-Life Care edited by Koshin Pale Ellison and Matt Weingast
Reimagining Death: Stories and Practical Wisdom for Home Funerals and Green Burials by Lucinda Herring
Organizations & People Doing the Work
Mixed Media
“Death is Just One Day:” How End-of-Life Doulas are Changing the Conversation Around How We Die
What to Send Up When It Goes Down (this is an interview between the director and the playwright but if you ever get a chance to see the play itself, do it!)