Death Resources
Books, Films, Art, Music, Websites and Other Resources
Re-Imagining Death: Stories & Practical Wisdom for Home Funerals & Green Burials
by Lucinda Herring
Order of the Good Death Website: Building a meaningful, eco-friendly, friendly, and equitable end of life
Ask a Mortician Youtube Series Educational, entertaining videos on a variety of topics on the matters of death from Caitlin Doughty
The Emerald Podcast: No one here gets out alive (The Death Episode)
Give your body back to the earth - Recent NY Times piece on Composting
Death Deck, a set of cards to inspire conversation & fun
Have a talk of a lifetime: A conversation starter workbook to inspire deeper engagement with others at the end of life
LSD and the Mind of the Universe, Christopher Bache: a book about an academic's decades-long exploration with high doses of LSD and exploration of consciousness
Death, Dying & Psychedelics: A Psychedelics Today Webinar
Psyche (mythology): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyche_(mythology)
Earth Goddesses & Archetypes for the Present Day La Vaca Independiente: A website with a collection of short essays on art, culture, nature, earth-based spirituality
The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief, by Francis Weller
From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty
Legal & Organizational Resources
EverPlans.com: Organizing your life
Estate planning, end-of-life planning, wills, digital organization and more...
Advance Death Directives:
More info & directives by state
An Advance Directive for NC (A PDF for download/print)
5Wishes Forms: An advance directive accepted in most states with options for adults, kids, teens in accessible, conversational language
Digital & mailed paper copies available
Preparing for Your Own Death Checklist (UCLA)
Medical Definitions of Advance Directives (Living Will, Power of Attorney, Health Care Proxy)
