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Alua Arthur (Death Doula) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss the importance of embracing mortality, talking about death, and her new book, Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life and Getting Real About the End. 

Segments to look forward to:

(02:31 ) What is a death doula? 

(05:39 ) Alua’s journey and embracing mortality 

(07:28 ) The impact of avoiding conversations about death 

(10:33 ) Practical ways to approach contemplating death 

(26:00 ) Having conversations about death with your loved ones 

(28:10 ) Supporting loved ones facing end-of-life challenges 

(30:30 ) Reframing our language about death and disease 

(32:19 ) The desire for “more time” at the end of life 

(38:10 ) The importance of quality of life in end of life care

(40:00 ) Assisted Suiceide and personal autonomy 

(43:40 ) Meaningful rituals for death 

(47:14 ) Mourning people with troubled legacies 

(51:10 ) Being briefly, perfectly human

Read Briefly Perfectly Human: https://bit.ly/4a5UYJb

Check out Going With Grace: https://goingwithgrace.com/

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