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Good housekeeping: The Not-So-Sad Guide to Planning a Funeral

NYT A Fitting Final Gift From Jimmy Carter

NPR Review "Cape: A new picture book helps kids cope with grief”

The Atlantic “Four Ways to Make Grief More Bearable”

NYT Opinion: I Thought No One Had Felt Grief Like Mine. Then I Saw ‘The Bear.’

NPR "Why this poet sees grief as its own kind of spiritual practice”

The Guardian "grief in the age of AI”

Emergence Magazine: ANIMALS IN THE ROOM Why We Can and Should Listen to Other Species

The New Yorker's A Photographer’s Frank, Tender Portrait of Her Parents’ Final Year

Featured Book: How to Live in a Chaotic Climate

The New Yorker's “What to Do with Climate Emotions…

Thunderclap A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death

The Guardian's “Climate grief is real – and I cannot keep watching images of our dying planet”

Know Before You Go: The Not-So-Sad Guide to Planning a Funeral

Watch the trailer for Tukdam: Between Worlds

NYT “That’s the Funny Thing About Grief”

On Being with Krista Tippett : Ocean Vuong A Life Worthy of Our Breath

Xtra* How to queer your end-of-life planning

Zena Sharman “THE CARE WE DREAM OF”

Assessment Tool for LGBTQ-Inclusive Hospice & Palliative Care

Huffington Post: Why We Need Black Death Doulas

The grief, guilt and joy of being a caregiver for my mom

In These Times Essay by MALKIA DEVICH-CYRIL : A Black activist reflects on intergenerational trauma, community, and coming to terms with death in movement building.

Sanctuaries of Silence - emergence Magazine

The Cut: Surviving The Death Talk with my My Kid

Washington Post: Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen on their caregiving advocacy and experiences

Making informed choices when planning a funeral: A guide for queer people

Wake Louisiana LGBTQ+ EOL Guide

AARP LGBTQ Community Caregiving Guide

List to Laraaji on Spotify

BBC's "The photos that chronicle the cost of dying”

Green Remains at Spiral Magazine

The New Yorker: Nicholas Humphrey’s Beautiful Theory of Mind In his new book, “Sentience,” a neuropsychologist argues that consciousness evolved to make us feel that life is worth living.

NPR's Ted Radio Hour "Mind, Body, Spirit"

Huffington Post “What End-Of-Life Doulas Want You To Know About Death And Grief”

Featured Film: EO Trailer

Featured Song: Change by Big Thief

25 Children's Books About Death & Grief

Featured Podcast - The Tao of Rick Rubin

Featured Article - Dealing with Pet Loss…

Take Action: TELL CONGRESS to EXPAND ACCESS TO IN-HOME AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES

Brave Space's Trans Relief and Funeral Fund

Featured Podcast: Ethics of A Wild Mind podcast with David Hinton

Featured Article - How Psychedelics Can Offer Transcendence At End Of Life

Featured NYT Article - Family Recording a Family Member is a Gift to Your Future Self

Featured NPR Article - In 'Time is a Mother,' poet Ocean Vuong reflects on life, and time, without his mom

Caring Connections - Download your state's advance directives.

Featured NYT Article - How to Make a Caregiving Plan (So It’s Ready When You Need It)

Featured Song: ‘Ancestress’ by Bjork

Youtube Guided Meditation