If there is a germinal moment for the positive death movement, it is 2003, when a social worker at a New York hospice center became disillusioned by the care that members of the medical staff were ...

The death-positive movement isn’t asking people to be excited and happy about dying. All it is asking people to do is ...

“Death is a reality for all of us, but a pandemic will certainly bring it to the front of the mind," said Andrea Paradis, an end-of-life doula. During the coronavirus pandemic, many people consider ...

New farewell trend: Living funerals let people celebrate life with loved ones before death, focusing on connection and shared memories rather than loss. Cultural shift: The rise aligns with the ...

As global populations transition into what has been called the “longevity society,” caring for the aging and dying has prompted the emergence of an unusual self-care movement promising improved ...