How I Have Come to Accept Death

And you can, too.

Death is a universal experience. Shared by every living being, no matter your gender, political background, or species. As we live longer, we experience loss through others' deaths as well.

Yet, even as death is all around us, we rarely know what to do when it’s our time to die. A few folks go quickly, unexpectedly. But for many of us, death will not be quick or easy. Therefore, we should give some thought to how to accept death and deal with it before a diagnosis.

As a practicing death doula and teacher, I want to share how I've made peace with this reality.

One Chance to Get it Right

Most of us will only die once, which means we don’t get any do-overs. That's a lot of pressure, but it's also an opportunity.

I travel all over the world with a mission to help people accept dying and death while they’re still very much alive. To do this effectively with others, I've had to do it myself first.

I must model the behavior and mindset.

I've seen and written about how fear of death, death anxiet…