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Dignitas founder ends his own life through assisted death
— Ludwig Minelli, whose work had lasting influence on Swiss law, dies just days before his 93rd birthday
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— Ludwig Minelli, whose work had lasting influence on Swiss law, dies just days before his 93rd birthday
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Dignitas founder ends his own life through assisted death
Ludwig Minelli, whose work had lasting influence on Swiss law, dies just days before his 93rd birthday
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Dignitas founder ends his own life through assisted death
— Ludwig Minelli, whose work had lasting influence on Swiss law, dies just days before his 93rd birthday
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
— Ludwig Minelli, whose work had lasting influence on Swiss law, dies just days before his 93rd birthday
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
A Therapist Shares 3 Ways To Grieve During The Holidays, When Everyone Expects Happiness
— When someone dies around the holidays, it can be hard to know what to do next.
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— When someone dies around the holidays, it can be hard to know what to do next.
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A Therapist Shares 3 Ways To Grieve During The Holidays, When Everyone Expects Happiness
When someone dies around the holidays, it can be hard to know what to do next.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
A Therapist Shares 3 Ways To Grieve During The Holidays, When Everyone Expects Happiness
— When someone dies around the holidays, it can be hard to know what to do next.
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— When someone dies around the holidays, it can be hard to know what to do next.
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My dad sent me his estate document before I was ready to face it. I was glad he had when he died unexpectedly months later.
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My dad sent me his estate document before I was ready to face it. I was glad he had when he died unexpectedly months later.
When my dad sent me a document with all important information I cringed because he wasn't even sick. I wish I could thank him for doing so.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
My dad sent me his estate document before I was ready to face it. I was glad he had when he died unexpectedly months later.
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The Dementia Deck: Preparing for Future Decisions with Lisa
— Learn about a helpful conversation game that encourages discussions about advance care planning for dementia.
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— Learn about a helpful conversation game that encourages discussions about advance care planning for dementia.
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Ep. 529 The Dementia Deck: Preparing for Future Decisions with Lisa Pahl and Jamie Thrower
Learn about a helpful conversation game that encourages discussions about advance care planning for dementia. My guests for this episode, Lisa Pahl and Jamie Thrower, are the co-creators of The Dem…
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November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Dementia Deck: Preparing for Future Decisions with Lisa
— Learn about a helpful conversation game that encourages discussions about advance care planning for dementia.
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— Learn about a helpful conversation game that encourages discussions about advance care planning for dementia.
eolupodcast.com/2025/11/24/e...
More People Are Caring for Dying Loved Ones at Home.
— A New Orleans Nonprofit Is Showing Them How.
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— A New Orleans Nonprofit Is Showing Them How.
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More People Are Caring for Dying Loved Ones at Home. A New Orleans Nonprofit Is Showing Them How. - KFF Health News
Demand for home health care, including at-home hospice care, has skyrocketed since the onset of the covid pandemic. A New Orleans nonprofit is teaching people how to provide end-of-life care for relat...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
More People Are Caring for Dying Loved Ones at Home.
— A New Orleans Nonprofit Is Showing Them How.
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— A New Orleans Nonprofit Is Showing Them How.
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"In My Own Time" | A documentary that looks at what it means to die on one's own terms.
"In My Own Time" offers perspectives on MAID less commonly seen in media reports and presents an opportunity to educate people on end-of-life choice in Canada.
Watch now: https://ow.ly/QIxg50Vwyv4
"In My Own Time" offers perspectives on MAID less commonly seen in media reports and presents an opportunity to educate people on end-of-life choice in Canada.
Watch now: https://ow.ly/QIxg50Vwyv4
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"In My Own Time" | A documentary that looks at what it means to die on one's own terms.
"In My Own Time" offers perspectives on MAID less commonly seen in media reports and presents an opportunity to educate people on end-of-life choice in Canada.
Watch now: https://ow.ly/QIxg50Vwyv4
"In My Own Time" offers perspectives on MAID less commonly seen in media reports and presents an opportunity to educate people on end-of-life choice in Canada.
Watch now: https://ow.ly/QIxg50Vwyv4
Are you prepared to die? Death doula on planning a good death
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November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Planning a ‘good death’
— Certified death doula on setting up your family for success once you’re gone
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— Certified death doula on setting up your family for success once you’re gone
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Planning a ‘good death’: Certified death doula on setting up your family for success once you’re gone
Are you prepared to die? It's a tough question and it might make you squirm, but death is something you need to think about to set your family up for success once you're gone. Certified death doula Ad...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Planning a ‘good death’
— Certified death doula on setting up your family for success once you’re gone
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/ctv...
— Certified death doula on setting up your family for success once you’re gone
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/ctv...
Hospice Nurse Julie and Steve Burns share a deeply human conversation about dying
— The mashup we didn't know we needed.
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— The mashup we didn't know we needed.
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Hospice Nurse Julie and Steve Burns share a deeply human conversation about dying
The mashup we didn't know we needed.
www.upworthy.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Hospice Nurse Julie and Steve Burns share a deeply human conversation about dying
— The mashup we didn't know we needed.
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— The mashup we didn't know we needed.
www.upworthy.com/nurse-julie-...
Sharing Our Stories to Preserve Our History with Stephanie Ford
November 17, 2025 kwyattmd
— Learn how to discover and preserve our own and others’ stories to provide inspiration in challenging times.
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November 17, 2025 kwyattmd
— Learn how to discover and preserve our own and others’ stories to provide inspiration in challenging times.
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Ep. 528 Sharing Our Stories to Preserve Our History with Stephanie Ford
Learn how to discover and preserve our own and others’ stories to provide inspiration in challenging times. My guest Stephanie Ford is the founder of Life Stories with Steph, a video storytel…
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November 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Sharing Our Stories to Preserve Our History with Stephanie Ford
November 17, 2025 kwyattmd
— Learn how to discover and preserve our own and others’ stories to provide inspiration in challenging times.
eolupodcast.com/2025/11/17/e...
November 17, 2025 kwyattmd
— Learn how to discover and preserve our own and others’ stories to provide inspiration in challenging times.
eolupodcast.com/2025/11/17/e...
Stiff upper lip no more! Our attitudes to death need to change
— Talking about death does not diminish life; it enriches it, writes David Alexander
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— Talking about death does not diminish life; it enriches it, writes David Alexander
www.lbc.co.uk/article/stif...
Stiff upper lip no more! Our attitudes to death need to change | LBC
Talking about death does not diminish life; it enriches it, writes David Alexander
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November 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Stiff upper lip no more! Our attitudes to death need to change
— Talking about death does not diminish life; it enriches it, writes David Alexander
www.lbc.co.uk/article/stif...
— Talking about death does not diminish life; it enriches it, writes David Alexander
www.lbc.co.uk/article/stif...
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5 books that teach you how to die well...by living better
— “Our ultimate goal, after all, is not a good death but a good life to the very end.”
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— “Our ultimate goal, after all, is not a good death but a good life to the very end.”
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5 books that teach you how to die well — by living better
Some books set out to distract you from the world. Others help you look at it differently. These five might change your life.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
5 books that teach you how to die well...by living better
— “Our ultimate goal, after all, is not a good death but a good life to the very end.”
bigthink.com/books/5-book...
— “Our ultimate goal, after all, is not a good death but a good life to the very end.”
bigthink.com/books/5-book...
It’s time for all of us to embrace hard conversations Marshawn Kneeland’s death sparked
— If we could all talk openly about our fears, maybe the number of suicides could be reduced.
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— If we could all talk openly about our fears, maybe the number of suicides could be reduced.
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It’s time for all of us to embrace hard conversations Marshawn Kneeland’s death sparked
If we could all talk openly about our fears, maybe the number of times we are left shaking our heads over suicide can be reduced.
www.dallasnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
It’s time for all of us to embrace hard conversations Marshawn Kneeland’s death sparked
— If we could all talk openly about our fears, maybe the number of suicides could be reduced.
www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowbo...
— If we could all talk openly about our fears, maybe the number of suicides could be reduced.
www.dallasnews.com/sports/cowbo...
Disenfranchised grief
— Shining a light on the types of loss that often live in the shadows
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— Shining a light on the types of loss that often live in the shadows
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Shining a light on disenfranchised grief
When your grief doesn’t fit the ‘mould’ of what others expect, it can feel unacknowledged – making it all the harder to deal with
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November 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Disenfranchised grief
— Shining a light on the types of loss that often live in the shadows
happiful.com/disenfranchi...
— Shining a light on the types of loss that often live in the shadows
happiful.com/disenfranchi...
Transforming Veteran Care Through Stories, Art, and Theatre with Qwynn Galloway-Salazar PhD
— Learn about a powerful course and theatre initiative to redefine how we care for veterans at the end of life.
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— Learn about a powerful course and theatre initiative to redefine how we care for veterans at the end of life.
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Ep. 527 Transforming Veteran Care Through Stories, Art, and Theatre with Qwynn Galloway-Salazar PhD
Learn about a powerful course and theatre initiative to redefine how we care for veterans at the end of life. My return guest, Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar is an Army Veteran, end-of-life doula educa…
eolupodcast.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Transforming Veteran Care Through Stories, Art, and Theatre with Qwynn Galloway-Salazar PhD
— Learn about a powerful course and theatre initiative to redefine how we care for veterans at the end of life.
eolupodcast.com/2025/11/10/e...
— Learn about a powerful course and theatre initiative to redefine how we care for veterans at the end of life.
eolupodcast.com/2025/11/10/e...
Cleveland Death Society confronts dying with dark humor and no judgment
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Cleveland Death Society confronts dying with dark humor and no judgment
The topic of death and dying is seen as taboo for many, only talked about at funerals and hospitals. But a Cleveland group is looking to dispel the fear with events that are all about death.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Cleveland Death Society confronts dying with dark humor and no judgment
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