Jan 15, 2019
Alua Arthur is a death doula and founder of Going With Grace, an end-of-life agency which exists to support people as they answer the question "what must I do to be at peace with myself so that I may die peacefully?" and to support family members in completing the affairs of their loved one's life after a death.
IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:
Alua’s story and her career transition from lawyer to death doula What a death doula is How death brings people to life The importance of planning for your death What legacy projects are and how they help families through the grieving process How to support someone you love who is dying How to talk to kids about death Where the death industry lacks and how our medical system makes death feel like a failure instead of a natural part of life Musings on the meaning of life Plus much more…
RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE
Mentioned:
Momento Mori
Middle Sex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Song of Solomon by Tori Morrison
Die Wise by Steven Jenkenson
Tibetan Book Of The Dead
Connect with Alua:
Website: www.goingwithgrace.com
Instagram: @going_with_grace
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The Guest House
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice.
meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.
Be grateful for whatever comes.
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
-Rumi