Thanatology, Deborah Golden Alecson

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    Musings on Mortality: Combat stress by embracing whatever brings joy

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    Musings on Mortality: How 'death phobia' contributes to xenophobia

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    Musings on Mortality: Good dying time results in good death

    December 4, 2017

    Musings on Mortality: Combat stress by embracing whatever brings joy

    November 8, 2017

    Musings on Mortality: Being open about death helps everyone

    July 22, 2017

    Musings on Mortality: Current events can escalate death phobia

    April 29, 2017

    Musings on Mortality: To die or not to die? The answer isn't so simple

    April 19, 2017

    Thanatology and Poetry: A Conversation Between Deborah Golden Alecson and Thomas Fink

    February 11, 2017

    Musings on Mortality: Plan a dignified death on your own terms

    February 7, 2017

    Musings on Mortality: It's OK if grief creeps in during holidays

    December 10, 2016

    Musings on Mortality: Maybe if we celebrated death we wouldn't fear it

    November 8, 2016

    Musings on Mortality: Difference between suicide, medical aid in dying

    September 6, 2016

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    Musings on Mortality: Death-phobic culture hinders end-of-life plans

    October 5, 2015

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    Deborah Golden Alecson

    My first experience with how unreasonable our culture is regarding death came after the birth of my irreversibly brain-damaged daughter (due to medical malpractice) . . . Read more.

     

     

     

     

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