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Desde ancestrales ritos mortuorios hasta los juegos de la ouija, la humanidad siempre ha buscado atravesar el velo de lo visible y asomarse a aquello que parece extender la conciencia más allá de la vida. ¿Cómo exploran otras culturas estos conceptos? ¿Cómo lo hacemos nosotros? En este libro, Mado Martínez emprende un viaje por las múltiples formas en las que la humanidad ha intentado comprender -o desafiar- la idea de lo que ocurre en ese territorio que se mueve entre la ciencia, la fe y lo inexplicable.

As an ICU nurse, Theresa Evans witnessed death and dying on a regular basis. She considered it a privilege and an honor to be with someone when they died. And then her own mother chose a date with death. So begins the extraordinary account of a mother and her three daughters preparing for death while coping with their own grief and impending loss.

A vida afinal é uma obra corajosa e comovente que enfrenta as conversas que a maioria evita: aquelas sobre doenças graves, o fim da vida e a morte. Misturando relatos pessoais, reflexões filosóficas, análises jurídicas e médicas, Cynthia Araújo — advogada da União e pesquisadora em Bioética — convida o ouvinte a repensar a forma como lidamos com a finitude, o adoecimento e as decisões que cercam os tratamentos médicos em estágios avançados de câncer.

"Healing After the Loss of Your Parents: Finding Comfort & Purpose Through This New Life Stage as an Adult Orphan" is a compassionate, insightful, and empowering grief recovery guidebook that helps listeners navigate through grief, cope with the profound changes that follow the death of their parents, and learn new ways to rebuild their life after loss.

Why would someone leave a shining career in management to work among the dead? Angjolie Mei, funeral director and 'life celebrant', recounts how the death of her father—a veteran known as ‘The Coffin King’ in the funeral industry—prompted this dramatic choice. What exactly...

Breve guía para entender y afrontar la muerte Gracias a los avances de la medicina, nos hemos acostumbrado a negar la presencia de la muerte como parte natural de la vida. De fallecer en el espacio privado de la casa se ha pasado a la parquedad de una camilla de hospital, donde nos encontramos...

Tercer episodio de la colección Primera Temporada. La labor de Nathaniel Fisher en su funeraria, su sorpresiva muerte, los secretos encontrados por su familia y la forma en que esta lleva el duelo hicieron de la serie creada por Alan Ball un éxito rotundo. Con gran habilidad, la autora conecta...

An intensely transformational story of how grief became gratitude in the presence of a humble herd of cows. Being With Cows details the incredibly moving story behind the tragic death of one man’s brother and how his personal quest for inner healing came to him unexpectedly on his organic farm...

Corridors of Contagion brings to light the experiences of five people incarcerated across the United States as they navigate the onset of the pandemic-and the many months, stretched into years, that followed. Journalist Victoria Law combines this storytelling with a trenchant analysis of the structural failures of the US carceral system: failures that made prisons uniquely vulnerable to COVID-19 outbreaks, from overcrowding to solitary confinement, from insufficient healthcare to life sentences.

The promises of the Christian gospel are never more precious or more beautiful than in the context of death and burial. And yet current burial practices in Western society are archaic and impersonal. They fail to confront us with the reality of death, and they make it harder to process death or to grieve properly.

A chance meeting between Cameron, a successful, divorced businessman and Shaina, an upbeat young waitress sparks love at first sight. As their lives become entwined, their relationship becomes a complex and passionate roller coaster of raw emotions and blissful pleasure. But, one night, after hosting a party with friends, Shaina changes everything in an instant, a final act of self-harm, leaving Cameron in a whirlwind of loss, isolation, and destruction.

I’ve worked as an intensive care doctor for over twenty years, caring for patients who are in the thick fog between life and death. I’ve met hundreds of people who have died, were resuscitated and lived. I’ve long thought that these are the people that we should be listening to, not...

NA SUÉCIA, existe uma antiga tradição chamada döstädning – dö significa "morte", städning, "limpeza". O sentido é bastante literal: limpar, remover, se desfazer ou desapegar de objetos que, mesmo adorados, com a nossa morte vão se transformar em um fardo para amigos e entes queridos. Essa tarefa de eliminar pertences em vida – descrita como revigorante pelos escandinavos e como inusitada por pessoas de outras culturas – pode ser realizada a qualquer momento, em qualquer idade, porém sempre o mais cedo possível, antes que outros tenham que fazer isso por nós.

In this unique and thoughtful collection, a young funeral director—also known as “the internet’s favorite mortician” (CNBC)—explores various aspects of death, offering heartfelt and practical insights into how we determine what matters most while we are alive. This evocative book is...

Whatever Jenn Ashworth turns her hand to, I'm there to read it' BENJAMIN MYERS, author of The Offing 'With honesty, humour and determination, Ashworth's journey takes the reader from coast to coast in search of freedom' JESSICA ANDREWS, author of Milk Teeth 'A miracle of a book . . . One of our...

Libro ineludible en la bibliografía que se ocupa de nuestra relación con la muerte y su papel en la configuración de un entorno cultural y las formas de intercambio que en él se desarrollan, los presentes ensayos de Philippe Ariès, desde su publicación por vez primera en 1975, se han convertido ya en un clásico.

何歳まで生きれば〝ほどほどに〟生きたことになるのか？　長寿をもてはやし抗加齢に踊る一方で、日本人は平均で男6.1年、女7.6年間の寝たきり生活を送る。多くの人にとって長生きは苦しい。人の寿命は不公平である。

2013年、87歳で亡くなった父は元医師だが、医療否定主義者だった。不摂生ぶりも医者の不養生の限度を超えていた。若いころ、糖尿病になったが血糖値も測らず甘い物食べ放題の生活を続けながら勝手にインシュリンの量を増やして自然治癒させた。

The Ultimate Pre-Planning Handbook by Icarus Carpaccio is an empowering, compassionate guide for those wishing to secure their legacy and relieve their family of emotional and financial burdens. With step-by-step instructions and heartfelt guidance, this handbook simplifies the complex process of planning your funeral, offering comfort and clarity at every stage.

This is the sixth edition of this extraordinarily thoughtful best-selling classic written by women for women addressing what is frequently the most stressful and emotionally challenging experience any married woman is forced to address. It provides both an understanding of what she is experiencing in the present and a road map to go from where she is to ultimately achieving emotional and financial wellbeing.