From end-of-life care to burials and beyond, we answer your questions on mortality. We are all going to die. Yet this ...

This article contains graphic videos and details about death. Ever wondered what happens to the human body after we die? Yes, Hindu scriptures will talk about salvation, and other religions like ...

Diane Szwajkowski feels a calling to help people in the end stages of life. Called an “End of Life Doula,” the Lehighton woman explains, “It’s about death positivity.” End of life Doulas are a ...

As a death doula (also known as an end-of-life doula), I spend time with adults in hospice who are in their final weeks, days or hours. It is one of the most vulnerable, gut-wrenching times of ...

Becoming a death doula has taught me about what to expect at the end of life and given me the opportunity to help others do the same. If you believe in deeply personal journalism — the kind that ...

“Doulas also support people and communities who have experienced a sudden death. Doulas offer resources to help the dying person and their circle of care to make informed decisions in a ...

For years, I avoided talking about death, even drawing on my mom’s superstitious ways — she’s convinced that discussing end-of-life issues will summon the Grim Reaper. Being a death doula has changed ...

Button (Dear Death) mines her career as a death doula for this compassionate meditation on what makes a meaningful life. Death, she writes, strips away “superficial and unimportant entrapments ...