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Looking at dying and death for what it is: a part of life.

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A new documentary shows how attitudes to death are changing in America

Courtesy of TheEconomist.com |by E.H | Originally published 08.14.2019 | Posted 10.08.2019 “Alternate Endings” by HBO Increasingly, people do not … More

“I refuse to have a terrible death”: the rise of the death wellness movement

Courtesy of FastCompany.com | By Rina Raphel | Photos: ElenaMedvedeva/iStock (flowers), YNM/iStock (headstone)] | Orignally Published 05.07.2019 | Posted 10.02.2019 … More

Nora McInermy: We don’t “move on” from grief, we move forward with it.

Courtesy of TED.com | By Nora McInermy |November 2018 | Posted 09.29.2019 In a talk that’s by turns heartbreaking and … More

A Good Death: An Interview with Stephen Jenkinson

Courtesy of DailyGood.org | By Leslee Goodman | Originally published by MoonMagazine 04.26.2019 | Posted 09.24.2019 For life and death … More

Addressing Loss on Social Media

Courtesy of NextAvenue.org | By Mark Ray | Photo by Adobe Stock |Originally Published 08.07.2019 | Posted 09.02.2019 When Carla … More

Death and Social Media

Carolyn Hax: How to act around friends who didn’t even acknowledge your grief

Courtesy of the Washington Post | By Carolyn Hax | Originally Published 08.01.2019 | Posted 08.31.2019 Dear Carolyn: My sister killed … More

Grief Acknowledgement

64 MORE Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Grief

Courtesy of What’sYourGrief.com | Posted 08.29.2019 Back in October, I wrote a post of 64 things I wish someone had told … More

When my grandmother died, she didn’t know she had cancer. Was it really ‘a good lie’?

Courtesy of The Lily | By Marian Liu / The Washington Post/Marian Liu; iStock; Lily illustration) | Originally Published 08.05.2019 … More

The Farewell

Funeral workers are finally opening up about the job’s emotional toll

Courtesy of The Order of the Good Death and Macleans.ca | Originally Published 03.13.2019 | Posted 06.04.2019 Dignified stoicism was … More

Japan’s lonely deaths: A growing industry is now devoted to cleaning up after Japanese people dying alone

Courtesy of The Independent | By Anna Fifield| Photos By Shiho Fukada/Washington Post | Originally Published 01.30.2018 | Posted 05.29.2019 … More

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Lisa C. Oliver EdD, GC-C
Life Transitions Educator/
Certified Grief Counselor

Just one individual who is trying to get more people to discuss a natural process and event that will happen to everyone: DYING and DEATH.

RSS Dr. Death and the Humorist – A Podcast

  • Five Reasons Why You Should Plan Your Own Funeral
    Lisa and Jer discuss Five Reasons Why You Should Plan Your Own Funeral.
  • What Are Advanced Directives?
    Lisa and Jer discuss Advanced Directives: What they are, what they are not, why you should have Advanced Directives and their limitations.  Jer tells Lisa the story of his uncle who didnt need advanced directives because he knew EXACTLY when he was going to go...
  • Your Top Ten Objects Your Kids Don't Want
    Lisa and Jer review an excerpt from Elizabeth's Stewart's book, "No Thanks Mom" found on NextAvenue.org. 
  • End of Life Issues
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2016) state that only 3 of 10 individuals die instantly; the remaining 7 will decline as a result of a chronic illness. Lisa and Jer discuss end of life options.
  • Funny Funeral Stories
    The first 3  letters of the word funeral is FUN.  Lisa and Jerry discuss some humorous occurrences at funerals.
  • What is a Death Cafe?
    Dr. Death and The Humorist discuss Death Cafes: what it is, where to find one and what you need to hold your own - NOTE: A dead body is NOT required. :-)
  • Who are Dr. Death and the Humorist
    Death is the best part of life, that's why it's saved for last.
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