Comments on: What Is The “Death Positive Movement” And What Does It Mean For The Funeral Profession?

By: funeralOne Blog » Blog Archive Can Psychedelics Help Us Face Death More Easily? – Funeral News Hubb

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 15:17:00 +0000

[…] fact, psychedelics are some of the most death positive substances we know […]

By: funeralOne Blog » Blog Archive Why Intimacy With Death Is Necessary for a Healthy Life – Funeral News Hubb

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 01:11:14 +0000

[…] we know you must have caught wind of the Death Positive movement, the Death Cafe momentum, and the rise of the Death Doula and Soul […]

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Fri, 29 Nov 2019 11:48:05 +0000

[…] does what it says on the tin. In simple terms, it’s an individual’s fascination of death, the interest in its history and how different cultures around the world celebrate it. The movement is based on […]

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Tue, 15 Oct 2019 14:48:04 +0000

[…] the death positive movement grows, so does the need for spaces to gather and share ideas. With over 66 countries participating […]

By: Krystal Penrose

Krystal Penrose — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 15:47:12 +0000

In reply to Nancy Foster. Wow Nancy, what a beautiful story! We're really touched by it. We'd love to have you tell us more about your story! Would you be open to doing an interview with us on your attitude towards death? We love it! Thanks.

By: Nancy Foster

Nancy Foster — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 06:54:30 +0000

I am so relieved & happy to find that I’m not alone in my attitude toward death. I had become a Registered Nurse in mid-life and at graduation, they ask you in what areas do you want to work? I told them – Nursery and Hospice. I’ve been a nurse for 30+ years now & fortunately, gratefully, I was blessed to have my wish. I think working as a Hospice Nurse was such a gift in my 40’s because those patients taught me so much. Ever since, I have talked openly & comfortably about death, including my own, and mostly, people FREAK OUT. I lost my first son when he was 3 months old. They basically sent me home with him without ANY support except “Call us if you have any questions “. That was 1972, and the driving force behind my desire to become a Hospice Nurse. In 1997, my oldest son committed suicide. Again, I was in “free fall” but at least there was a lot more information, ie: support group/books, available by then. I’ve taught Childbirth Classes and loved every minute of it. I have served women, many friends or acquaintances, as a Doula. I wish I weren’t so exhausted now or I’d take a course in how to become a Death Doula!

By: Krystal Penrose

Krystal Penrose — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 01:25:25 +0000

In reply to Rachel James. Hi there Rachel, thank you for that comment, and for the correction! It's made in the blog now, thanks for your service to this movement! - Krystal

By: Rachel James

Rachel James — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:11:55 +0000

Your hyperlink says that Doughty founded “The Good Death”, which is actually called “The Order of the Good Death”, an important distinction only because it illustrates what the order actually is-a network of funeral professionals, writers, artists, medical and hospice workers, academics etc. who are all Order members working toward the same goals for the industry…inviting conversation, encouraging family participation, promoting ecological options and fighting fear and stigma through community connection.

Thank you for putting a spotlight on the Death positive movement!

Sincerely,

Funeral Counselor
Eight years (and counting) member of Order of the Good Death