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ENCORE: Briefly, Perfectly Human
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Alua Arthur (Death Doula) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss the importance of embracing mortality, talking about death, and her new book, Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life and Getting Real About the End.
Segments to look forward to:
(02:31) What is a death doula?
(05:39) Alua’s journey and embracing mortality
(07:28) The impact of avoiding conversations about death
(10:33) Practical ways to approach contemplating death
(26:00) Having conversations about death with your loved ones
(28:10) Supporting loved ones facing end-of-life challenges
(30:30) Reframing our language about death and disease
(32:19) The desire for “more time” at the end of life
(38:10) The importance of quality of life in end of life care
(40:00) Assisted Suiceide and personal autonomy
(43:40) Meaningful rituals for death
(47:14) Mourning people with troubled legacies
(51:10) Being briefly, perfectly human
Read Briefly Perfectly Human: https://bit.ly/4a5UYJb
Check out Going With Grace: https://goingwithgrace.com/
Follow Ron on X (formerly Twitter):
https://twitter.com/RonSteslow
Email your questions to podcast@politicology.com or leave us a voicemail at (202) 455-4558
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
524 episodes
Manage episode 450065566 series 2810483
For the full and ad-free version of this episode, subscribe to Politicology+ at https://politicology.com/plus
Alua Arthur (Death Doula) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss the importance of embracing mortality, talking about death, and her new book, Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life and Getting Real About the End.
Segments to look forward to:
(02:31) What is a death doula?
(05:39) Alua’s journey and embracing mortality
(07:28) The impact of avoiding conversations about death
(10:33) Practical ways to approach contemplating death
(26:00) Having conversations about death with your loved ones
(28:10) Supporting loved ones facing end-of-life challenges
(30:30) Reframing our language about death and disease
(32:19) The desire for “more time” at the end of life
(38:10) The importance of quality of life in end of life care
(40:00) Assisted Suiceide and personal autonomy
(43:40) Meaningful rituals for death
(47:14) Mourning people with troubled legacies
(51:10) Being briefly, perfectly human
Read Briefly Perfectly Human: https://bit.ly/4a5UYJb
Check out Going With Grace: https://goingwithgrace.com/
Follow Ron on X (formerly Twitter):
https://twitter.com/RonSteslow
Email your questions to podcast@politicology.com or leave us a voicemail at (202) 455-4558
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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