Jala is joined by Desirée to discuss the ways in which different cultures around the world care for, honor and maintain relationships with their dead.

This episode is primarily a book report of: From Here to Eternity Caitlin Doughty

Related episodes:

  • Episode 27: Death Positivity - discussion of the death positive movement, The Order of the Good Death, and that one time Cameron faceplanted directly into the chest cavity of an embalmed corpse.
  • Episode 73: Trauma Response - discussion of types of trauma, methods of coping and more. Also discussion of the book The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
  • Episode 83: The Science of Grief - discussion of the science behind grief: how it registers in our brains and bodies, its potential long-term effects and how we process it. Also discussion of the books The Grieving Brain and The Grieving Body, both by Mary-Frances O’Connor.

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