from here to eternity by caitlin doughty

To hold the space is to create a ring of safety around the family and friends of the dead, providing a place where they can grieve openly and honestly, without fear of being judged. Holding the space is crucial, and exactly what we are missing.

GenresNonfictionDeathScienceHistoryTravelAudiobookAnthropology. With my secular bias, 'holding the space' sounded like saccharine hippie lingo. Exquisitely illustrated by artist Landis Blair, From Here to Eternityis an adventure into the morbid unknown, a story about the many fascinating ways people everywhere have confronted the very human challenge of mortality. Nine years ago, when I began working with the dead, I heard other practitioners speak about holding the space for the dying person and their family. It is the responsibility of those who have been tasked with creating physical and emotional environments where safe, open interaction with death and dead bodies is possible. From here to eternity : traveling the world to find the good death Authors: Caitlin Doughty (Author), Landis Blair (Illustrator) Summary: Fascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty set out to discover how other cultures care for the dead. Death acceptance is the responsibility of all death professionals-funeral directors, cemetery managers, hospital workers. Caitlin Doughty This Study Guide consists of approximately 43 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of From Here to Eternity. It is far too challenging to expect that each citizen will do so on his or her own. Facing death is not for the faint-hearted. “Death avoidance is not an individual failing it's a cultural one.

From here to eternity by caitlin doughty