DEATH: A Rite of Passage
References of Interest
These references were prepared for participants in the Death as a Rite of Passage webinar.
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Literal Instructions
Organizations
Articles
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“In Search of a Good Death: Observations of Patients, Families and Providers” by Karen E. Steinhauser, et al., Annals of Internal Medicine (download)
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“Why I Hope to Die at 75” by Ezekiel J. Emanuel, The Atlantic Monthly (download)
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“How Doctors Die: Showing Other the Way” by Dan Gorenstein, The New York Times (download)
Books
Mythic Journeys
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Articles
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“No Regrets: Living with Dying” by Kitty Edwards, Natural Transitions Magazine (download)
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“Dignity Therapy: A Novel Psychotherapeutic Intervention for Patients Near the End of Life by Harvey Max Chochinov, et al., Journal of Clinical Oncology (download)
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“How to Write an Ethical Will: A Love Letter to the Future” by Susan R. Donlan, The Huffington Post (download)
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Energetic Processes
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Books
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