From Here to Eternity

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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Jala Prendes
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