Society's attitude toward death and death planning is shifting. And Millennials are driving these changes. Being "death positive" is about a willingness to talk about death and start planning your final wishes decades before you need to. And it's not morbid or premature at all. Actually, it makes a lot of sense. Why? Keep reading.
Read MoreMy work requires me to talk and think about death a lot. I call this "the business side of death," and I like to think I'm reasonably good at it. But "the emotional side of death," the grief part, is a whole different experience. I'm no better at that than anyone else.
Read MoreToday (Halloween) is a holiday with a rich backstory. A quick skim of the Wikipedia page on Halloween reveals a number of traditions celebrating today (and the few days that follow) as a way to honor the memories of our loved ones who have died. The timing of Abundance NC's annual Death Faire (this year, November 3 in Pittsboro) is not coincidental. They offer this event as "an attempt at changing our culture around death, dying, and ultimately living well."
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