Redesigning the End

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12: How to Buy a Funeral
"There's a psychological block going on here because the death word is hanging around our head. And that deranges us and shuts our rationality off and opens up our emotions. So we think we're thinking
11: Caregiving is Infrastructure
PACE: Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly "This [PACE] is what kind of program I want to work in. This is what is needed." Sonja Felton Executive Di
10: Marble Lasts, Soil Feeds
To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. Thomas Campbell 19th century Scottish poet How Do You Want to be Remembered? This past week wa
9: Let’s Keep Doing Virtual Funerals
Some of the most heartbreaking stories in 2020 were about families that couldnt gather together to grieve the death of a loved one. Virtual funerals became a thing for the first time. I wanted to do
8: How Artificial Intelligence Fills the Primary Care Gap
"Sometimes in our healthcare experiences we just feel like numbers in an office, you know, running through, not getting enough time to say what we wanted to say or get our questions answered. And that
7: Senior Housing Has a People Problem
"The average time to hire any sort of frontline healthcare worker - nationally - is 49 days. And that's by far the largest time to hire in any sort of macro industry in the United States." Charl
6: Advance Care Planning Systems – The Miracle Hiding in Plain Sight
"Advance care planning is not enough. It's critically important that we develop highly reliable systems." Dr. Stephanie Anderson Respecting Choices Advance care pl
5: Walt Patrick’s Intro to Green Burial
" People are looking hungrily for anything that can give them a sense of efficacy in a world that doesn't seem to care what they think." Walt Patrick Herland Forest Natural Burial Cemetery
4: Talk to Your Kids About Death – Jeanne Proust
"The fact that our time on this earth is limited is actually the ultimate incentive to act." Jeanne Proust MeetJeanne Proust.She's a philosopher and educator - i
3: Downsizing the Silver Tsunami – Sharon McRill
Sharon McRill is the founder and owner of the Betty Brigade. Her book, Downsizing the Silver Tsunami is the compilation of 16 years of working with thousands of clients and helping them resolve the