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The Art of Dying Well
- A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life
- Narrado por: Katy Butler
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An inspiring, informative, and practical guide to navigating end-of-life issues, by a groundbreaking expert in the field and the New York Times best-selling author of Knocking on Heaven’s Door.
In the mid-1400s, an unnamed Catholic monk composed a popular self-help book called Ars Moriendi, or The Art of Dying. Written in Latin, this medieval death manual taught people how to navigate the trials of the deathbed using simple rituals of repentance, reassurance, and letting go.
Best-selling author and award-winning journalist Katy Butler argues that we have lost touch with the “art of dying” as practiced by our ancestors, yet we still hunger for rites of passage and a sense of the sacred, especially in the important life transitions of aging and dying. Butler has lectured at medical schools and spoken with community and caregiving organizations across the country. Here she reveals what she has learned about dying in America today - and how to have a better end of life.
We are coping with a medical system in disarray in its approach to people who are aging, dying, or chronically ill. Butler argues it's not about living as long as possible, it's about living as well as possible. Not only does our current system poorly serve our medical needs, it also crowds out any sense of the sacred. It’s time to restore a sense of honor, and through exploring the stages of later life, sharing “good death” stories, as well as offering practical takeaways, The Art of Dying Well illuminates a path to a better end of life.
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Featured Article: A Future Corpse's Guide to Death Acceptance
Confronting death does not necessitate a spiral into despondency. Instead we may come a realization that, in acknowledging and accepting this fate, we paradoxically lead fuller and more emotionally present lives. In this list, scholars, physicians, journalists, philosophers, and death professionals share their stories, perspectives, and advice, offering a glimpse into how we can prepare for the end with grace, heart, and humor.
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The Lost Art of Dying
- Reviving Forgotten Wisdom
- De: L.S. Dugdale
- Narrado por: Abby Craden
- Duración: 5 h y 36 m
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The Lost Art of Dying is filled with much-needed insight and thoughtful guidance that will change our perceptions. Dr. Dugdale offers a hopeful perspective on death and dying as she shows us how to adapt the wisdom from the past to our lives today. Part of living well means preparing for the end, Dr. Dugdale reminds us. By recovering our sense of finitude, confronting our fears, accepting how our bodies age, developing meaningful rituals, and involving our communities in end-of-life care, we can discover what it means to both live and die well.
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Powerful. Helpful.
- De SB Walter en 02-20-21
De: L.S. Dugdale
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Diary of a Death Doula
- 25 Lessons the Dying Teach Us About the Afterlife
- De: Debra Diamond PhD
- Narrado por: Kim Niemi
- Duración: 6 h y 36 m
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In Diary of a Death Doula, psychic medium and near-death experience researcher Debra Diamond presents the story of life as a hospice "Death Doula," revealing 25 critical life lessons from those at the threshold of the afterlife, and those who have already crossed over, ultimately revealing a new way of understanding death.
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Insightful and wonderful stories
- De RobininBryan en 09-02-22
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On Death and Dying
- What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy, and Their Own Family
- De: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
- Narrado por: Carol Bilger, cast
- Duración: 5 h y 6 m
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Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross created her classic seminal work, On Death and Dying, to offer us a new perspective on the terminally ill. It is not a psychoanalytic study, nor is it a "how-to" manual for managing death. Rather, it refocuses on the patient as a human being and a teacher, in the hope that we will learn from him or her about the final stages of life.
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- De Nassir en 06-25-05
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Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them)
- A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying
- De: Sallie Tisdale
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman
- Duración: 7 h y 11 m
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You get ready to die the way you get ready for a trip. Start by realizing you don't know the way. Listen to a few travel guides. Study the language, look at maps, gather equipment. Let yourself imagine what it will be like. Pack your bags. This book is one of those travel guides - a guide to preparing for your own death and the deaths of people close to you. The fact of death is hard to believe. Sallie Tisdale explores our fears and all the ways death and talking about death make us uncomfortable - but she also explores its intimacies and joys.
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I thought I had more time...
- De Alyssa en 09-09-19
De: Sallie Tisdale
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Being Mortal
- Medicine and What Matters in the End
- De: Atul Gawande
- Narrado por: Robert Petkoff
- Duración: 9 h y 3 m
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In Being Mortal, best-selling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending. Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine seem too frequently to run counter to the interest of the human spirit.
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A Walk through the Valley of the Shadow
- De George en 11-02-14
De: Atul Gawande
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Death Nesting
- The Heart-Centered Practices of a Death Doula
- De: Anne-Marie Keppel, Karen Wyatt - foreword
- Narrado por: Anne-Marie Keppel
- Duración: 4 h y 56 m
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In this practical and compassionate guide, death doula educator Anne-Marie Keppel incorporates ancient and modern techniques, mindfulness practices, and herbal support to show how anyone can care for the dying, whether at home, in hospice, or even in the ICU. She demystifies the dying process by explaining what the body goes through during end of life and presents practices for emotional soothing and other ways to reduce stress and anxiety during the active dying process.
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This book talks about magic
- De HQ en 06-23-24
De: Anne-Marie Keppel, y otros
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Hospice Whispers: Stories of Life
- De: Carla Cheatham
- Narrado por: Carla Cheatham
- Duración: 5 h y 7 m
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When we fear death, we miss out on a lot of life. This book hopes to change that. While hospices care for persons in their final days, hospice is not about death. It's all about LIFE - real, nitty-gritty, poignant, funny, challenging, and bittersweet life in all its beauty and imperfection.
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Understanding hospice care.
- De Karen S. Bradley en 05-24-15
De: Carla Cheatham
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Peaceful Passages
- A Hospice Nurse's Stories of Dying Well
- De: Janet Wehr
- Narrado por: Jeanne Scurek
- Duración: 5 h y 12 m
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In this deeply affecting and uplifting book, Janet Wehr shares the real-life stories of her many years as a hospice nurse. Her first-hand account gives illuminating and comforting insight into the spiritual aspect of what occurs in the transition between life and death, highlighting the importance of the mind-body-spirit connection as it manifests in the dying process. It also gives a candid impression of hospices and hospice nurses and the services they can provide. All of Janet’s 46 personal stories are true, fascinating, heart-felt, and thought-provoking.
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So Compassionate
- De Spunky en 04-25-23
De: Janet Wehr
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End of Life Guideline Series
- A Compilation of Barbara Karnes Booklets
- De: Barbara Karnes RN
- Narrado por: Barbara Karnes RN
- Duración: 2 h y 12 m
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Want to learn more about caring for someone at end of life? Discover the End of Life Guideline Series by Barbara Karnes. It is a compilation of five of our most popular hospice and palliative care books that prepares its listeners for the natural, normal process of dying and grief. The series includes, A Time to Live: Living with a Life Threatening Illness, for the newly diagnosed facing a life limiting illness. It addresses issues of comfort, nutrition, and sleep as they relate to the palliative care patient.
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Vital Information
- De Bessie Mae en 12-31-23
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The Dying Process
- Your Essential Guide to Understanding Signs, Symptoms & Changes at the End of Life
- De: Katie Duncan
- Narrado por: Erin Grassie
- Duración: 1 h y 14 m
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Whether you are a family member searching for answers, a caregiver looking for recommendations, or a friend just trying to understand, you will receive invaluable tools and guidance to support your loved one through the last days of their life.
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amazing book
- De Sebastian Melendez en 05-25-24
De: Katie Duncan
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Extreme Measures
- Finding a Better Path to the End of Life
- De: Jessica Nutik Zitter M.D.
- Narrado por: Jessica Nutik Zitter M.D.
- Duración: 11 h y 11 m
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Jessica Zitter became a doctor because she wanted to be a hero. She elected to specialize in critical care - to become an ICU physician - and imagined herself swooping in to rescue patients from the brink of death. But then during her first code she found herself cracking the ribs of a patient so old and frail it was unimaginable he would ever come back to life. She began to question her choice. Extreme Measures charts Zitter's journey from wanting to be one kind of hero to becoming another - a doctor who prioritizes the patient's values and preferences.
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Brilliant & eye-opening
- De Bob Kelley en 03-16-17
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Modern Death
- How Medicine Changed the End of Life
- De: Haider Warraich M.D.
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Duración: 12 h y 8 m
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There is no more universal truth in life than death. No matter who you are, it is certain that one day you will die, but the mechanics and understanding of that experience will differ greatly in today's modern age. Dr. Haider Warraich is a young and brilliant new voice in the conversation about death and dying started by Dr. Sherwin Nuland and Atul Gawande. Dr. Warraich takes a broader look at how we die today, from the cellular level up to the very definition of death itself.
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Wow, great book
- De rcmedic en 05-19-17
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Caring for the Dying
- The Doula Approach to a Meaningful Death
- De: Henry Fersko-Weiss LCSW
- Narrado por: Barry Abrams
- Duración: 7 h
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Caring for the Dying describes a whole new way to approach death and dying. It explores how the dying and their families can bring deep meaning and great comfort to the care given at the end of a life. Created by Henry Fersko-Weiss, the end-of-life doula model is adapted from the work of birth doulas and helps the dying to find meaning in their life, express that meaning in powerful and beautiful legacies, and plan for the final days.
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Good; Narrator a little too "much"
- De Wyatt en 04-18-18
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The Final Act of Living
- Reflections of a Longtime Hospice Nurse
- De: Barbara Karnes RN
- Narrado por: Barbara Karnes RN
- Duración: 4 h y 47 m
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For both professionals and laypeople, this book weaves personal stories with practical care guidelines, including: living with a life-threatening illness, signs of the dying process, the stages of grief, living wills, and other end of life issues. The Final Act of Living: Reflections of a Long-Time Hospice Nurse is an end of life book; a resource that flows like a novel, yet has the content of a textbook.
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Important lessons on dying
- De J. Elliott en 08-21-24
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- Karl Horvath
- 12-22-22
Insightful
Well researched, well written well read. The author is an effective communicator and conveys difficult concepts in a thoughtful and engaging narration.
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- Michael Gadoua
- 07-09-19
Good Read For Everyone
I am not dying (at least, not imminently!), nor do I have a loved-one at death's door, but this book was amazing and kept my interest the whole way through. Katy Butler has done very thorough research and shares some very helpful information and case studies in order to have the best death possible.
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- Richard C
- 05-20-24
An extremely practical resource for end-planning
An organized presentation of how to think about and plan for the inevitable end. Very practical advice interspersed with anecdotal examples.
Highly recommended for anyone at any point of life’s journey but especially for those facing serious declining health and cognitive challenges (and for the caregivers who will )
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- Rebecca Myer
- 07-15-19
Book for everyone over 50 or who has parents!
Katy Butler deals thoughtfully and thoroughly with a subject very few of us are willing or able to address: death. She emphasizes that this process requires planning and conversations and that it is never too early to start talking. The chapters are full of practical advise and resources for all stages from resilience (typically starting in the 50's) to active dying and how to identify which stage you are in.
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- hailey gill
- 12-09-20
great book
wish I read/listened to this sooner for my dad before he passed. all people deserve the information and compassion in this book for themselves or the ones they care about.
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- nore natof
- 10-22-22
Great book
This book is one of the most comprehensive books I’ve read on the subject of planning for a compassionate ending of your life. It helps you navigate through the medical system that is really not helpful when you are at the end of your life. Read it many times. You will be prepared for your wishes to be honored.
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- John Tangney
- 09-04-19
Sad yet uplifting
This is about dying. Dying is sad. I cried a lot. But there is so much wisdom, especially in the first third of the book, about that whole part that comes before death — LIFE! I am truly inspired to live my life fully, because of this book.
But the main thrust of this book is that the US medical industry is messed up, and if you want to die well, you’ll need to fight for the privilege.
I strongly recommend this book for anyone who will die someday, or knows someone close who will die.
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- Victoria Shumate
- 07-06-19
I am a daughter of a parent at the end of life.
my parent is at the end of life and this book gave some great information
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- KrusniakFive
- 01-14-24
Very Practical and Well Organized Guidance
This book is both a primer to help those unfamiliar with the death process and a helpful reference to use in taking action at each stage.
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- Skip
- 09-20-21
Read this now before it's too late
Sounds like wise advice to me. From someone who lives and works at the margins of human health care, the advice to learn your (and got loved ones') options at the end are well-stated. "Don't be bullied or shamed by physicians" . This multi-cultural approach leaves room for all religious traditions to be honored at the approach and time of passing. The story is liberally interspersed with anecdotal recounts of good and less than good examples of how to prepare and encounter end of life issues ( both yours and that of loved ones). Read this book now. . . .
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