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ColorPool Resources
Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to help a person journey through death. Below is a list of resources that can support you with various parts of the death transition.
Literature and Media
Movies About Death and Dying:
Wit (2001)
Director: Mike Nichols
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, this film follows an English professor diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer, exploring the intellectual and emotional impact of her impending death.
Departures (2008)
Director: Yōjirō Takita
This Japanese film focuses on a man who becomes a nokanshi (traditional funeral professional) and explores the cultural and personal significance of preparing the dead for the afterlife.
Documentaries About Death and Dying:
End Game (2018)
Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
This Netflix documentary follows doctors, patients, and families as they navigate end-of-life care at a hospice and explores the emotional and medical choices around dying.
Extremis (2016)
Director: Dan Krauss
A powerful short documentary about doctors, patients, and families in an ICU facing end-of-life decisions, raising moral and ethical questions about how we approach death.
Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death (2017)
Director: Helen Whitney
This documentary features individuals grappling with their mortality, including those who work in the field of death, such as hospice nurses, death doulas, and spiritual leaders.
Griefwalker (2008)
Director: Tim Wilson
A portrait of Stephen Jenkinson, a Harvard-trained theologian and social worker who counsels the dying, discussing the role of death in our lives and culture.
The Departure (2017)
Director: Lana Wilson
This film focuses on a Japanese Buddhist priest who has devoted his life to helping suicidal individuals face their pain and reconsider death, offering a profound meditation on life and mortality.
Books About Death and Dying:
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
by Atul Gawande
A compassionate exploration of how modern medicine often neglects the human aspect of death, focusing on improving quality of life as people near the end.
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
by Sogyal Rinpoche
A spiritual classic that offers guidance on preparing for death and helping those who are dying, blending Eastern philosophy with practical advice.
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
A memoir by a neurosurgeon who is diagnosed with terminal cancer and reflects on life, death, and his career in medicine.
Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul
by Stephen Jenkinson
In this powerful book, Jenkinson challenges the modern approach to death, arguing that our culture’s denial of death leads to fear and unpreparedness at the end of life. He encourages readers to face death with acceptance and wisdom, offering insights into how we can live more fully by recognizing the reality of our mortality.
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Resources
Blair Cobb
Breathwork and meditation teacher
https://blaircobb.com
Bonnie Davis: A Home That Cares
Eldercare specialist, placement assistance
https://www.ahomethatcares.com/
Edmond Yan: Tree of Life Legal
Legal support
https://www.treeoflife.legal
Hospice Pet Peace of Mind
Helps terminally ill patients with pet care and placement
https://foundationforhospice.org/pet-peace-mind
MaryAlice Johnson: Lighting Your Path Senior Care Consultant
Senior care consultant
https://lightingyourpathseniorcare.com/
Olivia Bareham: Sacred Crossings The Institute for Conscious Dying and Alternative Funeral
Offers a complete range of funeral services
https://sacredcrossings.com
Shari Wolf: Natural Grace
Green funerals, burials, or cremations
https://www.naturalgracefunerals.com/
Steven Bradshaw: Beyond Psychology
Somatic & Depth Therapy for Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, trauma, and pain
https://www.beyondpsychologycenter.com
Additional Doula Support
Mandy Ingber
Mandy is a certified Death Doula through Sacred Crossings. Her work as a yoga, health and wellness instructor and spiritual coach is an entry point for supporting others through transitional times. Mandy specializes in paperwork, hand holding through the process of creating legal documents, as well as defining the wishes of the dying, while holding space for loved ones in the process. Other services may include emotional support, ritual, and creating a safe space for the necessary communication that comes with the transition of crossing over from the completion of physical world. Mandy is also a licensed minister and is available for celebration of life and death ceremony.
https://mandyingber.com/
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