About this episode

Alua Arthur discusses the importance of embracing death and its implications for life.

Death doula, author and trainer, Alua Arthur, is a clear voice of what death could be if we brought it into the center of our lives. Alua brings her profound wisdom from confronting the existential and seemingly unfaceable realities of death. In this episode she breaks down the tastiest five layer fear of death cake and shares what’s possible for all of us when we hold death with reverence. Check out Alua’s Book Briefly Perfectly HumanGoing with Grace Death Doula TrainingFollow Alua on Instag...

People in this episode

Host: Prentis Hemphill

Guest: Alua Arthur

Topics covered

• death
• existentialism
• fear
• reverence
• life
• wisdom

Keywords

• death doula
• existential realities
• fear of death
• reverence for death
• wisdom

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Death Doula Training

Books & works: Briefly Perfectly Human, Going with Grace

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