It's Not Morbid to Talk About Death

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of talking about death with clients, exploring their anxieties and the impact of death on life decisions.

Are you comfortable talking about death with your clients? Not just around their grief and losses, but also about their own future deaths. Some clients will be open about their anxieties, while others unconsciously express their feelings through things seemingly entirely different-- like making big life decisions about romantic partners and whether or not to have children. We also discuss MAID, suic*de, and the prospect of death adding to the meaningfulness of life. Listen to learn about our ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jordan Pickell, Alison McCleary

Topics covered

• death
• grief
• mental health
• life decisions
• meaningfulness

Keywords

• death
• grief
• MAID
• mental health
• life decisions
• meaningfulness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MAID

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