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The great physicist Max Planck said: “Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are a part of the mystery that we are trying to solve.” Death and dying are the wild cards that bring us into this truth. We don’t have reference points for the ways in which death touches our lives. In this newsletter we explore how even in death, we are connected to those we love.

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Exclusive Preview of Short Film: A Dinner With Dad

Daughter. Wife. Mother. These are labels many women consciously and unconsciously wear. But when these roles dissolve, who is left? In this short documentary animated by Sarita McNeil, filmmaker Johanna Lunn reaches out to her father for help. The catch? He’s been dead for years.

Death of a Loved One: The Year of Firsts

This winter, my very close friend lost her mom. She and her siblings were very close to their mother and so the loss of her mother was significant. I knew the feeling of losing a parent. Going through the death of a parent is a difficult process, but I also knew that it wasn’t over.

What Happens As Death Approaches: The Nuts & Bolts

By understanding the physical and emotional stages of dying we begin to reclaim death and dying as a normal part of life.

Where Once There Was Life

WYD talks with Deborah Luscomb, an end of life concierge who helps people in the final stages of life and the post-mortem experience. Listen to our podcast here , or read the transcript.

In the Footsteps of Grief

One year after the loss of his wife, Tim began a diary as a way to maneuver his family through the hardest challenge of their lives.

Public Loss, Private Grief

Young Prince Harry struggled to come to terms with the loss of his mother, Princess Diana. Recently, he has opened up about the trauma, proving that no matter your status or position in life, none of us are immune to grief.

Life in Death

Janie Brown is the Executive Director of the Callanish Society , a nonprofit organization she co-founded for people who are “irrevocably changed by cancer, and who want to heal, whether it be into life, or death.”

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