With the End in Mind

With The End In Mind was recommended to me during my hospice volunteer training and my death doula training. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to/is working with the dying, anyone who has anxiety around death, or anyone with aging family who has never been around death.

We live in a society that shuns the end of life. Something that was once integrated into the day to day has been moved behind the scenes and has become scary and unknowable.

With The End In Mind is a collection of stories about death. There is little conflict between characters, we're not seeing patients being mistreated, there is no drama. Each story is a combination of multiple patients in order to provide a clear message. It is a collection of lessons to help you feel more at ease with the idea of death and to recognize certain patterns so you can better care for those around you.

I think everyone should read this book.