My Death Diary: A Guided Journal for Mortals

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A guided self-care journal that helps you take time to reflect on your beliefs about death, grieve loved ones, and ultimately get more joy out of the life you're lucky enough to live. Making friends with death is the ultimate liberation Contemplating death is scary. Most of us prefer not to dwell on the fact that our time here is limited-it's much easier to imagine we'll all live forever. And yet, death is an integral part of life. Rather than shield you from your mortality, this guided journal gives you the space and tools to explore your own relationship with it. My Death Diary takes you gently by the hand and guides you down a path toward examining your own mortality. Doing this work isn't easy; it requires a great deal of courage and commitment. But it is so worth it. Because nothing brings you more immediately into the present than the realization that life is finite. What if you used this time-right now-to no longer simply ignore or fear death but to equip yourself for it My Death Diary will help you embrace the idea that, eventually, this all will end-so you can prioritize what truly matters.

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Anita Hannig is an applied anthropologist whose work explores the cultural dimensions of medicine. In recent years, Hannig has emerged as a leading voice on death literacy in America, giving interviews for the Washington Post, USA Today, and the Boston Globe. She is the author of the award-winning book Beyond Surgery and has written for Cognoscenti, The Seattle Times, and Undark Magazine, among others. Her work has been supported by multiple fellowships and grants.