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Life and death questions with caitlin doughty and anuradha roy books podcast we confront the most difficult subjects with the novelist anuradha. Traveling the world to find the good death by caitlin doughty and landis blair. Ask a mortician why dont mausoleums smell like decay. A thoughtprovoking book about the complicated, fascinating world of. Mortician caitlin doughty says she romanticized working in a crematory, like this one in watertown, mass. From here to eternity and millions of other books are available for instant access. And one thing she found in compiling the stories in the book was that rituals. Fascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician caitlin doughty set out to discover how. Caitlin doughty is a mortician and the author of the book from here to eternity. Traveling the world to find the good death, takes place in the small town of crestone, colorado. Caitlin doughty answers questions from kids about death, dead bodies and decomposition. Traveling the world to find the good death doughty, caitlin, blair, landis on. She is the creator of the web series ask a mortician, founder of the order of the good death.

Caitlin doughty will be back in the second half of the show. Mortician explores cultures many paths for sacred transition npr. Caitlin doughty born august 19, 1984 is an american mortician, author, blogger, and youtube personality known for advocating death acceptance and the reform of western funeral industry practices. Caitlin marie doughty born august 19, 1984 is an american mortician, author, blogger, and. Caitlin marie doughty is an american mortician, author, blogger, and youtube personality known for advocating death acceptance and the reform of western funeral industry practices. Caitlin doughty, artisanal undertaker the new yorker. Author caitlin doughty says that by learning and understanding death, we can overcome our. A cheerful mortician tackles the lighter side of death. Now, the mortician and funeral director has released a new book, will my cat eat my eyeballs. Norton, mortician caitlin doughty, author of the bestselling smoke gets in. Caitlin doughty has built a following on youtube by humorously discussing the morbid elements of her profession. The macabre travelogue is a thoughtful reflection and a smart critique of the.

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