My Death Diary
A Guided Journal for Mortals
Published on 23. January 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-7282-4494-5 (ISBN)
Description
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 more comforting 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.
So 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.
Contemplating death is scary. Most of us prefer not to dwell on the fact that our time here is limited-it's more comforting 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.
So 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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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7282-4494-5 (9781728244945)
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Person
Anita Hannig is an applied anthropologist whose work explores the cultural dimensions of medicine. In recent years, Anita 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 critically acclaimed book The Day I Die: The Untold Story of Assisted Dying in America. Her writing has also appeared in Cognoscenti, the Seattle Times, and Undark Magazine, among other places. In her free time, Anita enjoys trail running and backpacking in the great outdoors, pursuits that sporadically bring her back in touch with her own mortality.