There is little about Alua Arthur that emanates the deathly or morbid. The 45-year-old Los Angeles resident has a radiant, gap-toothed smile, a propensity for citrus-colored nail polish and an ...

Throughout history, humans have supported one another during death. The idea of a death doula as a profession is newer. The Global Doula Project lists death doulas, or end-of-life doulas, as a service ...

People spend a significant amount of time trying to create the perfect life but don’t put as much energy into planning for death. Understandably so—one's demise is a frightening reality, especially ...

Most people don’t want to talk about death, or listen to others talk about it. Yet it was precisely such a discussion, hot on the heels of a near-death experience, that gave a then-depressed and ...

Alua Arthur helps people plan for death. A big part of her work is helping them reconcile the lives they lived with the lives they might have... Death doula says life is more meaningful if you 'get ...

One of the things that makes humans unique is our awareness of the inevitability of death. While many of us push this death awareness out of our minds in our daily lives, it is undeniable that 10 out ...

On a special episode (first released on September 4, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: If you’re the type of person who might enjoy five daily reminders about the certainty of death sent to your phone, ...