“Some consider it gauche to visit so-called ruin porn, but I like to witness firsthand the way nature will declare war against… — Caitlin Doughty Nature Copy Share Image
“In the opening scene of the film, Bond glides through the mêlée in a skeleton mask and tux and slips into a… — Caitlin Doughty Around the world Copy Share Image
“The question is: how do we get to be that guy? The one who is facing his own death with complete calm,… — Caitlin Doughty Peace Copy Share Image
“But the decubitus ulcer presents a unique psychological horror. The word “decubitus” comes from the Latin decumbere, to lie down. As a… — Caitlin Doughty Blood flow Copy Share Image
“The earth is expertly designed to take back what it has created.” — Caitlin Doughty Nature Copy Share Image
“Sifting through an urn of cremated remains you cannot tell if a person had successes, failures, grandchildren, felonies. “For you are dust,… — Caitlin Doughty Failure Copy Share Image
“We know that media vita in morte sumus or, “in the midst of life we are in death.” We begin dying the… — Caitlin Doughty Death Copy Share Image
“No matter how many heavy-metal album covers you’ve seen, how many Hieronymus Bosch prints of the tortures of Hell, or even the… — Caitlin Doughty Album cover Copy Share Image
“In many ways, women are death’s natural companions. Every time a woman gives birth, she is creating not only a life, but… — Caitlin Doughty Death Copy Share Image
“Dying in the sanitary environment of a hospital is a relatively new concept. In the late nineteenth century, dying at a hospital… — Caitlin Doughty Death Copy Share Image
“Even with the knowledge that they may die a slow, grueling death, many people still wish to remain kept alive at all… — Caitlin Doughty Death Copy Share Image
“The 1930s brought what is known as the “medicalization” of death. The rise of the hospital removed from view all the gruesome… — Caitlin Doughty Death Copy Share Image
“By not talking about death with our loved ones, not being clear through advanced directives, DNR (do not resuscitate) orders, and funeral… — Caitlin Doughty Death Copy Share Image
“Katrina noted that “humans are so focused on preventing aging and decay—it’s become an obsession. And for those who have been socialized… — Caitlin Doughty Copy Share Image
“As a general rule, if anyone ever asks you to put stockings on a ninety-year old deceased Romanian woman with oedema, your… — Caitlin Doughty Death Copy Share Image
“Left to their own devices, human bodies rot, decompose, come apart, and sink gloriously back into the earth from whence they came.… — Caitlin Doughty Death Copy Share Image
“Holding the space is crucial, and exactly what we are missing. To hold the space is to create a ring of safety… — Caitlin Doughty Family and friends Copy Share Image
“Historically, Buddhist monks hoping to detach themselves from lust and curb their desire for permanence would meditate on the form of a… — Caitlin Doughty Buddhism Copy Share Image
“Sifting through an urn of cremated remains you cannot tell if a person had successes, failures, grandchildren, felonies. “For you are dust,… — Caitlin Doughty Failure Copy Share Image
“The irony behind the Church's disdain for the practice is that European Catholics have used saintly relics and bones as intermediaries for… — Caitlin Doughty Thousand years Copy Share Image
“Accepting death doesn't mean you won't be devastated when someone you love dies. It means you will be able to focus on… — Caitlin Doughty Death Copy Share Image
“Every culture has death rituals with the power to shock the uninitiated and challenge our personal web of significance—from the Wari’ roasting… — Caitlin Doughty Death Copy Share Image
“With Q-tips and cotton I cleaned out Elena’s nose, ears, and mouth—a deeply unpleasant task. In the last throes of life, basic… — Caitlin Doughty Every day Copy Share Image
“In writing The American Way of Death, Jessica Mitford wasn’t trying to improve our relationship with death, she was trying to improve… — Caitlin Doughty Death Copy Share Image
