Befriending Mortality: How Death Awareness Clarifies Purpose and Leadership with Seth Clark

What if thinking about death earlier didn’t make you fearful—but made you freer? In Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, hosted by Sayan, executive coach Seth Clark explores how mortality awareness can bring more clarity, courage, and alignment into everyday decisions.

This episode is for leaders, builders, and anyone feeling stuck in busy, reactive living. Seth unpacks why avoidance gives death more power, how modern culture keeps us distracted, and how “mini-deaths” like role changes can reshape priorities—so you lead with a longer-term view, not just the next quarter.

About the Guest:

Seth Clark is an executive coach, ordained Christian minister, and doctoral scholar studying meaning-making in the face of mortality. His work helps people use mortality awareness to live and lead with deeper purpose.

Episode Chapter:

1. 00:04:56 – Setting the topic: mortality awareness and purpose

2. 00:07:33 – Why “befriending death” can bring more life

3. 00:09:29 – The first time Seth witnessed someone die

4. 00:10:34 – Avoidance gives death authority over us

5. 00:12:41 – The “relationship” analogy: facing what’s real

6. 00:15:08 – Doomscrolling, validation, and staying numb

7. 00:17:23 – Leadership timelines, mini-deaths, and long-term thinking

Key Takeaways:

• Notice what you avoid—avoidance quietly runs your choices from the background.

• Treat death-awareness as a clarity tool, not something to obsess over.

• Interrupt doomscrolling when it fuels emotion but doesn’t move you toward action.

• Ask: “What matters beyond this quarter/year?” to reset leadership priorities.

• Prepare for “mini-deaths” (role changes, endings) with intentional transitions.

• In grief, don’t force mortality awareness—first allow the loss to be held with compassion.

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