9. Discussing Death and Dying Feat. Amanda Blainey

This is Episode 9 of The Africans Heal Podcast.

🎙In this episode, Christine spoke with Amanda Blainey. Amanda is the Founder of Doing Death, an organization that fosters authentic conversations about death and dying. She has also authored the book "DO Death For a Life Better Lived", in which she seeks to transform how we live our lives, by helping us build a better relationship with death. Through her DO Lecture, book, and Doing Death Organization, Amanda is inviting us to accept death as a natural part of life and to live life more consciously.

Amanda is also an end-of-life doula, and works in hospice care, in addition to running a Death Cafe in Hertfordshire, UK.

💡Mentioned in the show:

+Death Cafes: https://deathcafe.com/

+Amanda's DO Lecture: https://vimeo.com/281587938

+Amanda's Book "DO/DEATH/ For a life better lived.": https://thedobook.co/products/do-death-for-a-life-better-lived

+Amanda's Doing Death Website: https://www.doingdeath.com/about

+Doing Death Instagram: @doing_death

+Bronnie Ware - The Five Regrets of the Dying: https://bronnieware.com/blog/regrets-of-the-dying/

+Elle Luna's Medium Article: https://medium.com/@elleluna/the-crossroads-of-should-and-must-90c75eb7c5b0

💡Other Resources:

+Atul Gawande's Book: Being Mortal

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