7 Steps To A Beautiful Death

A mindful and joyful approach through the journey of dying

WARNING: Some images may be disturbing to those who are sensitive to images of death.

As much as our 20’s and 30’s are about building our careers and our families, our later years can often become about dealing with loss. We hit our 40’s and our parents begin to show signs of fragility, friends and family members begin to confront illnesses. Sometimes there are those tragic and sudden events at any age that shake us to our core and we are hit with storms of anger, fear and confusion that hound us throughout our day-to-day experiences.

You may never know what that person sitting next to you on the subway, in a meeting or on the other end of the phone is dealing with in their personal lives but we can be certain that most of the people around us have experienced the loss of a loved one. Whether it be a parent, a sibling, a spouse, a relative, a friend or the unspeakable loss of a child — navigating death is a very human experience that connects us all.

My husband, Vic Anderson died one year ago today on April 22, 2015. While living without him this past year has been incredibly challenging, I found the actual process of him dying to be a very beautiful experience. It was an example that the death of a loved one can…