(THE CONVERSATION) Upwards of 3 million people die every year in the United States. As a funeral director who heads a university mortuary science program, I can tell you that while each individual’s ...

Researchers interviewed 48 people who had survived near-death experiences (NDEs), asking them to describe — and even sketch — what they saw in their final moments.

Death is an unavoidable reality of life, yet it remains one of the greatest mysteries humans face. While many of us wonder what happens in our final moments, the truth is only revealed when we ...

That’s where a death doula steps in. In those quiet, often fearful moments, their presence offers something profoundly simple yet deeply human: the assurance that someone will be there at the end. For ...