Balance | Compassion | Clarity
homework for module one
Getting in Touch with Your Own Mortality and Views of Death
We invite you to watch the following videos:
Caitlin Doughty: Confronting Your Own Death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN7ZD9uw7LQ
Cailtin Doughty: Why Are You Afraid of Death
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IBsAiDeS4M
Herbert Fingarette once argued that there was no reason to fear death. At 97, his own mortality began to haunt him, and he had to rethink everything. Watch his story.
Some questions to consider:
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How would you choose to spend your final moments? Use all five senses to describe the environment. Are there people around?
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What kind of death would you least prefer? Why?
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What concerns you most about dying?
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How can you build a personal relationship with death?
How Does the Concept of Death and Dying Show up in Our Culture?
Some places to explore:
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Different religions and how they honor the dying process - you can go down the rabbit hole in our ABODE Academy recording library: https://abodehome.org/abode-academy-4/
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Different ethnic and cultural groups in your area and how they honor the dying process
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How were you raised to view death and dying?
Ponder the question: how can you facilitate conversations about death and dying within this understanding of your research and the parameters of your community?
Self-Care and Contemplative Practices
The mission: how to do this work without burning out or suffering from compassion fatigue.
Some ideas:
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Reconnect to your Why
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Identify what fills your cup - and create an action plan to do those things
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Open and Close Your Shop when working with your client or volunteering
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Know when you need a break
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