Palliative care and hospice professionals discuss what the process is like — and their insights may challenge what you think ...

J.S. Park helps patients and their families cope with death every day as a hospital chaplain. He explains what to expect as a ...

Compared to other countries around the world, America can be somewhat avoidant when it comes to the fragility of life, despite its inevitability. Specifically, Americans are uncomfortable talking ...

Death can be an uncomfortable and scary topic. But J.S. Park, a hospital chaplain and author of As Long as You Need: Permission to Grieve, says talking about it can help us prepare for and process ...

Death may be a taboo topic at the dinner table, but maybe it shouldn’t be. Sure, death is terrifying, but it’s something that happens to everyone. We might be better off acknowledging it with ...

Natalie Krawczyk describes herself as an optimistic person, someone who looks for the best in everyone and everything. She loves spending time with her kids and grandkids. Some of her favorite moments ...

This time of year, reminders of death are everywhere — in costumes, decorations, and ghost stories. But inside Winston-Salem’s Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home, a small group is approaching the subject ...

A new Times series examines the topic of death and dying in 2025. Credit...Line Hachem Supported by By John Otis Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes ...

Senior parents might start bringing up the topic of their passing more often, even if it clearly distresses you. Why do they talk about it, and what can you do? Hearing your elderly parent frequently ...

Every now and again, my 3-year-old daughter asks me how old I am. “Forty-three,” I say, smiling, already anticipating her next question. “Is that old?” I know why she asks. My daughter has come to ...

Whether we like it or not one of the only sure fire things in life is that we are all going die. It is one of the subjects that we in the West are discomforted by, embarrassed about and that many of ...

I’m going to hold your hand when I say this: we have to be prepared for death. When my mom was studying to become an Elder, she had to learn various passages to use throughout her ministerial career.