Accepting your own mortality is like eating your vegetables: You may not want to do it, but it's good for you. Caitlin Doughty accepteatgood Change image and share on social
The home funeral - caring for the dead ourselves - changes our relationship to grieving. If you have been married to someone for 50 years, why would you let someone take them away the moment they die? Caitlin Doughty caredeaddie Change image and share on social
Going around not fully believing that you're going to die is really problematic because it affects how you think about the future of the planet, about the future of your own life, about the decisions you're making. Caitlin Doughty affectbelievedecision share on social
I want a natural burial. Just straight into the ground in a shroud. Caitlin Doughty burialgrindnatural Change image and share on social
Treat your online affairs as part of your affairs that need to be in order - your bank, your Internet bill - you need to have people who know what you want. Caitlin Doughty affairbankbill Change image and share on social
I am a mortician who tells you that you don't necessarily need a mortician. Caitlin Doughty morticiannecessarilytell Change image and share on social
Writing a memoir is such a private, personal experience that it's intimidating to think of adapting it for television. Caitlin Doughty adaptexperienceintimidate Change image and share on social
Dying in the sanitary environment of a hospital is a relatively new concept. In the late 19th century, dying at a hospital was reserved for people who had nothing and no one. Given the choice, a person wanted to die at home in their bed, surrounded by friends and family. Caitlin Doughty 19thbedcentury share on social
I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary. Caitlin Doughty choosedaydeath Change image and share on social
I've worked very hard to become comfortable with how death works and why it happens. I now know that death isn't out to get me. Caitlin Doughty comfortabledeathhard Change image and share on social
