Stories

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Fathers

Who I see inside you and me...

wisdom, stories, celebrateCaren MartineauSeptember 25, 2024fathers, personal growth, fatherhood, lessons, legacy, Death Literacy

Genghis Khan and the Christmas tree

Never ever ever again.

culture, stories, workshopCaren MartineauDecember 12, 2022Storytelling, witnessing, Christmas, parents, childhood, grief recovery, workshop

Old Man

A man's wings

stories, wisdom, artistsCaren MartineauAugust 24, 2022poetry, fathers, sons, lessons, age, memories, alive in the face of death

What to Wear

Denim fits all occasions

culture, stories, wisdomCaren MartineauFebruary 3, 2022ashes, aging, Death Literacy, fashion, planning, dressing the dead

Chapters

When the magic ended too soon

celebrate, stories, wisdomCaren MartineauFebruary 3, 2022mothers, daughters, memories, magical reality, mourning, grief

We Remember

A solo meditation, shared.

storiesCaren MartineauDecember 28, 2021poem, we remember, parents, denial of death

Politics of Life

Dying is “certainly the most important time of my life.”

storiesCaren MartineauJanuary 20, 2020photography, video, film, first-person, on dying, message, meaning, love, Philip Gould, Phillip Gould, dying

#dodeathdifferently

End-of-life for an advocate of “doing death better.”

storiesCaren MartineauNovember 24, 2019doing death better, dying, on dying, hospice, gratitude, love, emotions, death with dignity, celebrate, video, good death, a good death, what is a good death, what does a good death look like

Under Ice

A free-diver learns to trust self when life is at stake.

storiesCaren MartineauJuly 11, 2018ice, video, film, stories, first-person, Johanna, underwater, healing

Her Bucket

Why not start living your bucket list now?

storiesCaren MartineauJune 27, 2018bucket list, hospice, wishes, meaning