125: On the Fear of Death

On this episode we explore what it means to have an existential crisis when one can imagine a limitless future as a limited person. We’ll discuss the fear of time, the void and the afterlife, finding a reason to continue living, ageing, the pain of dying and much more. We’ll also review the new album from Morte Psíquica and share some secret upcoming projects.

Our guest this month is Sanctus Manium.

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Introductions

What is a Death Doula 5:00

The Body 15:45

Loneliness 24:10

Time 27:38

Afterlife 47:11

Meaning 1:01:45

Aging 1:11:45

Suffering 1:27:00

Capitalism 1:36:36

Album Review:
Camera Obscura - Morte Psíquica

Sinister Suggestions:
-Auxiliary Magazine
-Terry Pratchett and Death
-Parable of the Sower

References:
-The Butterfly Dream
-Components of an Existential Crisis
-Finding Purpose
-Denial of Death
-Working as a Death Doula

Sanctus Manium’s Book List:
• The Art of Dying Well by Katy Butler
• From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty
• The End of Something Wonder by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic (I reccomend this one for parents and children)
• When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
• Dying: A Memoir by Cory Taylor
• All That Remains by Sue Black
• The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker
• Escape From Evil by Ernest Becker
• Existential Psychotherapy by Irvin Yalom
• Gone from My Sight: The Dying Experience by Barbara Karnes, RN (AKA: The Little Blue Book)
• On Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
•On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler
• Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
• It’s Ok That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture that Doesn’t Understand by Megan Devine
• The Good Death: An Exploration of Dying in America by Ann Neumann
• Advice For Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them): A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying by Sallie Tisdale
• In the Slender Margin: The Intimate Strangeness of Death and Dying by Eve Johnson
• How We Die: Reflections of Life’s Final Chapter by Sherwin B. Nuland