Death Without Fear: Collective Wisdom for Making Peace with Mortality - Softcover

Elliott, L Saxon

 
9781476696607: Death Without Fear: Collective Wisdom for Making Peace with Mortality
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1476696608 ISBN 13: 9781476696607
Publisher: Toplight Books, 2025

Synopsis

Fear of death is primal and universal, an inexorable part of the human condition. And yet, Western Culture perpetuates denial and avoidance, a conspiracy of silence. Whether existential distress is centered on personal mortality or loss of loved ones, the process of dying or death itself, this authoritative yet accessible manual for mortals offers relief.

Informed by more than four decades of clinical experience, it contains a curated collection of the most resonant philosophical, spiritual, psychological, and practical answers to death anxiety. From the ancient wisdom of sages and shamans to contemporary, empirically derived approaches, abundant guided exercises facilitate self-reflection, insight, and application, providing readers with tools to replace fear with acceptance and live more freely and fully.

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About the Author

L. Saxon Elliott, Psy.D. is a practicing clinical psychologist, death doula, and end-of-life educator based in Western Massachusetts. An ardent evangelist of the death-positive movement, she founded The Examined Death™, a suite of mortality-facing resources.

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Publisher
Toplight Books
Publication date
2025
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1476696608
ISBN 13 
9781476696607
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
277