How To Overcome Fear of Death (+ Genius Tips For Navigating Grief) with Alua Arthur

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2022

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

I’m excited to welcome Alua Arthur to the podcast. Alua is a certified death doula who works with clients to develop end of life plans and provide non-medical support leading up to death. Her company Going With Grace staffs a team of death doulas that provide professional end of life support as well as courses, training, and retreats for future death doulas. Alua also sits on the Board of Directors of the End of Life Doula Council of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. On this episode, we talk about: exactly what a death doula does where fear of death comes from how to get over the fear of dying without finishing what you wanted to do actionable ways to acknowledge + deal with grief in all its forms a genius practice for building resilience exactly how to show up for someone in your life that’s grieving how to stop letting fear of death limit your life what a death meditation is + how it works what your intrusive thoughts about death may be trying to tell you realistic tips for navigating fears of oblivion and nothingness when you die the impact of religious or spiritual beliefs on facing death the one thing people who are the strongest at the face of death have in common exactly how to talk to kids about death without scaring them tips for facing anxiety about leaving the people who need us most when we die what to do if you’re hesitant to get preventative medical care due to fears of finding out bad news and so much more! We would LOVE to hear from you any thoughts, reactions, or takeaways you have as you’re listening, so definitely screenshot and tag me @lizmoody and Alua @going_with_grace on Instagram. To join the Healthier Together Podcast Club Facebook group, go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthiertogetherpodcast. Get your Healthier Together Deck today at healthyconvo.co and use code LAUNCHDAY to get 10% off, just right now to celebrate launch. This episode is sponsored by Paleovalley. Head over to paleovalley.com and use the code LIZM for 15% off. This episode is sponsored by Ava Jane’s Kitchen Colima Sea Salt. Go to HealthierTogetherSalt.com to get your first bag of Colima Sea Salt for free. This episode is sponsored by Pique. Get 5% off plus a free blooming teas pouch complete with premium Pique samples when you purchase 2 or more cartons from piquetea.com/LIZMOODY and use code LIZMOODY. Healthier Together cover art by Zack. Healthier Together music by Alex Ruimy.

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0:00.0	Hello friends and welcome back to the Healthier Together podcast.
0:05.2	I'm your host Liz Moody and I'm a best-selling author and long-time journalist.
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