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Dec 2018
1h 32m

318: Caitlin Doughty

DUNCAN TRUSSELL FAMILY HOUR
About this episode

Celebrate the holidays with Caitlin Doughty, author, mortician, and founder of The Order Of The Good Death.

Caitlin is part of the "death positivity" movement. And her light hearted and compassionate approach to dealing with death is quite inspirational.

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