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Aug 2019
24m 56s

Planning for Death and Why It Matters

HEALTHLINE MEDIA
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When death is approaching, you don’t have to welcome it, but you also don’t have to fight it. Learn how planning for your own (or a loved one’s) death doesn’t have to be an existential crisis, but can instead provide a degree of safety and comfort. Listen in as Dr. John Grohol explains that there is a degree of wisdom in realizing that everything must pass, ... Show More
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