To hold the space is to create a ring of safety around the family and friends of the dead, providing a place where they can grieve openly and honestly, without fear of being judged. Holding the space is crucial, and exactly what we are missing. With my secular bias, "holding the space" sounded like saccharine hippie lingo. introduces compelling, powerful rituals almost entirely unknown in. From Here to Eternity is an immersive global journey that. Doughty set out to discover how other cultures care for the dead. Nine years ago, when I began working with the dead, I heard other practitioners speak about holding the space for the dying person and their family. Fascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin.
It is the responsibility of those who have been tasked with creating physical and emotional environments where safe, open interaction with death and dead bodies is possible. Fascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty embarks on a global expedition to discover how other cultures care for the dead. Death acceptance is the responsibility of all death professionals-funeral directors, cemetery managers, hospital workers. It is far too challenging to expect that each citizen will do so on his or her own. This is a world tour of death rituals, led by Doughty in a conversational, empathetic, and at times deeply funny style. Facing death is not for the faint-hearted. I follow Caitlin Doughty on Twitter (TheGoodDeath) and when I saw my library had her new book, I hopped on that hold list.
“Death avoidance is not an individual failing it's a cultural one.
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