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Life Obsessed. Cemeteries, Graveyards And Ossuaries With Loren Rhoads

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“All that lives must die, passing through nature to eternity.” William Shakespeare, Hamlet

If you enjoy walking in cemeteries, exploring graveyards, and discovering the artistic bone structures of ossuaries, then you’ll love this interview with Loren Rhoads. We discuss our mutual love of these places where nature often reigns in peace and beauty, and share our favorite places in Europe and North America.

Loren Rhoads is the author of 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die, and Wish You Were Here: Adventures in Cemetery Travel, as well as paranormal romance novels, short stories, and essays.

Show notes

Memento mori. We are life-obsessed, not death-obsessed!
Why we both love cemeteries and graveyards and some of our favorite places to visit
Graves that change the landscape
The difference in burial rituals and death culture between Europe and North America
Is there something more than just physical remains in a graveyard?
Recommended books on cemeteries and graveyards

You can find Loren Rhoads at cemeterytravel.com and LorenRhoads.com

Memento Mori. How Travel Can Help Us Deal With Death And Grief With Dr Karen Wyatt

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Sometimes we need to get away in order to heal, to take ourselves out of the routine and recognize how short life is, and how precious.

In this episode, Dr Karen Wyatt explains how travel helped her face grief and embrace living well in the face of death.

Dr Karen Wyatt is a hospice physician and best-selling author of books about death, loss, and grief. She’s the host of the End-of-Life University podcast and an inspirational speaker who teaches how to live a life that really matters, by embracing our mortality. Today, we’re talking about how travel, in particular, can help with grief and reflection on our mortality.

Show notes

The personal loss that inspired Karen’s grief travels to Italy, Spain and France
How traveling can help you realize that you are not alone in grief
Why Herculaneum in Italy is such a powerful place
Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris
The difference between cemeteries and death culture in Europe vs the USA
Depictions of death in places of faith, and the European tradition of ossuaries and displaying bones publicly
Why memento mori and being aware of the shortness of life helps us to live more joyfully
Book recommendations for grief travel

You can find Karen at www.karenwyattmd.com and her podcast at www.eoluniversity.com, and on Instagram @kwyattmd

12 Of The World’s Best Anatomical Museums

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When you book a trip to a new city, thoughts turn to popular attractions or places you might like to see. For most people, anatomical museums don’t usually rank high on the list.

But for a writer, medical museums prove fertile ground in which to find new ideas or story seeds.

If you write crime thrillers, they’re also an excellent way to ensure you’re getting the details right!

As an avid fan of such places myself, I’ve collected together 12 of the world’s best anatomical museums. If you’re into the macabre as I am, then you might enjoy them too!

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