A group of people gathered at Congressional Cemetery in D.C. on Saturday morning for an unusual reason: to practice dying.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Dying can be a taboo topic. Enter the death doula.
‘It feels as if our culture is very afraid of death, and that’s not good for life,’ said Laura Lyster-Mensh, resident death doula at Congressional Cemetery in D.C.
By Sydney Page
January 9, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EST