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Memento Mori by Joanna Ebenstein

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Memento Mori

The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life

Joanna Ebenstein

Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · September 10, 2024

Reading lane: Grief & Loss

A transformative guide to embrace your own mortality and live a more fulfilling life Talking about death has been deemed morbid, taboo, or even pathological.

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Why This Clicks

Mortality, Reframed

A serious, spare meditation on mortality that invites quieter, sharper living.

Come here for

  • devotional reflection with an edge
  • daily, dip-in contemplation

Expect

  • layered spiritual reflection
  • conversation-friendly darkness, handled with restraint

Book Details

Authors
Joanna Ebenstein
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
September 10, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Grief & Loss · Anxiety & Phobias
Reading lane
Grief & Loss

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Publisher Categories

  • Grief & Loss

  • Anxiety & Phobias

  • Death & Dying

About This Book

A transformative guide to embrace your own mortality and live a more fulfilling life Talking about death has been deemed morbid, taboo, or even pathological. But in order to fully embrace life, scientists, psychologists, and spiritual leaders all agree—contemplating death is the key to living a life with meaning. This life-changing book will give you a 12 week program to befriend death in your own way, creating your own personal, daily meditation on what it means to be morta...

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A transformative guide to embrace your own mortality and live a more fulfilling life Talking about death has been deemed morbid, taboo, or even pathological. But in order to fully embrace life, scientists, psychologists, and spiritual leaders all agree—contemplating death is the key to living a life with meaning. This life-changing book will give you a 12 week program to befriend death in your own way, creating your own personal, daily meditation on what it means to be mortal. Through personal anecdotes, historical examples, meditations, exercises, journal prompts, and reflections, you will learn to both come to terms with what death means and to live alongside it without fear. In doing so, you will see your own life in a new light and discover what makes life worth living. After all, there’s no better motivation to seize the day than a regular reminder that your days are numbered. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, grieving a loved one, or seeking a greater sense of purpose, Memento Mori is an invaluable guide to living a life of greater meaning and joy.

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