Enhancing "Death Literacy” with Empathy Ft. Krittika Sharma Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn how we can centre empathy in end-of-life plans and become “death positive." Krittika Sharma is an End-of-Life Care Educator and Advocator and Founder of Maajhi, an organization committed to enhancing death literacy, and the former director of Death Over Dinner (in India). In this episode, Krittika discusses how to have compassionate conversations about death and prepare for loss with empathy. She is passionate about ensuring that people die well and on their own terms, with the grace and dignity they deserve. 00:00 Introduction 00:21 About Krittika Sharma 02:37 What led Krittika to the end-of-life-care space 06:35 Why we should all be "death positive"  12:18 How talk to kids about death 14:10 Preparing for loss through empathic conversations 18:02 Planning your end-of-life 19:58 Seeing beauty in loss 21:58 What is "Death Over Dinner”? 27:08 Maajhi’s backstory  28:20 What is an "Obituary to Self”? 31:34 Last Dialogue: how to talk about loss, love, and life 33:00 What is a "Death Meditation”? 37:47 The intersection of purposeful empathy and end-of-life-care 42:02 Krittika Sharma’s Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH KRITTIKA SHARMA ✩ Website: https://www.maajhi.com ✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krittikasharma  CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected]   ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/   ✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21 ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast Video edited by David Tsvariani