Coming to terms with death

This episode discusses Death Anxiety, a popular phenomenon discussed in philosophical and psychological literature it suggests;  coming to terms with death or at least not avoiding it frees us from mental illness and allows us to live better and more full lives. 

 

Links to things we discussed: 

The Egg by Kurzgesagt:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6fcK_fRYaI

Making sense of death, Sam Harris: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/making-sense-with-sam-harris/id733163012?i=1000614613372

Death Anxiety and Mental Illness scientific paper: 

https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bjc.12229