"We live in a death-denying culture. Do something about it."
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About Caitlin Doughty
Caitlin Doughty, born in 1984, is an American mortician, author, and YouTube personality known for her advocacy of death acceptance and reforming Western attitudes towards death and dying. She is the founder of The Order of the Good Death, a group of funeral industry professionals, academics, and artists exploring ways to prepare a death-phobic culture for their inevitable mortality. Doughty has published bestselling books like 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes' and hosted the 'Ask a Mortician' web series, which tackles topics related to death and funeral practices in an approachable and humorous manner.
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