When We Die Talks

Anonymous #36 — Does the Fear of Death Go Away, or Do You Just Get Better at Living With It?

June 2, 2026·42 min
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This week's caller is 79 years old and has spent the last three years going down every rabbit hole death has to offer. All in service of a book that's about to come out. They have lost a husband and a mother. They have survived breast cancer. And somewhere in all of that, they stopped being afraid of dying and started being afraid of being dead. This is a conversation between two people who have ended up in surprisingly similar places on a topic most people won't touch. We talk about what it ...

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