Cancel Your Fear of Dying: How to Live Fully by Facing Death | Elena Brower

Cancel Your Fear of Dying: How to Live Fully by Facing Death | Elena Brower

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We have all heard the sayings and clichés, but what is the truth behind being afraid of dying? In this episode, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon sits down with Elena Brower, a best-selling author, meditation teacher, and hospice volunteer, to discuss the profound topics of impermanence, living intentionally, and preparing for the end of life.

Drawing from her own experience with the loss of her mother, Elena shares her journey into hospice work and Buddhist chaplaincy, revealing how embracing the reality of death has become her most sacred practice. This conversation is not about morbidity but about using the awareness of death to live a more vibrant, present, and meaningful life.

Discover Elena Brower’s powerful new book, Hold Nothing, available now at https://elenabrower.com/holdnothing

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:24 - The Five Remembrances

3:16 - Living with Impermanence

5:11 - The Two Kinds of Physicians

6:14 - Elena's Journey as a Hospice Volunteer

9:22 - Why Not Just Wait to be Afraid?

10:05 - The Power of Day-by-Day Awareness

13:34 - The Practice of Letting Go of Your Personality

15:40 - Making the Room Sacred

17:06 - Why Our Culture Turns Away from Death

23:02 - Do We Need Rituals?

26:39 - Talking to Children about Death

28:27 - Trauma, Grief, and Meeting Death Differently

30:20 - Zen Meditation vs. Other Modalities

38:54 - The Power of Friendship

45:45 - The Lightning Speed of Letting Go

46:33 - Cultivated Things

47:07 - Redefining Success

48:10 - Emptying Self-Doubt

49:30 - The Purpose of Self-Doubt

53:16 - Navigating Too Much Information

54:23 - Sitting Still and Weight Training

56:49 - Intergenerational Healing

59:09 - The Grandmother's Passing

1:01:36 - How Does Someone Become So Capable?

1:07:39 - The Most Powerful Form of Action

1:10:38 - Boundary Setting as an Act of Love

1:17:45 - The Altar of the Heart

1:19:22 - What to Say to Someone Who is Afraid of Dying

1:21:18 - A Quick Story

1:23:58 - Five Remembrances

1:25:01 - Meditation

1:31:16 - Closing Remarks

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