What Is The Death Positive Movement?

Western society is clearly preoccupied with death. It appears in TV, movies, and music. And yet, most of us are deeply uncomfortable discussing it in real terms. Instead of allowing the universal experience of death to bring us closer, the death stigma in our culture alienates us from each other. This distance from death is actually new - not so long ago, people died in the family home, and their bodies were attended to in the salon. This new discomfort with death deeply impacts our ability to enjoy life.