Caitlin Doughty

For me, the good death includes being prepared to die

The good death means dying while I still have my mind sharp and aware; it also means dying without having to endure large amounts of suffering and pain.

The good death means accepting death as inevitable, and not fighting it when the time comes. This is my good death, but as legendary psychotherapist Carl Jung said, “It won’t help to hear what I think about death.” Your relationship to mortality is your own.