Send us a text

You can view the video version on YouTube here. We encourage you to do so, subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and 'Like' the video. It also helps us a lot if you watch it till the end.

Monica Kumar, an end-of-life educator and author, shares her profound insights on death, grief, and the importance of legacy planning and asking/answering all of these essential questions as soon as you can. Drawing from her personal experiences of loss, she emphasizes the need for open conversations about death and the values that guide our decisions at the end of life. Monica discusses the challenges of caregiving planning, the limitations of traditional wills, and the significance of understanding quality of life. She advocates for a playful approach to discussing mortality, highlighting the importance of self-care in the field of death work.

Website: beyondeolplanning.com
Book: Beyond Loss: The Power of Purposeful Grief  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F899PY61 (Kindle) https://payhip.com/b/1nKkl (PDF)
Recent Article: https://www.elephantjournal.com/2025/07/we-dont-have-to-inherit-the-silence-choosing-a-new-lens-on-death-grief-monica-kumar/

Support the show

You can find us on SubStack, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and BlueSky. You are also invited to subscribe to support us financially. Anyone who supports us at any level will have access to Premium content, special online meet-ups, and one on one time with Annalouiza or Wakil.

And we would love your feedback and want to hear your stories. You can email us at [email protected].