ENCORE: Briefly, Perfectly Human

Alua Arthur (Death Doula) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss the importance of embracing mortality, talking about death, and her new book, Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life and Getting Real About the End. Segments to look forward to: (02:31) What is a death doula? (05:39) Alua’s journey and embracing mortality (07:28) The impact of avoiding conversations about death (10:33) Practical ways to approach contemplating death (26:00) Having conversations about death with your loved ones (28:10) Supporting loved ones facing end-of-life challenges (30:30) Reframing our language about death and disease (32:19) The desire for “more time” at the end of life (38:10) The importance of quality of life in end of life care (40:00) Assisted Suiceide and personal autonomy (43:40) Meaningful rituals for death (47:14) Mourning people with troubled legacies (51:10) Being briefly, perfectly human Read Briefly Perfectly Human: Check out Going With Grace: Follow Ron on X (formerly Twitter): Email your questions to podcast@politicology.com or leave us a voicemail at ‪(202) 455-4558‬ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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ENCORE: Briefly, Perfectly Human is an episode from Politicology by Politicology.

This episode is 61:58 long.

This episode was published on Feb 25, 2026.

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