Mel Robbins
Don’t Learn This Too Late: Make An Authentic Life Now, By Getting Real About The End
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By the time you finish listening, your perspective on death—and life—will be forever changed.
Today, Mel sits down with death doula and best-selling author Alua Arthur for a transformative conversation about how embracing the shortness of life can unlock a profound sense of joy and purpose in your life right now.
Alua shares three powerful questions you should ask yourself today and reveals an inspiring exercise to perform on your birthday to help you live with more intention and gratitude.
With wisdom, warmth, and humor, Alua shows how getting real about death can unlock the authentic, fulfilling life you’re meant to live.
Prepare for a mindset shift that will change how you look at life, death, and everything in between.
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In this episode:
0:00 Introduction
3:03 Why confronting your own death can help you build a better life
11:53 Alua helps people die for a living, here’s what that means
14:21 The ONE exercise you should start doing on your birthday
18:21 Why does talking about death actually bring more life to you?
24:03 The step-by-step guide for how to show up for sick or dying loved ones
26:53 Why Alua says people should be clapping at your funeral
28:47 So what even happens after you die?
35:23 How to have the hard conversations with your aging parents about death
42:05 Exploring one of the hardest questions: what happens to you after you die?
45:31 Your funeral is just another wedding, here’s what Alua means
47:51 Alua’s shares the most common regrets of the dying
48:42 The 3 questions you need to consider when thinking about death
51:42 The handbook for mourning a complicated relationship
54:18 Alua gives you her personal guide to processing grief
58:32 How to turn grief into a powerful tool to improve your life
1:03:30 What you should know about leaving a legacy behind
1:05:30 What does Alua think her last words will be?
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Published Oct 31, 2024
