The eloquent way you describe your experience is very comforting to me. I’m not an atheist, but the thought of still having some sort of physical contribution to future life is incredibly positive. You gave me the idea of looking into “natural” burial options, where you aren’t embalmed, but allowed to join with the…

I always ask my students to tell me what they want to learn and we list it on a whiteboard. Then we group the questions by subject and I explain which questions fit together. The questions stay up until they’ve been answered. It reduces their stress when they know that their question WILL get answered and that many in…

Dear Thomas,

My husband and I are in family therapy. At least a third of the time, the therapist asks me how things work and to fix his phone or his coffee maker DURING the therapy session. No wonder we aren’t making progress. (No, I don’t fix his stuff.)