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Caitlin Doughty
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Caitlin Doughty is an American mortician and author who advocates for death acceptance and reform of Western funeral industry practices.
Biography
Caitlin Marie Doughty, born August 19, 1984, is an American mortician, author, blogger and YouTuber. She owns Clarity Funerals and Cremation in Los Angeles, created the web series Ask a Mortician and founded The Order of the Good Death. Her work advocates for acceptance of death and changes to Western funeral industry practices.
Doughty’s books explore death, care for the deceased and questions about mortality. She is the author of three bestselling nonfiction books: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory (2014), From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death (2017), and Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death (2019).
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Books by Caitlin Doughty
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity explores how cultures around the world care for the dead, including Zoroastrian sky burials and Bolivian skull traditions. Illustrated by Landis Blair, it questions American funeral practices, particularly chemical embalming, and suggests that traditions allowing mourners to personally tend the deceased offer meaningful ways to confront mortality.