death positivity – christine colby

INSIDE THE DEATH POSITIVE MOVEMENT

BUST Magazine, August/September 2017

Screen Shot 2017-09-05 at 9.21.47 PM

I interviewed several women on the vanguard of the death-positive movement about feminism, activism, intersectionality, and smashing the patriarchy with your corpse.

September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 by christinecolbynyc Categories: BUST, Web writingTags: activism, Caitlin Doughty, death and the maiden, death positive, death positivity, death salon, feminism, funeral directors, Morbid Anatomy, Order of the Good Death, sarah chavez, trans, transgender, undertaking la

THINGS TO DO WITH YOUR BODY WHEN YOU’RE DEAD

Penthouse Magazine, October 2015

PEN10_043_BodyRecycling1 PEN10_043_BodyRecycling2 PEN10_043_BodyRecycling3 PEN10_043_BodyRecycling4

September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 by christinecolbynyc Categories: Penthouse magazineTags: body worlds, Caitlin Doughty, cremation, Death, death acceptance, death positive, death positivity, death professional, jeff jorgenson, natural burial, Order of the Good Death, sarah wambold

DeathHacker: You’re Going to Die, Here’s How to Deal With It

LifeHacker, February 2017

Screen Shot 2017-04-09 at 7.08.58 PM

The first article of a recurring column I launched on LifeHacker, called, naturally, DeathHacker. I present some ways to think and talk about mortality that will hopefully make you relax a bit about it, manage the anxiety, and maybe be able to let go.

April 9, 2017April 9, 2017 by christinecolbynyc Categories: LifeHacker, Web writingTags: Death, death acceptance, death positive, death positivity, deathhacker, LifeHacker, mortality

Why I Decided to Become a Death Doula at 33

Refinery29, October 2016

Screen Shot 2017-04-09 at 5.57.13 PM

Death doula Evi Numen explains what led her on this unusual path and what her deathbed duties entail.

April 9, 2017April 9, 2017 by christinecolbynyc Categories: Refinery29, Web writingTags: Death, death doula, death positive, death positivity, evi numen, Refinery29