<p>What is it like to talk to people who knew your loved ones who died? My quest to get intimate with death begins as I talk with someone who knew my parents who I never knew existed until after they died. </p><p><br></p><p>I met Marie Bowden very shortly after my father died. He was her mentor, but she and I had not met. Through our conversation, I learned that she is a person surrounded by death. She grew up in a home surrounded by death. She works in a profession that is about donation after death. She herself has experienced tremendous loss. And she is someone who reminds me that there is beauty in the world, despite everything we go through (and because of it).</p><p><br></p><p>For more from Amelia, sign up for ⁠<a href="https://www.cultivatebeing.com/newsletter"><u>the Cultivate Being™ Newsletter</u></a>.⁠</p><p>Check out <a href="https://www.cultivatebeing.com/"><u>www.cultivatebeing.com</u></a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cultivatebeing/"><u>@CultivateBeing on Instagram</u></a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Cultivate Being™ is created and hosted by Amelia Chiarenza in collaboration with audio producer, Theo Balcomb.</p><p><br></p>