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Movie Nights

Movie nights in 2023 were a great success! We had fantastic conversations with the directors of several films after the screenings. Compelling discussions. More to come in 2024, stay tuned for dates!

Also, coming locally in January ’24 — The Good Death Book Club. Check back here for dates or sign up for the newsletter, where I’ll announce more information.

Director Johanna Lunn Discusses the Film The Architecture of Death: The Inner World of Dying

By Diane Hullet, Founder of Best Life Best Death Movies serve as powerful cultural touchstones, shaping, reflecting, and conveying shared values, stories, and perspectives. From feature films to documentaries, movies play a vital role in how we understand and discuss life’s profound themes, including death and dying. In this article,

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It’s Not Too Late, Until It’s Too Late

Conversations about Death and Dying by Diane Hullet, Founder of Best Life Best Death Why is it so difficult to have a conversation about the end of life? How do I get ready for a discussion like this? What are some actual sentences to truly get me started? As a

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The Story Behind Best Life Best Death

Excerpt from article in Michigan Voyager, Spring 2024 Diane, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story about you and about Best Life Best Death. Where does your story begin? I grew up in Michigan and moved to Colorado for college. I love the great lakes, and I

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Get Griefy: Best Life Best Death

Diane Hullet believes the key to living your best life is embracing the fact that it will eventually end. As a

death doula, creative, and podcaster, she shares with Get Griefy what it means to live her best life with

the end in mind, incorporating lessons from her conscious understanding of our finite time here.

Originally from Michigan and now residing in Boulder, Diane is a Midwest gal at heart. She holds a

Master’s in Education and several certificates, including Conscious Dying Coach and Educator from

the Conscious Dying Collective, with additional training from the Centre for Sacred Deathcare.

Canvas Rebel Article: Meet Diane Hullet

We recently connected with Diane Hullet and have shared our conversation below.

Diane , thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Do you think your parents have had a meaningful impact on you and your journey?

There are so many things my parents did right! But I often think too, that they were a product of their times. I was raised in the 1970s and 80s, and it’s hard to believe it now, but those were decades when fear did not permeate everything from the nightly news to simply attending school. They were turbulent times, for sure, but my parents were able to raise us without the level of anxiety that runs through today’s world and today’s kids.

My brother and I were encouraged to try things, and we had a lot of both freedom and responsibility. We made mistakes. We were outside a lot. We were a family of do-ers, and this meant everything from driving tractors to learning how to tie knots, from having outdoor neighborhood corn roasts to making skateboard ramps. They also didn’t overtly compare the two of us, and so we got to be who we were. We were – and still are – really different people, and those differences weren’t discussed over dinner or used to compare and make us feel “less than” for being ourselves.