To live well is to get ready to die well. Our daily lives create the person we will be when we die and, thus, the kind of death we may experience. This educational talk will explore goals, strategies, and tactics we can adopt to live meaningful, fulfilled, and productive lives. Chris will lead us in a reflection of our own lives, contemplating what matters deeply to us, considering how we find purpose and meaning, devising a personal mission statement, examining how to take better care of ourselves, and exploring how all of these practices can impact the quality of our death.

Chris Palmer is an author, speaker, wildlife filmmaker, conservationist, educator, professor, and grandfather. He dedicated his professional career to conservation and now devotes his life to issues around death and dying. He is a trained hospice volunteer, and he founded and runs an aging, death, and dying discussion group for the Bethesda Metro Area Village. 

His tenth book, Achieving a Good Death: A Practical Guide to the End of Life, will be published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2024. His previous book, Finding Meaning and Success: Living a Fulfilled and Productive Life, was published in 2021. All proceeds from Chris’ books go to fund scholarships for students at American University.

Please Note: This recording is for educational and community outreach. It may not be reshared or publicized on any media platform without express permission from Reflection Park.