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Lani Leary

Lani Leary
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Lani Leary

Dr. Lani Leary has over twenty-five years of experience as a psychotherapist working with chronically ill, dying, and bereaved clients. She served as the director of mental health services at Whitman Walker AIDS clinic, as a professor of Death Studies... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. To love and be of service to just one person is to love and serve the world.
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My life in 8 words: "A simple servant and witness to heaven on earth"
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Speaking to TED audiences
March 12, 2012
It was a great honor to share my perspective that "No One Has To Die Alone" at the recent TEDx Honolulu event.  To view, go to...
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No One Has to Die Alone will be released on April 10, 2012 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Apr 10, 2012
No One Has to Die Alone is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Apr 10, 2012
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Mar 13, 2012
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Lani Leary Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. To love and be of service to just one person is to love and serve the world. Q. What are your 5 favorite books of all time? A. Expecting Adam, by Martha Beck
The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner

Illusions, by Richard Bach

Talk Before Sleep, by Elizabeth Berg

Prince of Tides, Pay Conroy Q. Is there a book you love to reread? A. Illusions by Richard Bach Q. What comment do you hear most often from your readers? A. "I wish I had read this book sooner." Q. Who are your favorite authors? A. Pat Conroy
William Faulkner

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Books to cope with death and loss
River Forest Leaves, October 22, 2012
...our society’s attitude toward grief. In No One Has To Die Alone: Preparing for a Meaningful Death, Lani Leary helps readers deal with fears of illness, death and bereavement. Addressing caregivers of the terminally ill, she emphasizes that how we die...
Juneau calendar
Capital City Weekly, September 20, 2012
...Bakery. Presentation: "Death in our Community, from Grief to Hope," 7 p.m., Centennial Hall. Presenter: Dr. Lani Leary, author of "No One Has to Die Alone: Preparing for a Meaningful Death." Free. Details: www.foundationforendoflifecare.org. Evening...
Free lecture Sept. 21 on 'From Grief to Hope'
Capital City Weekly, September 12, 2012
...The Foundation for End of Life Care is bringing author and educator Dr. Lani Leary to Juneau for a free, informative evening talk on "Death in Our Community: From Grief to Hope," at 7 p.m. on Sept. 21 at Centennial Hall. The...