“There is, in our culture, a way in which the things that most need to be said are often the least likely to find expression. The death of an adult is difficult enough, but the loss of a child—a “what could have been”—is taboo.” ― Barbara Becker, Heartwood: The Art of Living with the End in MindWelcome to a new episode of AMORTE podcast where we share loss, grief and death education with a loving view. I am your host Patty Bueno and today I am so grateful and lucky to have Barbara with us.Barbara Becker is a writer and interfaith minister who has dedicated over twenty-five years to partnering with human rights advocates around the world in pursuit of peace and interreligious understanding. She has worked with the United Nations, Human Rights First, the Ms. Foundation for Women, and the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, and has participated in a delegation of Zen Peacemakers and Lakota elders in the sacred Black Hills of South Dakota. She has sat with hundreds of people at the end of their lives and views each as a teacher. She is the founder of EqualShot, a strategic communications consultancy specializing in strengthening the voice of the non-profit community. She has taught on the faculty of Columbia University’s master’s program in strategic communications and has been a regular contributor to the Huffington Post. Becker holds a Master of Arts in International Administration from the School for International Training, a Master of Arts in Media Studies from the New School, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Anthropology from Haverford College. An ordained interfaith minister, she lives in New York City with her husband and two sons.When her earliest childhood friend is diagnosed with a terminal illness, Becker sets off on a quest to immerse herself in what it means to be mortal. Can we live our lives more fully knowing some day we will die?Becker inspires readers to live with the end in mind and proves that turning toward loss rather than away from it is the only true way to live life to its fullest. Just as with the heartwood of a tree—the central core that is no longer alive but is supported by newer growth rings—the dead become the heart of the living.“Existe, en nuestra cultura, una forma en la que las cosas que más necesitan decirse son a menudo las que tienen menos probabilidades de expresarse. La muerte de un adulto es bastante difícil, pero la pérdida de un niño, un "lo que podría haber sido", es un tabú ".- Barbara Becker, Heartwood: El arte de vivir con el fin en menteBienvenidos a un nuevo episodio de AMORTE podcast, donde compartimos la educación sobre la pérdida, el dolor y la muerte con una mirada amorosa. Soy tu host Patty Bueno y hoy estoy muy agradecida de tener la suerte de recibir a Barbara con nosotros.Barbara Becker es una escritora y ministra interreligiosa que ha dedicado más de veinticinco años a colaborar con defensores de los derechos humanos en todo el mundo en la búsqueda de la paz y el entendimiento interreligioso. Ha trabajado con las Naciones Unidas, Human Rights First, la Ms. Foundation for Women y el Grameen Bank de Bangladesh, y ha participado en una delegación de Zen Peacemakers y ancianos Lakota en las sagradas Black Hills de Dakota del Sur. Se ha sentado con cientos de personas al final de sus vidas y ve a cada una como una maestra.Es la fundadora de EqualShot, una consultora de comunicaciones estratégicas que se especializa en fortalecer la voz de la comunidad sin fines de lucro. Ha enseñado en la facultad del programa de maestría en comunicaciones estratégicas de la Universidad de Columbia y ha sido colaboradora habitual del Huffington Post. Becker tiene una Maestría en Administración Internacional de la Escuela de Capacitación Internacional, una Maestría en Estudios de Medios de la New School y una Licenc