What does a death doula do? Alua Arthur on her ancient profession
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Death anxiety and end-of-life planning are all in a day’s work for a care worker who helps shepherd clients off this mortal coilThere is little about Alua Arthur that emanates the deathly or morbid. The 45-year-old Los Angeles resident has a radiant, gap-toothed smile, a propensity for citrus-colored nail polish and an inclination to laugh before she finishes a sentence.But not long ago, she was a Legal Aid worker struggling with depression, frequently taking breaks to travel around the world,...

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