William Peters - What Shared Journeys to the Afterlife Teach Us About Dying Well and Living Better

The speaker discusses their journey into studying end-of-life experiences, starting with a personal near-death experience at 17. They describe shared death experiences, where individuals feel they accompany the dying into an afterlife. The speaker's research shows these experiences are more common than recognized and can provide healing and meaning, reducing fear of death and aiding in grief processing.

What event led the speaker to have their first near-death experience?

• A swimming incident

• A car accident

• A skiing accident

• A hiking fall

During the hospice experience, what unusual event did the speaker encounter?

• A vision of the future

• A conversation with a deceased relative

• A sudden illness

• An out-of-body experience

Who did the speaker meet in 2009 that influenced their understanding of shared death experiences?

• Dr. Ian Stevenson

• Dr. Brian Weiss

• Dr. Raymond Moody

• Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

What is a shared death experience?

• A hallucination during a traumatic event

• An experience where a person shares the transition into the afterlife with a dying individual

• A near-death experience shared by multiple people

• A dream about a deceased loved one

How do shared death experiences affect people's perception of death?

• They increase fear of death

• They have no effect on perception

• They make people indifferent to death

• They reduce fear and anxiety about death

What benefit do shared death experiences provide to those grieving?

• They make the grieving process more difficult

• They cause confusion and distress

• They help process the loss with more ease

• They eliminate grief entirely

What renewed feeling do people often report after a shared death experience?

• A sense of purpose and meaning

• A sense of confusion

• A sense of fear

• A sense of loss