1. Conversations: Start discussions about death in your family and circle of friends. This could be as simple as sharing what you’ve read or attended, like a workshop or a talk on end-of-life care.
2. Participate in death related events: Attend movies, discussions, salons, and book groups where people can discuss death. This helps expand the box we put death in and brings in some creativity, collaboration, new ideas, and insights.
3. Create Rituals and Celebrations: Just as we celebrate births and birthdays, consider creating rituals around death anniversaries or engaging in community events that honor those who have passed. This can transform grief into a shared expression of remembrance and love.
4. Lean into Cultural Practices: Explore and integrate practices from further back in your own culture, that likely maintained a close relationship with death. If invited, participate in other cultural events such as the Mexican Day of the Dead festivities, Buddhist death meditation practices, or prayer circles and vigils. In tact traditions offer unique perspectives and practices.
5. Advocacy: Engage in advocacy for death dignity laws or support initiatives that promote better end-of-life care. 
6. Volunteer: Volunteer for your local hospice, which is rich, rewarding, and affords direct access to dying folks and their families. 
7. End of Life Planning: Create your own end of life plan, which serves many purposes, including the demystification and destigmatization of death preparation.

Being death informed enriches our understanding of death AND enhances our appreciation for life. As we encourage ourselves to lean into these death-aware personal practices, we change culture. More of that please!