Never Can Say Goodbye, Part 3 of 3
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In this three-part Reimagine series, Darnell Lamont Walker and special guests explore themes from his new book Never Can Say Goodbye: The Life of a Death Doula and the Art of a Peaceful End (Harper One, 2026). What’s a death doula? In many ways, it’s a role we all need to learn and develop: being present emotionally and spiritually at the bedside, to help our beloveds feel seen and heard, and to honor their wishes in their final days. Because we all face mortality, the series is for everyone. According to Darnell, “If you’ve ever sat with someone who was grieving, if you’ve ever listened to a loved one tell a story from their past, if you’ve ever been there for someone when they needed comfort—you’ve already been doing the work. You’ve been holding space, just like my grandmother held space for me all those years ago.”
Topics will include the traditions and the taboos that surround death and dying across cultures, the impact of generational trauma on our ability to grieve, racial inequities at end of life, Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD), the power of collective mourning when public figures and celebrities die, and the capacity of storytelling to guide us from grief towards growth.
Discussions will also cover Darnell’s eight steps to dying with fewer regrets: getting honest with yourself, embracing your mortality, finding your truth, telling your story, letting go of perfection, connecting with others, defining your own success, and living with intention.
Session 3 focuses on justice and equity at the end of life. What does a just death look like in a society still struggling toward justice for the living? How do race, class, identity, and access shape the way people die—and the support their families receive? How can mindfulness and community-based healing practices create more equitable end-of-life experiences? What tools do we need, individually and collectively, to transform not just how we live, but how we leave?
From February 2 to April 17, 2026, registrants to the series receive a 15% discount on the paperback version of Never Can Say Goodbye on Bookshop.org using the code REIMAGINE.
Darnell Lamont Walker is a death doula, Emmy-nominated children’s television writer, producer, and explorer. Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, he creates spaces worldwide for healing through storytelling, end-of-life care, and workshops on grief, resilience, unlocking the writer within, and radical empathy. He joyfully lives in the Chattahoochee National Forest of North Georgia.
About Reimagine
Reimagine is a nonprofit organization catalyzing a uniquely powerful community–people of different backgrounds, ages, races, and faiths (and no faith) coming together to create a more compassionate world. We support each other in facing adversity, loss, and mortality and channeling life's biggest challenges into meaningful action and growth.
