Death is one of the core mysteries of life, a part of life that affects us all - yet just about all of us try to avoid it. When host Amelia Chiarenza was in her early forties, a giant wave of loss crashed over her: both of her parents and a close friend died in the span of 16 months. Grief consumed her, forcing her to acknowledge death, to try to understand and embrace it in order to cope and thrive. Cultivate Being is a record of that quest.