Join host Amanda Meeks in conversation with Katie Gach, a death doula and researcher at Meta, in exploring concepts such as continuing bonds theory and digital legacy planning. They also share thoughts on the interconnectedness of our online data as well as the implications when that data is deleted or inaccessible to those we love after death.

Guest: Katie Gach
Email: katiezgach@gmail.com
Pronouns: she/her
Bio: Katie Gach earned her Ph.D in Technology, Media, and Society at CU Boulder's College of Engineering and Applied Science. Her dissertation is entitled “How to Delete the Dead: Honoring Affective Connections to Post-mortem Data.” She currently works for Meta, which is the parent company of Facebook and Instagram and offers personal digital legacy advance planning and post-mortem data management as a death doula.

Links:  https://katiezgach.wixsite.com/website/work