Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Mortician Answers FAQs About Death In New Book

Caitlin Doughty says she was a “morbid” child growing up.

So when she landed a job at a crematory in Oakland, California, at age 22, she became even more fascinated by death.

“I suddenly was exposed to the reality of death in America and what goes on behind the scenes,” she says. “And instead of being horrified by it, all I wanted to do was tell people about it and let people know what would happen to their mother when she was cremated or buried or embalmed.”

Now, the mortician and funeral director has released a new book, “Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death,” that answers a vast array of questions from mummifying bodies to dying on a plane.

, who hosts a YouTube series called “,” believes that by learning and understanding death and the dead human body, we can overcome our fears