Month: December 2023

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Ep. 435 Home Funerals as an Option After Death with Jerrigrace Lyons

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Learn how to create a home funeral ceremony that can honor and celebrate the life of a loved one.

My guest for this interview from the archives is Jerrigrace Lyons, founder of Final Passages, where she offers training for death doulas and home funeral guides. She shares the beauty of a home funeral and describes step-by-step how to honor a loved one with a private, intimate ceremony after death. Learn more at her website:

www.finalpassages.org

Hear the original interview and see the slides at this link: https://InstantTeleseminar.com/Events/89192217

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This episode includes:

  • How the home funeral movement is changing our societal perception of death and after-death care
  • Why home funerals are powerful
  • The beautiful rituals that can be created economically for a home funeral
  • How to go about creating a home funeral

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Ep. 434 Life-Cycle Celebrants® and Ceremonies for Life’s Transitions with Charlotte Eulette

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Learn how celebrants co-create ceremonies to help people navigate the milestones of life.

My guest for this interview from the archives is Charlotte Eulette is the International Director of the non-profit educational organization Celebrant Foundation and Institute. The foundation certifies and trains people to become ritual experts who create ceremonies to mark milestones in life. Charlotte discusses the importance of these rituals for ourselves and our communities and how to become a celebrant. Learn more at the website:

www.celebrantinstitute.org

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This episode includes:

  • What is a life-cycle celebrant and what do they do
  • How the modern celebrant movement got started
  • Honoring the culture and beliefs of the participants in ceremonies
  • Why ceremonies and rituals are important for everyone with or without religious affiliation
  • How rituals can make a difference for grievers
  • Alternatives when a loved one doesn’t want a funeral
  • How celebrants can be helpful in healthcare settings
  • What training is required to become a celebrant
  • Why “closure” is not a helpful concept at times of loss and change

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If you enjoy this content please share it with others and consider leaving a review on iTunes. Thanks again to all supporters on my page at Patreon.com/eolu and to those who’ve bought me a coffee! Also many thanks to all of you who joined the $10 for 10 Years Campaign! Your contributions make all the difference and ensure this podcast stays ad-free.

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Ep. 433 Medical Aid in Dying: A Physician’s Perspective with Dr. Bob Uslander

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Learn about a unique medical practice that focuses on end-of-life issues for patients including medical aid in dying.

My guest Dr. Bob Uslander is an emergency medicine physician whose career evolved toward caring for the elderly and those facing the end of their lives. He created a novel approach to end-of-life care called Empowered Endings with his wife Elizabeth, a spiritual counselor and medical social worker, to ensure that patients and their loved ones have their decisions, goals and dignity honored at the end of life. Dr. Bob shares his experiences and thoughts around providing support for patients who choose to use Medical Aid in Dying. Learn more at his website:

www.empoweredendings.com

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This episode includes:

  • How Dr. Bob got interested in working with patients at the end of life
  • The significant gaps that currently exist in palliative and end-of-life care for patients
  • Why his practice focuses on holistic care for both patients and their families
  • How Empowered Endings works along with hospice and fills in the gaps when hospice cannot provide care
  • The need for physicians to support patients who choose to use MAID
  • Why MAID providers should have some special training in this area in order to properly support patients and their families
  • What it’s like as a physician to provide medical support for patients choosing MAID
  • Advice for other physicians who may be considering supporting MAID

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If you enjoy this content please share it with others and consider leaving a review on iTunes. Thanks again to all supporters on my page at Patreon.com/eolu and to those who’ve bought me a coffee! Also many thanks to all of you who joined the $10 for 10 Years Campaign! Your contributions make all the difference and ensure this podcast stays ad-free.

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Ep. 432 Soul Contracts Between Humans and Their Pets with Danielle MacKinnon

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Learn how this animal communicator connects with animals before and after death and the lessons we can learn from our animal companions.

My guest Danielle MacKinnon is an animal communicator who has been connecting intuitively with animals and pets for all of her life. She shares her experiences learning from animals and discovering that they are some of our best teachers for our own lives, even after they have died. She teaches others how to develop their own innate ability to communicate with their pets and discusses how to understand what our pets want us to know about the role they play in our lives and how to deal with our grief after they have died. Learn more about her work at her website:

www.daniellemackinnon.com

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This episode includes:

  • How Danielle discovered her talent for animal communication
  • Why our pet’s “problems” are really a reflection of our own issues
  • How pets try to help us learn about and improve our own lives
  • The “soul contracts” we have with our pets and other animals
  • How to cope with grief over the death of an animal companion
  • Animals have their own timeline for life

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If you enjoy this content please share it with others and consider leaving a review on iTunes. Thanks again to all supporters on my page at Patreon.com/eolu and to those who’ve bought me a coffee! Also many thanks to all of you who joined the $10 for 10 Years Campaign! Your contributions make all the difference and ensure this podcast stays ad-free.