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Ep. 519 Dying to Live: How Death Gives Meaning to Life with Andy Chaleff

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Learn about a beautiful memoir that teaches readers how to contemplate death in order to find meaning in life.

My guest Andy Chaleff is an award-winning author, speaker, and mentor whose work explores the intersection of grief, love, and transformation. He facilitates deeply personal conversations and workshops that help people navigate life’s most challenging transitions. He is the author of 4 books including his recent memoir titled Dying to Live: Finding Life’s Meaning Through Death. He shares his insights about making peace with death and how it has shaped his life. Learn more at his website:

andychaleff.com

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This episode includes:

  • What inspired Andy to write the book
  • How our view of death changes over the arc of life
  • Why we need to have a lot of pain resolved within ourselves in order to show up for another person
  • The “little deaths” of life as a training ground for grief
  • Our need to make peace with death
  • The dual meanings of “dying to live” and why he chose it as a title for the book
  • The value of presence at the end of life
  • Why navigating mistakes makes them even more beautiful
  • The value of writing Last Letters to people we love
  • the power of forgiveness

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Ep. 518 What My Brother Knew: Grief After Sibling Loss with Kristina Amelong

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Learn about a memoir that discusses sibling grief and the spiritual transformation that can occur after loss.

My guest Kristina Amelong is the author of the memoir What My Brother Knew about the death of her younger brother when she was in her teens and her journey from loss and abuse to healing and spiritual awakening. She is the founder of a holistic health business Optimal Health Network and a senior board member for the Center for World Philosophy and Religion. Learn more at her website:

kristinaamelong.com

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This episode includes:

  • The story of her brother’s premonition that he would die young
  • How sibling grief is often overlooked in our society
  • How guilt can haunt us for years after a death
  • Synchronicities that have occurred since Jay’s death
  • How grief has been a portal for spiritual transformation
  • Why it can take decades to process the pain of grief
  • The importance of facing grief head-on and not avoiding it

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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 thank you to everyone who bought me a coffee or made a donation on Paypal! Your contributions make all the difference and ensure this podcast stays ad-free.

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Ep. 517 Lessons the Dying Teach Us About Living with Diane Button

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Learn about a heartwarming book of end-of-life teaching stories about the “little things” that make life meaningful.

My guest Diane Button is an end-of-life doula, a founding partner of the Bay Area End-of-Life Doula Alliance in Northern California, and an instructor for the University of Vermont’s End-of-Life Doula Professional Certificate Program. She has been a NEDA board member and a hospice volunteer and is the author of the newly published book What Matters Most: Lessons the Dying Teach Us About Living. She discusses the book and the importance of storytelling and legacy projects. Learn more at her website:

dianebutton.com

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This episode includes:

  • What inspired Diane to write this book
  • Why storytelling is important as we help our society become more death aware
  • The Joy Counter and other stories from the book
  • The value of “the little things” of life to help us create meaning
  • Why legacy projects are helpful as we approach the end of life
  • How Diane helps people create their own legacy projects
  • What is the “Final Checklist”
  • Who can benefit from reading this book
  • How this work has impacted Diane’s life

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Ep. 516 Ethical Service for End-of-Life Workers with Kathy Ginn

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Learn why the qualities of ethical service are important for everyone who cares for others at the end of life.

My guest Kathy Ginn is a massage therapist and bodyworker who is also an End-of-Life Care Doula, Grief Companion, author, and educator. She is the founder of Ethical Dimensions continuing education platform and the author of the book: The Soul of Ethical Service – Seven Qualities to Embrace in Your Professional Healing Relationships. Today she reaches why transformative ethics are the heart of our caring services and how to cultivate the qualities that will help us better serve others at the end of life. Learn more at her websites:

ethicaldimensions.com

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This episode includes:

  • How Kathy became interested in ethics and end-of-life care
  • What is “ethical service”
  • Why ethical service can be transformative
  • The 7 qualities that define ethical service
  • How cultivating these qualities can help us as we provide care to people at the end of life
  • How to assess and improve our ability to serve others with integrity

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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, especially to my latest supporters Marie-France Pryvik, Vincent Randy, Donna C. Stratford, and Claire Turner; and to Graceful Bridge for buying me coffees. Thank you also to Karen Michael who made a donation on Paypal! Your contributions make all the difference and ensure this podcast stays ad-free.

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Ep. 515 Collective Grief Rituals: Honoring Ancestors and Carrying Light

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Learn about the importance of community-based rituals for grief to help us heal the divisions in our society.

In this solo episode I’m sharing some my observation that our society is currently in a massive collective grief spiral, largely due to unaddressed grief from the COVID pandemic as I wrote about in a recent Substack essay. Collective community rituals are needed to help us express and alchemize this grief together. I believe we in the death-positive movement carry a responsibility to help our families, neighbors, and community-members come together in simple ways to acknowledge grief and I invite you to participate in this endeavor.

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This episode includes:

  • We are in a massive spiral of cultural grief
  • What happens when grief is not tended
  • Why community grief rituals are important
  • What other cultures teach us about collective mourning and remembrance
  • How to incorporate grief rituals into other types of deathwork
  • Who should take up this challenge to help our society address its unexpressed grief
  • Ideas for simple grief rituals and how and when to use them

“May we find ways, each in our own communities, to tend the tears of things, to honor our ancestors, and to carry light together through this dark season of grief.”

Karen Wyatt MD

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Ep. 514 Life Advice for Entrepreneurs from the Terminally Ill with Travis Luther MA

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Learn how business leaders and entrepreneurs are being taught to find meaning in life from the stories of the terminally ill.

My guest Travis Luther MA is a sociologist and entrepreneur and a recognized expert in childhood trauma. He teaches business leaders through workshops, one-on-one coaching, and keynote speaking about finding deeper meaning in work and life. He is the author of the forthcoming book What We Learn When We Learn We Are Dying: Life Advice from the Terminally Ill. He discusses his current work and his advice for entrepreneurs based on what he has learned from numerous interviews with people dealing with terminal illness. Learn more at his website:

travisluther.com

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This episode includes:

  • What inspired Travis to interview people facing terminal illness
  • Why he teaches entrepreneurs the lessons he has learned
  • How this teaching is received
  • His teaching about the “lived” and the “unlived” life of entrepreneurs
  • Why Travis focused on younger people and entrepreneurs for the interviews he did
  • The most common advice was to stop deferring life to the future and live now
  • Unprocessed trauma and grief are common for people in the entrepreneurial community
  • The Time Traveler MethodTM developed by Travis
  • Why almost everything that happens can be viewed as a lesson to learn from

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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, especially to my latest supporter Susan and to Connie WS for upping your pledge. Thank you also to Taya Levine who made a donation on Paypal! Your contributions make all the difference and ensure this podcast stays ad-free.

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Ep. 513 Why (Death-Aware) Spirituality Matters Now More than Ever

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Check out this recent episode from my podcast What Really Matters that includes why we need death-aware spirituality.

This week I’m taking a little summer break from interviews and sharing with you a recent episode from my newly-relaunched podcast What Really Matters. I discuss the importance of spirituality right now at this particular time in our society and specifically what I think of as “death-aware” spirituality. I hope you find it interesting. You can check out the archives of the What Really Matters Podcast at the following link:

https://www.podpage.com/what-really-matters-everyday-spirituality

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This episode includes:

  • Why we all need to look inward at this time
  • Collectively we are facing crises of grief, meaning, and moral guidance
  • We need spirituality that is: Death-Aware, Ego-Wise, and Rooted in Love
  • 3 simple practices for each of those goals
  • Why I returned to this podcast
  • How it differs from EOLU Podcast
  • What to expect in future episodes

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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, especially to my latest supporter Suzanne, and thank you to everyone who bought me a coffee or made a donation on Paypal! Your contributions make all the difference and ensure this podcast stays ad-free.

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Ep. 512 Navigating a Life-Changing Diagnosis: Action Steps with Hsien Seow PhD

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Learn about a helpful workbook and a free workshop toolkit to support people who are navigating a life-changing diagnosis.

My return guest Dr. Hsien Seow is a palliative care researcher and a professor in the Department of Oncology at McMaster University. He is a co-host with Sammy Winemaker MD of The Waiting Room Revolution Podcast and they are both the authors of the book Hope for the Best Plan for the Rest. Today we discuss the new workbook that accompanies the book and a workshop toolkit they are offering at no charge. Learn more at the website:

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This episode includes:

  • Why Hsien and Sammy created a workbook for their book
  • What the workbook consists of – reflections, exercises, FAQ’s
  • The power of learning from one another about navigating illness
  • The Ambassador Program and the free downloadable workshop that people can access and teach to others
  • Toolkit included with the “workshop in a box”
  • The goal is to create empowered patients and families
  • Why the workshop toolkit would work well for doulas and hospice providers
  • This information is for caregivers and loved ones as well as patients
  • The public health palliative care approach to illness
  • International audience reaction to the book
  • The value of “relational care” in the medical setting

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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 Molly Byock for buying me a lot of coffee and Aralyn Hughes who made a donation on Paypal! Your contributions make all the difference and ensure this podcast stays ad-free.

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Ep. 511 Being with Dying: Teaching Death to Medical Students with Kevin Dieter MD

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Learn about innovative educational programs for medical students and the impact they are having.

My special guest Dr. Kevin Dieter is a family medicine and hospice and palliative care physician who helped to develop the nationally recognized palliative care curriculum at Northeast Ohio Medical University. He created a virtual learning module called “Being with Dying” for medical and pharmacy students to teach them what they need to know to be at the bedside of a dying patient. He discusses the course he offers, including training healthcare providers. Learn more from his website:

walking-home.com

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This episode includes:

  • How Kevin first learned about end-of-life care from his patient “Mary”
  • How Kevin went from being a family doctor to a hospice doctor
  • The value of exposing medical students to dying patients
  • 3 Pillars of wisdom:
    • dying are our teachers both directly and indirectly
    • we are the medicine for patients in our presence
    • dying is more than a medical event
  • How he helped initiate a learning experience called “The Hospice Patient as Teacher” for 3rd year medical students
  • How patients don’t want their physician to “run away” when they are dying
  • The power of home visits for patients
  • What “Being with Dying” consists of
  • Why this course can be replicated by other programs
  • Why he no longer talks about “good” or “bad” deaths
  • How Kevin became an Anam Cara

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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 @yogat3ch for buying me a coffee and James Schultz who made a donation on Paypal! Your contributions make all the difference and ensure this podcast stays ad-free.

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Ep. 510 Training Death Literacy Educators with Francesca Lynn Arnoldy

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Learn about an exciting new training to become a Death Literacy Educator and teach in your community.

My return guest Francesca Lynn Arnoldy is a doula and a published researcher with the Vermont Conversation Lab and she runs a program for Death Literacy Educators. She is the author of The Death Doula’s Guide to Living Fully and Dying Prepared, My Death Journal, The Map of Memory Lane, and Cultivating the Doula Heart. Today she discusses the importance of training educators who can help our communities grow in knowledge, understanding, and awareness of death. Learn more at her website:

francescalynnarnoldy.com

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This episode includes:

  • What is death literacy
  • Why Francesca created this program
  • Training includes curricula and also tools for running a workshop and market it
  • Who might be interested in becoming a Death Literacy Educator
  • Why this movement needs space holders and not exclusively people who are dealing with death and loss themselves
  • What students experience during this training
  • Importance of sharing stories about death and grief
  • How the training helps students find clarity in their teaching and determine the content they prefer to teach
  • Tutorials and tools offered during the training
  • Grant created with Compassion & Choices to provide special training
  • The value of “attentional listening”

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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, especially my newest patron Stephanie Heilker, and to Curtis Robertson who made a donation on Paypal! Your contributions make all the difference and ensure this podcast stays ad-free.

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Ep. 509 A Future Path for Hospice and Palliative Care with Ira Byock MD

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Learn about Dr. Ira Byock’s strategic vision for approaching the major issues facing hospice and palliative care.

My guest Dr. Ira Byock is a leading palliative care physician, author, and public advocate for improving care through the end of life. He is the author of the books Dying Well, The Four Things that Matter Most, and The Best Care Possible. He discusses his recent white paper “A Strategic Path Forward for Hospice and Palliative Care” and his 4-point approach for dealing with the current issues facing end-of-life care in the U.S. Learn more at his website and read the paper below:

irabyock.org

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This episode includes:

  • Why it’s important for insiders in the field of end-of-life care to honestly face the current crisis and the grief we are experiencing
  • Fraud and abuse is a significant problem in hospice care today
  • There is a high variability in quality of care in hospice
  • Palliative care services are inconsistent across the country
  • Leaders in the field are not addressing the problems in the field
  • 70% of hospices are for-profit; profit needs to be tied to quality of care
  • There must be zero tolerance of fraud and abuse in end-of-life care
  • 4 elements of Dr. Byock’s strategic plan

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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 Frank Voelker and Katie Daco who made donations on Paypal! Your contributions make all the difference and ensure this podcast stays ad-free.

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Ep. 508 Navigating Life as a Dementia Caregiver with Beverly Thorn PhD

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Learn about a helpful book with resources for dementia caregivers.

My guest Dr. Beverly Thorn is dual trained in the neurosciences and clinical psychology. She is the author of hundreds of articles, two books, and four workbooks on coping with chronic illness. She has also been trained as an end-of-life doula and served as her husband’s caregiver through his dementia illness and at the end of his life. She is the author of the newly published book Before I Lose My Own Mind: Navigating Life as a Dementia Caregiver. Learn more at her website:

drbeverlythorn.com

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This episode includes:

  • How her husband recognized that something was wrong long before his diagnosis
  • Patients and loved ones need to be empowered to change physicians if they don’t like the care they are receiving
  • The important contributions of end-of-life doulas and advocates
  • The stages of dementia Beverly observed in caring for Walt
  • Why others may not recognize significant changes that the caregiver can see
  • The constant loss and grief of dementia caregiving
  • Why an advance directive tailored for dementia is essential
  • There is a window of time where life values conversations need to be held with patients and loved ones
  • The experience of caregiver grief and guilt

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Ep. 506 Pediatric Palliative Care and the Remarkable Children it Serves with Bob Macauley MD

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Learn about the specialty of pediatric palliative care and how one doctor has benefitted from his relationship with his seriously ill patients.

My guest Dr. Bob Macauley is one of only a few hundred pediatricians in the U.S. specializing in palliative care for children with life-threatening illness. Uniquely Dr. Macauley attended both divinity school and medical school at the same time, which gives him a spiritual perspective on palliative care as well. He is the author of the recently published book Because I Knew You: How Some Remarkable Sick Kids Healed a Doctor’s Soul. Learn more at his website:

robertmacauley.com

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This episode includes:

  • What makes pediatric palliative care different from adult care
  • How children understand and cope with their own mortality
  • How his training as both a doctor and an Episcopal priest intersect in his approach to care
  • Some of the remarkable stories of children he has encountered
  • The challenges and rewards of supporting families during the most vulnerable times
  • Why the presence of joy and sorrow often coexist in children’s experiences
  • The spiritual and emotional lessons Dr. Macauley has learned from his work

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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 thank you to Yoshimi Kanagawa for buying me 5 coffees and to Kathleen Cheetham who made a donation on Paypal! Your contributions make all the difference and ensure this podcast stays ad-free.

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Ep. 505 How Death Doulas Fill the Gaps in End-of-Life Care with Kacie Gikonyo RN

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Learn how death doulas are improving end-of-life care in our medical system by tending to things that often get ignored.

Portrait of Kacie Gikonyo, RN and Death Doula, guest on End-of-Life University podcast episode discussing how death doulas support better dying experiences.

In this episode, I’m joined by Kacie Gikonyo, founder of The Death Doula Collective and Death Doula School. Drawing on more than a decade of nursing experience, Kacie shares how death doulas are helping to transform end-of-life care by addressing the emotional, spiritual, and relational needs that often go unmet by the medical system. We discuss the gaps in Western medical care, the shifts needed in how we approach dying, and how death doulas are bridging the divide with presence, advocacy, and compassion. Learn more at her website:

deathdoulakacie.com

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This episode includes:

  • The limitations of Western medical care at the end of life
  • What death doulas provide that hospitals and hospice often cannot
  • How cultural mindset shifts could improve death care for everyone
  • Why presence and non-medical support are essential for a good death
  • Training and certification insights from the Death Doula School
  • Stories of transformation from Kacie’s doula practice

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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 everyone who bought me a coffee or donated on Paypal! Your contributions make all the difference and ensure this podcast stays ad-free.

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Ep. 504 The Ash Rose: Transforming Grief into Beauty with Ian McCartor

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Learn about making beautiful memorial art as way of navigating grief and honoring loved ones.

“Ian McCartor, hospice nurse and founder of The Ash Rose project, smiling in a natural setting, wearing a dark shirt.”

My guest Ian McCartor is a hospice nurse, musician, and founder of The Ash Rose, a project that transforms the ashes of loved ones into beautiful rose-shaped keepsakes. In this episode, Ian shares how his work helps individuals navigate grief by creating tangible symbols of remembrance and healing. Ian shares his journey from hospice care to creating tangible symbols of remembrance, highlighting how art and creativity can aid in the grieving process. He delves into the inspiration behind The Ash Rose, the impact it has had on individuals coping with loss, and the broader implications of integrating beauty into end-of-life rituals. Learn more at his website:

theashrose.org

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This episode includes:

  • Ian’s journey from hospice nursing to creating The Ash Rose
  • The inspiration behind transforming ashes into rose-shaped keepsakes
  • How art and creativity can play a role in the grieving process
  • Stories of individuals who have found solace through The Ash Rose
  • The importance of honoring loved ones in unique and personal ways
  • Ian’s perspective on the intersection of grief, beauty, and healing

“Out of the ashes, something beautiful can still grow.”

Ian Mccartor

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Ep. 503 Taboo Education: Changing the Way We Talk About Death with Samantha Waite

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Learn about breaking taboos around talking about death through a unique death education program in Australia.

My guest Samantha Waite is the quirky founding director of Taboo Education who works with individuals and groups in local, national (Australia) and international communities to resolve our taboo and confusion in talking about death. She is a long-time performing arts enthusiast as well as a trained counselor and youth worker with training in thanatology, psychotherapy and public health. She discusses some of the cultural differences around death and dying between the US and Australia and what Australia is doing right in terms of end-of-life care. Learn more at her website:

tabooeducation.com

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This episode includes:

  • How Samantha started Taboo Education
  • Why she chooses to dress in Victorian mourning clothes and how it serves her message
  • Why we sometimes wish people still wore mourning attire
  • Cultural differences between Australia and the U.S. in the death and funeral industry
  • Which countries have the best end-of-life care (and why some wealthy countries are failing)
  • Why the US is 43rd globally in providing care at end of life
  • Issues for healthcare providers around seeing death as a failure
  • The death doula movement in Australia

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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 Kristina Oswath, Christine Maleck, and Patricia Cates for donating on Paypal! Your contributions make all the difference and ensure this podcast stays ad-free.

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Ep. 502 Just One Little Thing: Gratitude and Grief with Kelly Buckley

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Learn how finding just one little thing to be thankful for every day can help us with grief.

My guest Kelly Buckley is the author of the book and founder of the movement called Just One Little Thing that has a loyal following worldwide. She is a registered nurse who now nurtures other souls who are dealing with grief. Her own story of journeying from the depths of grief by clinging to gratitude has inspired tens of thousands of people and her writings have been featured on sites such as Maria Shriver, the Huffington Post, Open to Hope, and Hello Grief. Learn more about her work at her website:

kellybuckley.com

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This episode includes:

  • Kelly’s experience with grief after the death of her son
  • What inspired her to start using gratitude as a practice for grief
  • The benefits of a gratitude practice
  • How to find gratitude on the darkest of days
  • Why practicing gratitude is not the same as “toxic positivity”
  • How a gratitude practice can improve self-care for healthcare professionals
  • Advice for getting through holidays and anniversaries
  • How to recognize signs from deceased loved ones

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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 Erin Collins and Karen Johnston for donating on Paypal! Your contributions make all the difference and ensure this podcast stays ad-free.

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Ep. 501 Disability-Informed End-of-Life Care with Carrie Batt

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Learn why it’s important to be aware of the needs of people with disabilities (and their families) when providing end-of-life and bereavement care.

My guest Carrie Batt is an end-of-life doula and the founder of SEOL Care which offers disability-competent end-of-life care, support and planning for people with a disability and their families. She advocates for disability competent care and grief support after losing a loved one with a disability . She created a Facebook group To Walk a Mile in My Shoes that honors loss and disability. Learn more at her website:

seolcare.ca

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This episode includes:

  • How Carrie ended up working in the deathcare community as a disability advocate
  • Definition and categories of disability
  • Why is there so little awareness of the needs of the disability community
  • How end-of-life planning may differ for the disability community
  • What disability awareness training for deathcare workers should consist of
  • Obstacles to improving disability education
  • Providing bereavement support to caregivers for those with a disability
  • End-of-life resources for the disability community

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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, especially my newest patrons Dawn, Rosie Ross, and Beverly. And thank you to Xu Ying Steiner for buying me 5 coffees and to Nancy Reese Jones who made a donation on Paypal! Your contributions make all the difference and ensure this podcast stays ad-free.

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Ep. 500 Celebrating a Milestone with Karen Wyatt MD

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Join me for a few stories and a brief celebration of the 500th episode of EOLU Podcast!

This week I’m celebrating the milestone of 500 Episodes and I hope you’ll share my joy! I’ll be answering a few questions (submitted by ChatGPT!) and telling a story or two. It has been an incredible experience being part of this ecosystem and I’m grateful to all of my guests and listeners for making this possible. Next week I’ll be back to the regular schedule of interviews. Meanwhile check out my website and YouTube Channel:

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This episode includes:

  • Original vision for the podcast and how it has evolved over time
  • What I’ve learned about the power of listening
  • A special story of synchronicity
  • Patterns and cultural shifts I’ve observed over time
  • What’s next
  • Gratitude for listeners and guests

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