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In this episode Dr. Karen Wyatt shares her favorite “take-aways” from the 12 presentations of the recent Death Expo event. If you missed Death Expo you can still purchase the recordings from the event for just $36 (which is a great price for 12 hours of education.) Go to this link to learn more. The speakers she highlights are:

Andrew George – LA photographer and creator of the “Right, before I die” photo series
Shoshana Ungerleider, MD – founder of the Palliative Care Education Fund
Alison Anthoine, JD – founder of EOL Navigators Project and co-organizer of the Long Before the End Book Group – open to anyone for membership
Charlotte Eulette – director of the Celebrant Foundation & Institute
Katrina Spade – creator of the Urban Death Project
Jerrigrace Lyons – founder of Final Passages and pioneer of the home funeral movement
Michelle Peticolas – grief coach and filmmaker whose film The Heart of Grieving was presented during Death Expo
Barbara Dossey RN – pioneer of the holistic nursing movement
Loretta Downs – founder of the Chrysalis™ Room Project
Amy Cunningham – progressive funeral director
Don Eisenhauer – hospice chaplain and end-of-life coach
Jim & Jess Erskine – creators of MORTALLS: The Death-Positive Conversation Game

Enjoy these highlights! If you feel inspired, consider purchasing the Collection!

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Ep. 52 How to Start an End-of-Life Film Series in Your Community

August 22, 2016 kwyattmd

Read the companion blog for this podcast here!

Today Dr. Wyatt shares some tips on starting a film series in your community to encourage conversations about death and dying. Movies are a great way to touch and inspire people and open their hearts and minds to new information. You can get your own film series by following the steps below:

Define your target audience – know who you want to serve with this information and how many people you anticipate might attend
Find partners – look for organizations in your community that can serve as donors or sponsors
Locate a venue – try to find a free space by asking one of your partners to donate the use of their facility
Decide what to charge – create a budget and find out if you will need to sell tickets for the event or can ask for donations instead
Create an event schedule – decide how long your event should be and whether or not you can include time for a discussion group, panel, or guest lecturer after the film; also choose the day and time for your event so you can book the venue in advance if this is an ongoing monthly series
Choose your films – consider both feature films and documentaries as you plan your schedule. Go to eoluniversity.com/films to view a list of suggested films for your series
Promote your event – ask your community partners to help you get the word out

Let me know if you decide to do a film series! I would love to hear it turns out!

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Tune in each Monday for a new episode and remember:

Face Your Fear. BE Ready. Love Your Life.

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Ep. 28 Action Steps for Improving End-of-Life Care in Your Community with Karen Wyatt MD

March 7, 2016April 1, 2016 kwyattmd

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Today Dr. Karen Wyatt discusses several “Action Steps” you can take in your own community to help improve end-of-life care. Change begins with the individual and if you want to ensure that your own dying is handled with respect and dignity then you should start now to help implement change. This podcast offers tangible steps you can take–some are easy, some will require a lot more effort–to get your community talking about and making changes in how death and dying are managed. Some of the tips include: