veterans and trauma – End of Life University

Learn about a groundbreaking new educational series about end-of-life care for veterans and their loved ones.

My return guest this week is Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar, an Army veteran, end-of-life doula, educator and the founder of In Their Honor, LLC, an organization dedicated to re-imagining end-of-life care for veterans and their families. Qwynn recently collaborated with PsychArmor Institute to launch Course 1 of the “Caring for Veterans Through the End of Life Series,” which provides online education for veterans, their loved ones, caregivers and healthcare providers around compassionate end-of-life care for veterans. She’ll discuss her own journey to realizing this goal and why this series is a game-changer. Learn more about Qwynn’s work and the course at these websites:

www.intheirhonor.info

www.psycharmor.org

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This episode includes:

What inspired Qwynn to create this course
Her remarkable 2 year journey to realize this goal
Why some of the issues facing veterans at the end of life and unique and need to be recognized
Who can benefit from this free course
Why end-of-life education is important for veterans and their loved ones
Why healthcare providers in all specialties could use additional training in working with veterans in a compassionate manner
The importance of developing “compassionate communities” for everyone

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Learn how to meet the unique needs of veterans and their families as they face the end of life.

My guest Qwynn Galloway-Salazar is a behavioral health professional and end-of-life doula who, as an Army veteran herself, specializes in the needs of veterans and their families facing end-of-life challenges. She discusses her work strengthening behavioral health systems for SAMHSA’s Service Member, Veterans, and Their Families Technical Assistance Center and her work with an initiative to reduce the incidence of suicide in the military and veteran population. She is passionate about teaching end-of-life professionals to provide sensitive, trauma-informed care to their patients who are veterans. Learn more at her website:

www.intheirhonor.info

Listen here:

This episode includes:

How Qwynn was inspired to become an end-of-life doula specializing in veteran care
The unique needs of veterans who are facing the end of life
Questions to ask patients who are veterans
- Did you serve in the armed forces? or a loved one close to you?
- Which conflict?
- Which branch of service?
- Combat or non-combat?
The importance of screening for mental health issues in veterans receiving care
How the end-of-life needs of women veterans differ from those of men
How stoicism in military culture can interfere with pain and symptom management at the end of life
Many veterans experience shame, isolation, moral injury and survivor’s guilt that they have difficulty talking about
The importance of recruiting veterans of all ages as volunteers in hospice
The family members of veterans also have a need to tell their stories and be heard
The value of presence and soul-to-soul heartwork when working with dying veterans
Tips for practicing trauma-informed care with patients who are veterans
Suicide prevention work for veterans that is currently taking place

Links mentioned in this episode:

What Really Matters Podcast
Episode 310 with Kevin Hines
Qwynn’s email address: qgsalazar@gmail.com
Follow Qwynn on Instagram
Follow Qwynn on Facebook

Support your local bookstore by buying my books on Bookshop and Indiebound: 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying and The Journey from Ego to Soul
Subscribe to this podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Stitcher Radio
Check out the Series I’ve recorded in the past here
Join the team at Patreon.com/eolu and get access to the EOLU mug: “Mind if we talk about death?” (only Patrons can purchase it). PLUS get our new bonuses: the monthly EOL News Update, movie reviews from 2 Doctors and a Movie, and automatic access to A Year of Reading Dangerously!

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! Your contributions make all the difference.