Episodes

  • Ep. 532 Writing Your Obituary as Part of End-of-Life Planning with Gail Shapiro

    Ep. 532 Writing Your Obituary as Part of End-of-Life Planning with Gail Shapiro
    Dec 15 2025
    Learn how and why to write your own obituary as a legacy project. My guest Gail Shapiro is a seasoned writer and editor and also a professional organizer who has guided many people through the details of end-of-life planning. She also helps people write memorable obituaries for themselves and othes and today discusses why this… Continue reading Ep. 532 Writing Your Obituary as Part of End-of-Life Planning with Gail Shapiro
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    59 mins
  • Ep. 531 Sacred Wild: Soul Connections with Our Pets in Life and Death with Miki Jacobs

    Ep. 531 Sacred Wild: Soul Connections with Our Pets in Life and Death with Miki Jacobs
    Dec 8 2025
    Learn about the spiritual bond between humans and their pets and how it continues after physical death. My guest Miki Jacobs is an internationally acclaimed medium, speaker, and author who shares wisdom and teachings from the spirit world with audiences worldwide. Her lifelong love of animals led her, along with her husband Clayton, to create… Continue reading Ep. 531 Sacred Wild: Soul Connections with Our Pets in Life and Death with Miki Jacobs
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Ep. 530 Six Pillars of Care for Palliative Care Providers with Meina Dubetz RN

    Ep. 530 Six Pillars of Care for Palliative Care Providers with Meina Dubetz RN
    Dec 1 2025
    Learn about a training course for professionals entering the palliative care field to prepare them for the emotional and spiritual demands of this work. My guest Meina Dubetz is a registered nurse specializing in Palliative and Oncology Care and also a Certified Grief Educator and Reiki Master. She is the author of the book When… Continue reading Ep. 530 Six Pillars of Care for Palliative Care Providers with Meina Dubetz RN
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    1 hr
  • Ep. 529 The Dementia Deck: Preparing for Future Decisions with Lisa Pahl and Jamie Thrower

    Ep. 529 The Dementia Deck: Preparing for Future Decisions with Lisa Pahl and Jamie Thrower
    Nov 24 2025
    Learn about a helpful conversation game that encourages discussions about advance care planning for dementia. My guests for this episode, Lisa Pahl and Jamie Thrower, are the co-creators of The Dementia Deck, a new card game to help inspire conversations about demential. Lisa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Advanced Practice Hospice and… Continue reading Ep. 529 The Dementia Deck: Preparing for Future Decisions with Lisa Pahl and Jamie Thrower
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Ep. 528 Sharing Our Stories to Preserve Our History with Stephanie Ford

    Ep. 528 Sharing Our Stories to Preserve Our History with Stephanie Ford
    Nov 17 2025
    Learn how to discover and preserve our own and others’ stories to provide inspiration in challenging times. My guest Stephanie Ford is the founder of Life Stories with Steph, a video storytelling service dedicated to preserving personal and family histories. With a background in caregiving, hospice and training as an end-of-life doula, she discusses the… Continue reading Ep. 528 Sharing Our Stories to Preserve Our History with Stephanie Ford
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Ep. 527 Transforming Veteran Care Through Stories, Art, and Theatre with Qwynn Galloway-Salazar PhD

    Ep. 527 Transforming Veteran Care Through Stories, Art, and Theatre with Qwynn Galloway-Salazar PhD
    Nov 10 2025
    Learn about a powerful course and theatre initiative to redefine how we care for veterans at the end of life. My return guest, Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar is an Army Veteran, end-of-life doula educator, and an advocate for redefining how nations honor and support veterans and their loved ones through the end of life. She is… Continue reading Ep. 527 Transforming Veteran Care Through Stories, Art, and Theatre with Qwynn Galloway-Salazar PhD
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Ep. 526 End-of-Life Planning: Small Steps to Complete the Work with Jennifer Tadjedin and Karen Callahan

    Ep. 526 End-of-Life Planning: Small Steps to Complete the Work with Jennifer Tadjedin and Karen Callahan
    Nov 3 2025
    Learn how “peace-of-mind” planning starts with a few small steps that are doable and make a big difference. My guests this week, Jennifer Tadjedin and Karen Callahan, are the co-founders of The Heartwood Collective where they guide people through all facets of developing a death plan (other than financial and estate planning.) They discuss how… Continue reading Ep. 526 End-of-Life Planning: Small Steps to Complete the Work with Jennifer Tadjedin and Karen Callahan
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Ep. 525 Writing as a Lifeline Through Loss and Grief with Christina Holbrook and Jane Flynn

    Ep. 525 Writing as a Lifeline Through Loss and Grief with Christina Holbrook and Jane Flynn
    Oct 27 2025
    Learn about a beautiful memoir co-written by friends whose correspondence helped them both navigate a year of overwhelming loss and grief. My guests today are Christina Holbrook and Jane Flynn, co-authors of a shared memoir from a year when they were both confronting loss and grief–the diagnosis a glioblastoma brain tumor and the death of… Continue reading Ep. 525 Writing as a Lifeline Through Loss and Grief with Christina Holbrook and Jane Flynn
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    55 mins