Episodes

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

    Ep. 508 Navigating Life as a Dementia Caregiver with Beverly Thorn PhD
    Jul 8 2025
    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… Continue reading Ep. 508 Navigating Life as a Dementia Caregiver with Beverly Thorn PhD
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    1 hr
  • Ep. 507 Sacred Activism for Soul Care Providers with Terri Daniel and Brian Smith

    Ep. 507 Sacred Activism for Soul Care Providers with Terri Daniel and Brian Smith
    Jun 30 2025
    Listen to an important discussion about how spiritually-focused people can speak up about social justice issues and work toward community healing. In this episode I’m sharing with you part of the recent workshop on Sacred Activism I hosted with Terri Daniel and Brian Smith. Terri is an inter-spiritual hospice chaplain and end-of-life educator certified in… Continue reading Ep. 507 Sacred Activism for Soul Care Providers with Terri Daniel and Brian Smith
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Ep. 506 Pediatric Palliative Care and the Remarkable Children it Serves with Bob Macauley MD

    Ep. 506 Pediatric Palliative Care and the Remarkable Children it Serves with Bob Macauley MD
    Jun 23 2025
    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… Continue reading Ep. 506 Pediatric Palliative Care and the Remarkable Children it Serves with Bob Macauley MD
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    54 mins
  • Ep. 505 How Death Doulas Fill the Gaps in End-of-Life Care with Kacie Gikonyo RN

    Ep. 505 How Death Doulas Fill the Gaps in End-of-Life Care with Kacie Gikonyo RN
    Jun 16 2025
    Explore how death doulas fill the gaps in end-of-life medical care with Kacie Gikonyo, RN and founder of The Death Doula Collective. A conversation about presence, advocacy, and healing at the end of life.
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    53 mins
  • Ep. 504 The Ash Rose: Transforming Grief into Beauty with Ian McCartor

    Ep. 504 The Ash Rose: Transforming Grief into Beauty with Ian McCartor
    Jun 9 2025
    Ian McCartor, hospice nurse and founder of The Ash Rose, shares how he transforms cremated ashes into rose-shaped memorials—and how creativity and ritual can support the grief journey.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Ep. 503 Taboo Education: Changing the Way We Talk About Death with Samantha Waite

    Ep. 503 Taboo Education: Changing the Way We Talk About Death with Samantha Waite
    Jun 2 2025
    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… Continue reading Ep. 503 Taboo Education: Changing the Way We Talk About Death with Samantha Waite
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Ep. 502 Just One Little Thing: Gratitude and Grief with Kelly Buckley

    Ep. 502 Just One Little Thing: Gratitude and Grief with Kelly Buckley
    May 26 2025
    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… Continue reading Ep. 502 Just One Little Thing: Gratitude and Grief with Kelly Buckley
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Ep. 501 Disability-Informed End-of-Life Care with Carrie Batt

    Ep. 501 Disability-Informed End-of-Life Care with Carrie Batt
    May 19 2025
    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… Continue reading Ep. 501 Disability-Informed End-of-Life Care with Carrie Batt
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    57 mins