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The Heart of Hospice Podcast

By: Hosted by Helen Bauer BSN RN CHPN
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  • The Heart of Hospice podcast is dedicated to helping personal and professional caregivers who are caring for someone with serious illness. We're here to provide information and education so people can make informed choices about end of life care.
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  • The Remarkable Story of Humanist Chaplain D.S. Moss

    The Remarkable Story of Humanist Chaplain D.S. Moss
    May 31 2024
    Devin (D.S.) Moss brings a sense of reverence for life and a curiosity about death to his work as a chaplain. During a conversation with a Zen Master about Buddhist beliefs about the afterlife, the suggestion was made to him that he would make a good chaplain. Devin didn’t think he could do the work of spiritual care because of his humanist beliefs. He doesn’t believe in God. Turns out the Zen Master didn’t believe in God, either. Despite a religious upbringing, Devin embraces nontheistic, or humanist, beliefs. His sense of exploration led him to attend seminary and become a chaplain. He has found great fullness and human connection in the work of a chaplain. After completing his CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) internship, Devin accepted a position to provide spiritual care for an inmate on death row in Oklahoma. He spent most of 2023 supporting convicted murderer Phillip Hancock. Their relationship culminated in Hancock’s death by execution in November of that year. D.S. is also the host of the Memento Mori podcast, a show about spirituality and death he started before he became a chaplain. He’s continuing his exploration and questioning in a new podcast coming the end of summer, 2024. You can find him at mystartingpoint.life. Connect with Devin (D.S.) Moss on IG or IG for Remember to Die. Watch Devin’s talk at EndWell 2023 here. Find all the resources that Barbara Karnes has to offer at bkbooks.com. Purchase the End of Life Guideline Series Bundle here. Read Barbara’s blog here. Connect with Barbara Karnes on social media: Facebook Insta LinkedIn Twitter Pinterest YouTube Order your copies of The Hospice Care Plan: A Plan to Comfort here, now available in English and Spanish! Check out the free library of video tutorials from the creators of The Hospice Care Plan hospice nurses Nancy Heyerman and Brenda Kizzire here. Read more about Nancy and Brenda and their mission to improve hospice care here. Find Odonata Care on social media: Facebook YouTube IG TikTok Hospice Navigation Services is here for you. If you have questions about hospice care or need to troubleshoot the care you’re already receiving, book a session with an expert Hospice Navigator at theheartofhospice.com. Book podcast host Helen Bauer to speak at your event or conference by sending an email to helen@theheartofhospice.com. Find more podcast episodes from The Heart of Hospice at The Heart of Hospice Podcast (theheartofhospice.com)
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    59 mins
  • How to Best Serve Military Veterans on Hospice

    How to Best Serve Military Veterans on Hospice
    May 24 2024
    1 in 4 Medicare hospice patients is a U.S. military veteran. End of life workers need to know how to take care of their special needs and enhance their quality of life. It’s important for EOL teams to know the signs of PTSD and how to listen when these patients (and their caregivers!) are communicating what they need. Many military veterans experience trauma, guilt, and anger, causing what is identified as “soul injury”. Having a soul injury or PTSD creates a need for specialized care. Opus Peace has a great inventory tool for assessing whether someone has experienced a soul injury. The Soul Inventory is available for free on the Opus Peace website. You can access the Soul Injury Inventory here. Every discipline on the hospice team, including the End of Life (or Death) Doula, brings skills that seriously ill and terminally ill veterans need. The caregivers providing support for those veterans need support as well. Those caregivers are advocates, coordinators, and spokespersons for the veterans they care about. Find all the resources that Barbara Karnes has to offer at bkbooks.com. Purchase the End of Life Guideline Series Bundle here. Read Barbara’s blog here. Connect with Barbara Karnes on social media: Facebook Insta LinkedIn Twitter Pinterest YouTube Register for the Tree of Life Conference from the International Doula Life Movement here. Want to know more about doulas, or connect with others who are doing death doula work? Visit internationaldoulalifemovement.com. If you’re interested in becoming a certified death doula through IDLM, click here. Access all the courses that IDLM provides here. See all the events that IDLM is offering by clicking here. Connect with IDLM on social media. Facebook IG YouTube Hospice Navigation Services is here for you. If you have questions about hospice care or need to troubleshoot the care you’re already receiving, book a session with an expert Hospice Navigator at theheartofhospice.com. Book podcast host Helen Bauer to speak at your event or conference by sending an email to helen@theheartofhospice.com. Find more podcast episodes from The Heart of Hospice at The Heart of Hospice Podcast (theheartofhospice.com)
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    51 mins
  • What It Really Takes to be a Hospice Caregiver

    What It Really Takes to be a Hospice Caregiver
    May 17 2024

    Christina Keys can tell you the realities of being a caregiver for someone with a serious illness - the good, the bad, and the ugly. As the sole caregiver for her mother following a catastrophic stroke, Christina experienced financial, emotional, mental, physical, and relational impacts. The relationship between the two women was complicated, following a history of childhood abuse.

    When her mom needed end of life care, Christina was juggling a full-time job as well as all of her mom’s care. The caregiving needs became much more intense, often requiring two people. End of life conversations were frequent so Christina knew exactly what her mother’s wishes were. One specific request was a casket from Costco! The hospice care got off to a rough start at first, but Christina found an agency that was a better fit for her mom’s care. Knowing she would need the additional support, Christina also engaged an End of Life Doula. Christina has taken the memories of her caregiving experience and all the lessons she’s learned to support other caregivers.

    You can connect with Christina and the services she provides at christinakeys.com.

    Socials for Christina Keys: Facebook TikTok Instagram LinkedIn

    Find more caregiving resources at caregiving.com.

    Register for the Tree of Life Conference from the International Doula Life Movement here.

    Want to know more about doulas, or connect with others who are doing death doula work? Visit internationaldoulalifemovement.com.

    If you’re interested in becoming a certified death doula through IDLM, click here.

    Access all the courses that IDLM provides here.

    See all the events that IDLM is offering by clicking here.

    Connect with IDLM on social media. Facebook IG YouTube

    Hospice Navigation Services is here for you. If you have questions about hospice care or need to troubleshoot the care you’re already receiving, book a session with an expert Hospice Navigator at theheartofhospice.com.

    Book podcast host Helen Bauer to speak at your event or conference by sending an email to helen@theheartofhospice.com.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
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