Episodes

  • Ep. 473 Death’s Apprentice: Planning for Life, Death and After with Christa Ovenell

    Ep. 473 Death’s Apprentice: Planning for Life, Death and After with Christa Ovenell
    Sep 30 2024
    Learn how a funeral director who is also an end-of-life doula merges “head and heart” in her work to help people prepare for the end of life. My guest Christa Ovenell is a licensed funeral director, an end-of-life doula, and the founder of Death’s Apprentice Education & Planning. She shares how she helps people think… Continue reading Ep. 473 Death’s Apprentice: Planning for Life, Death and After with Christa Ovenell
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    54 mins
  • Ep. 472 Creating a Collaborative Movement in Your Community with Michelle Kolling and Nina Guertin

    Ep. 472 Creating a Collaborative Movement in Your Community with Michelle Kolling and Nina Guertin
    Sep 23 2024
    Learn why you should start a death collaborative in your community and tips for getting started. My guests this week are members of the Minnesota Death Collaborative and will share how the collaborative was created, including tips for others who might like to start a similar collaborative in their community or state. Michelle Kolling is… Continue reading Ep. 472 Creating a Collaborative Movement in Your Community with Michelle Kolling and Nina Guertin
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Ep. 471 NEW SERIES – Death & Grief in Pop Culture: “Dear Evan Hansen” with Benjamin Kintisch

    Ep. 471 NEW SERIES – Death & Grief in Pop Culture: “Dear Evan Hansen” with Benjamin Kintisch
    Sep 16 2024
    Learn how death and grief are portrayed in pop culture through this new series that analyzes theater, film and music, starting with the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen. Trigger Warning: This episode contains references to suicide and grief after suicide so use your own discretion if these are sensitive topics for you. If you are… Continue reading Ep. 471 NEW SERIES – Death & Grief in Pop Culture: “Dear Evan Hansen” with Benjamin Kintisch
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Ep. 470 Transforming the Illness Experience with Hsien Seow PhD and Sammy Winemaker MD

    Ep. 470 Transforming the Illness Experience with Hsien Seow PhD and Sammy Winemaker MD
    Sep 9 2024
    Learn how a palliative clinician and a researcher are helping to create a social movement for improving the patient and family experience of serious illness. This week I’m welcoming Drs. Sammy Winemaker and Hsien Seow, creators of The Waiting Room Revolution and authors of the book Hope for the Best Plan for the Rest. Sammy… Continue reading Ep. 470 Transforming the Illness Experience with Hsien Seow PhD and Sammy Winemaker MD
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Ep. 469 Podcast Playlist: Death Education with Karen Wyatt MD

    Ep. 469 Podcast Playlist: Death Education with Karen Wyatt MD
    Sep 2 2024
    Learn about some helpful episodes from the EOLU Archives that can show you how and why to start teaching others about death and dying. This week I’m sharing another “Podcast Playlist” which is a topic-focused deep dive into the archives of EOLU. I have created several anthologies of episodes that deal with specific subjects to make it… Continue reading Ep. 469 Podcast Playlist: Death Education with Karen Wyatt MD
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    48 mins
  • Ep. 468 Supporting Family Caregivers: Notes from the Field with Gabrielle Elise Jimenez

    Ep. 468 Supporting Family Caregivers: Notes from the Field with Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
    Aug 26 2024
    Learn some tips and tools for offering support to family caregivers tending a loved one on hospice. My return guest Gabby Jimenez is a hospice nurse, end-of-life doula, death and dying educator, author and blogger. She is the author/co-author of numerous books, including Dignity Day and The Doula Tool Kit and the host of The… Continue reading Ep. 468 Supporting Family Caregivers: Notes from the Field with Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Ep. 467 A New Twist on Home Funerals: Family Involved Deathcare with Trina Wacasey and David Perfito

    Ep. 467 A New Twist on Home Funerals: Family Involved Deathcare with Trina Wacasey and David Perfito
    Aug 19 2024
    Learn how a home funeral guide and an aqua cremation provider collaborate to help families care for a loved one’s body after death. My two guests this week are collaborators who work together to ensure that their clients can access family involved deathcare: Trina Wacasey is an end-of-life doula, home funeral guide and the founder… Continue reading Ep. 467 A New Twist on Home Funerals: Family Involved Deathcare with Trina Wacasey and David Perfito
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    58 mins
  • Ep. 466 Listening to Patients Near the End of Life with Christina Gomez MD

    Ep. 466 Listening to Patients Near the End of Life with Christina Gomez MD
    Aug 12 2024
    Learn about a book of quotes gathered by a compassionate oncologist from deep conversations with her patients. My guest Dr. Christina Gomez is a gastrointestinal medical oncologist at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is the author of the book Stopped in My Tracks: A Physician’s Collection of Cancer Patients’ Quotes, which she discusses today.… Continue reading Ep. 466 Listening to Patients Near the End of Life with Christina Gomez MD
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    58 mins