Joelle Johns believes telling people theyre dying gives them an opportunity to say the goodbyes, do the final things they want to do, apologize, and forgive.Joelle is a death midwife and grief counselor, as well as a pastoral thanatologist and clinical

Death Doula Jo-Anne Haun has found growth and meaning in working with the dying.As co-founder of Death Doula Network International, Jo-Anne works to support and educate about the work of death doulas.Jo-Anne uses her personal gift of gentle humor in her

Death literacy advocate and Community Doula Francesca Arnoldy is sharing the role of a death doula and how to support someone through a time of intensity. Shes the author of The Death Doula's Guide to Living Fully and Dying Prepared, a workbook that off

Award-winning End of Life Educator Barbara Karnes takes a deep dive into the unique challenges of caring for someone with dementia at end of life. Caregivers often find their responsibilities accumulating over time as the disease trajectory continues. Th

*Trigger warning - this episode contains a description of an intense death event and the death of a child.Please make space for your self care if you find the topic overwhelming. Juli Henderson has turned the loss of her son into meaningful advocacy, s

Hospice physician Dr. Karen Wyatt wants people to get comfortable thinking about death, and have time to plan for the end of their lives. Karen is the host of the End of Life University podcast and author of 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying. Shes c

*Trigger warning - this episode contains a description of an intense death event.Please make space for your self care if you find the topic overwhelming.Death doula Karen Hendricksons brother died suddenly when she was sixteen years old.That event b

Hospice nurse and end of life doula Gabby Jimenez of the Hospice Heart shared her thoughts in our great conversation about supporting MAID caregivers, and her new book Dignity Day.Hospice and end of life workers should know what Medical Aid in Dying (MAI

Caregiver, physician, wife, and griever - Dr. Lucy Kalanithi shares her remarkable journey with her husband Dr. Paul Kalanithi, author of When Breath Becomes Air.Lucys experience with her terminally-ill husband and his death has shaped how she approache

Chaplain J.S. Park has a powerful voice - raw, transparent, and real.Hes using it to influence how people care for people at the end of life.J.S. will tell you hes heard all the regrets in his work with the dying. As a hospital chaplain in a Trauma 1