Episodes

  • Ep. 497 Integrating Doulas and Chaplains in End-of-Life Care with Jane Whitlock and Liza Neal

    Ep. 497 Integrating Doulas and Chaplains in End-of-Life Care with Jane Whitlock and Liza Neal
    Apr 21 2025
    Learn how doulas and chaplains collaborate to provide end-of-life care in a skilled nursing facility. My guests for this episode are Jane Whitlock and Liza Neal who both work with the Full Circle Care Program in a skilled nursing facility to support residents and their loved ones during end-of-life journeys. Jane is an end-of-life doula… Continue reading Ep. 497 Integrating Doulas and Chaplains in End-of-Life Care with Jane Whitlock and Liza Neal
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Ep. 496 Visual Storytelling for End-of-Life Planning with Jill Greenbaum

    Ep. 496 Visual Storytelling for End-of-Life Planning with Jill Greenbaum
    Apr 14 2025
    Learn how the art of Visual Storytelling can enhance end-of-life education and serve as a tool for advance care planning. My guest Jill Greenbaum is a contemplative chaplain and advocate of conscious living and dying. She completed chaplaincy training at the Upaya Zen Center and integrates her experience in psychology, education, visualization, and trauma-informed teaching… Continue reading Ep. 496 Visual Storytelling for End-of-Life Planning with Jill Greenbaum
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    1 hr
  • Ep. 495 Care Boss: Strategies for Family Caregivers with Jennifer A. O’Brien

    Ep. 495 Care Boss: Strategies for Family Caregivers with Jennifer A. O’Brien
    Apr 7 2025
    Learn how leadership skills and organizational tools can help decrease stress for family caregivers. My guest Jennifer O’Brien has been a practice management consultant to physicians for 35 years and is the author of the book The Hospice Doctor’s Widow, which was the subject of our previous interview. After providing care for her husband, a… Continue reading Ep. 495 Care Boss: Strategies for Family Caregivers with Jennifer A. O’Brien
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    49 mins
  • Ep. 494 Integrating Art and the End of Life with Rich Curtis

    Ep. 494 Integrating Art and the End of Life with Rich Curtis
    Mar 31 2025
    Learn how a hospice volunteer and doula utilizes his artistic talents to help patients and families. My guest Rich Curtis is an artist, teacher, hospice volunteer and end-of-life doula. He currently volunteers for Archbold Hospice in Thomasville GA where he has utilized his artistic talents to help patients and their families at the end of… Continue reading Ep. 494 Integrating Art and the End of Life with Rich Curtis
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    55 mins
  • Ep. 493 The Good Death: An End-of-Life Guide with Suzanne B. O’Brien RN

    Ep. 493 The Good Death: An End-of-Life Guide with Suzanne B. O’Brien RN
    Mar 17 2025
    Learn what it means to have a “good death” and how and why we all need to prepare for the end of life to benefit ourselves, our loved ones and our planet. My guest Suzanne B. O’Brien RN is the founder and CEO of Doulagivers Institute and a “pioneer” in the global death doula movement.… Continue reading Ep. 493 The Good Death: An End-of-Life Guide with Suzanne B. O’Brien RN
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Ep. 492 Rituals and Ceremonies for Life, Death and Grief with Megan Sheldon

    Ep. 492 Rituals and Ceremonies for Life, Death and Grief with Megan Sheldon
    Mar 3 2025
    Learn about the benefits of creating intentional rituals for the big and small moments of life and death. My guest Megan Sheldon is a cultural mythologist, humanist celebrant, and end-of-life doula in North Vancouver, BC. She is the co-founder of Be Ceremonial, the world’s first guided ritual and ceremony app. Megan will discuss her work… Continue reading Ep. 492 Rituals and Ceremonies for Life, Death and Grief with Megan Sheldon
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Ep. 491 The Hospice Team and Whole-Person Care with Barbara Karnes RN

    Ep. 491 The Hospice Team and Whole-Person Care with Barbara Karnes RN
    Feb 24 2025
    Learn about the benefits of team-based care and how the hospice team works together on behalf of patients and families. This week I’m welcoming my recurring guest Barbara Karnes RN, who is an internationally recognized thought-leader and expert on end-of-life care and the dynamics of dying. We are continuing our series of conversations on various… Continue reading Ep. 491 The Hospice Team and Whole-Person Care with Barbara Karnes RN
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Ep. 490 How to Write Non-Fiction About Death, Dying and Grief with Joanna Penn

    Ep. 490 How to Write Non-Fiction About Death, Dying and Grief with Joanna Penn
    Feb 17 2025
    Learn why and how to share your end-of-life wisdom and stories by writing a non-fiction book. My guest Joanna Penn writes non-fiction for authors and is an award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers, dark fantasy, and memoir as J.F. Penn. She is also an award-winning podcaster, creative entrepreneur, and international… Continue reading Ep. 490 How to Write Non-Fiction About Death, Dying and Grief with Joanna Penn
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    1 hr and 6 mins
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