Nothing to Fear

Demystifying Death to Live More Fully

De: Julie McFadden RN

Narrado por: Julie McFadden RN

The instant New York Times bestseller!

A comforting and informative guide that demystifies our end-of-life journey, from the compassionate expert known as @hospicenursejulie

What if we didn’t consider death the worst possible outcome? What if we discussed it honestly, embraced hospice care, and prepared for the end of our lives with hope and acceptance?

In this compassionate and knowledgeable guide, TikTok star Julie McFadden—known online as “Hospice Nurse Julie”—shares the valuable lessons she’s learned in her fifteen years as an RN in the ICU and in hospice. Expertly interweaving emotional insight and practical advice, Nothing to Fear demystifies end-of-life care for both patients and caregivers, covering topics including:

• the biological details of dying
• which medical interventions help and which only make things worse
• the otherworldly beauty of deathbed phenomena
• financial and logistical preparations for death
• facts and myths about hospice care
• the most important conversations to have before you die
• the grieving process, before and after death

Sure to be a go-to resource for years to come, McFadden’s first book proves a better death goes hand in hand with a better life.

©2024 Julie McFadden (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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“For those of you not planning on living forever, here’s the book for you. For so many reasons, we humans love to mystify death, shrouding the dying process and making it only more difficult to imagine and, in turn, more difficult to traverse. Nurse Julie has the prescription. Here you’ll find all sorts of practical information, from notes on morphine to how a body winds down, all wrapped in easy and clear language. If this sounds scary or grave, don’t worry. Nurse Julie will be right there with you, and she'll introduce you to some beautiful souls along the way.”—BJ Miller, author of A Beginner’s Guide to the End

“There’s a reason we don’t like talking about death: it’s scary. It’s overwhelming. But just because we don’t like talking about it doesn’t mean we don’t have questions. Get the guidance and reassurance you need from someone who lives dying every single day—Hospice Nurse Julie. Julie McFadden’s Nothing to Fear is the helpful, thoughtful, knowledgeable guide you deserve as you explore what it means to face the end.”—Megan Devine, author of It’s OK That You’re Not OK

“Comforting and enlightening, pragmatic and fearless, Julie gives us the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth to care for the people we most love when it matters most."—Steve Leder, New York Times bestselling author of The Beauty of What Remains and For You When I Am Gone

Unexpected

Not what I expected. I thought it would be mostly stories about her hospice experience and not so much an educational piece about what hospice is.

Wonderful

I've worked in healthcare 46 years, mostly working with the elderly in both a hospital & nursing home setting. This book wonderfully tells what death & dying is. This knowledge is so helpful to families & the patient. It is spot on to the experiences I've witnessed. she also taught me some things that will better help me as I continue to work in the healthcare world. Thank you for sharing your wisdom, your stories and demestifying death.

So helpful

I love hospice nurse Julie. Thank you so much Julie! Thank you thank you thank you!

Great Book

This book should be training for hospice workers including volunteers, which I was for a few years after I retired from the Social Worker field . Very helpful.

So Good!

Nurse Julie has really done a fantastic job with this book, and I hope she writes more! It was so well-written: clear, concise, easy to understand and interesting. Her performance was just as great, which really made me want to keep listening. The topic is SO IMPORTANT and she has truly done it the justice it deserves. This is a MUST READ!

It's titled perfectly!

It is something that everyone should read! Very heartfelt! I recommend this book! I have really learned alot. Thank you!

Very informative

Very informative for the end of life. Definitely listen to this. You never know when you might need the information.

Read the Description

So, the book was a great resource of information about hospice/ death and dying. Unfortunately I didn’t read that in the description like I should have. I was hoping it would be more stories about her time as a hospice nurse. This book is a concise summary of everything on her TikTok. It’s a great book!

Will listen multiple times!

Julie does such a good job of giving so much information and such a digestible and storytelling way. I know I’m going to refer to this book more down the road of my life. It’s definitely one of those books people will be grateful they’ve read. I also am glad I listened to this book not actively going through death (myself or family) because my brain can absorb it better. But again, I know when those times emerge in life, I will reach for this book and all its resources again.

Great information and good presentation

I found this book very informative and expect to find it helpful with upcoming events. I plan to share this with family members as well in hopes of it providing information and comfort to them as well.