Poets and writers often capture the experiences, thoughts, and emotions we may struggle to express or put into words. In this episode, we do something a little different and indulge in our collective love of the written word. We share and discuss some of our favourite poems, quotes and song lyrics that address what it means to be alive yet wrestle and dance with our mortality.

In this episode, we speak with two experts in dementia healthcare. Dr. Sarah Brisbin and Jill MacPhee help us understand the complexity of dementia both for individuals diagnosed and living with dementia and their families and care partners. Our guests bring their expansive medical knowledge in this area, but it's their humanity and genuine caring for their patients and families that shine through in this conversation.

Dementia is a disease that will affect most of us in some way in our lives, so this conversation is for all of us.

We have the honour of speaking with meditation teacher Vinny Ferraro who leads Spirit Rock's program: A Year to Live, which focuses on waking up and living life more fully through the exploration of death as spiritual practice.
In this conversation, Vinny shares his personal perspectives, interwoven with Buddhist teachings on how turning toward the present moment and the natural inevitability of death, teaches us about life and provides us a guide for living. He also walks us through "The 5 Remembrances" a core Buddhist teaching about the essential truths of life. This is a conversation that will have listeners thinking and reflecting deeply.