Episodes

  • Ep. 456 Passages: An EOL Program for a Senior Living Community with Tom Waknitz

    Ep. 456 Passages: An EOL Program for a Senior Living Community with Tom Waknitz
    May 20 2024
    Learn about a senior living community that is bringing end-of-life doula training to residents, thanks to the efforts of its chaplain. My guest Tom Waknitz is a chaplain and end-of-life doula who is working with Walker Methodist Senior Living Community to establish a unique end-of-life program for residents called Passages. He is certified by INELDA… Continue reading Ep. 456 Passages: An EOL Program for a Senior Living Community with Tom Waknitz
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Ep. 455 Briefly Perfectly Human with Alua Arthur

    Ep. 455 Briefly Perfectly Human with Alua Arthur
    May 13 2024
    Learn about a powerful NY Times bestselling memoir that teaches how acknowledging our mortality helps us live a more authentic life. My guest Alua Arthur is the founder of Going With Grace, a death doula training and end-of-life planning organization. She is a frequent guest on television and radio and has been featured on CBS’s… Continue reading Ep. 455 Briefly Perfectly Human with Alua Arthur
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    55 mins
  • Ep. 454 Empowered Endings: Changing the Landscape of End-of-Life Care with Bob Uslander MD

    Ep. 454 Empowered Endings: Changing the Landscape of End-of-Life Care with Bob Uslander MD
    May 6 2024
    Learn about an innovative model for compassionate end-of-life care that meets the needs of individuals and communities. My guest Dr. Bob Uslander is the co-founder, with his wife Elizabeth, of Empowered Endings, a unique palliative and end-of-life care model addressing the physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual needs of patients and families. He discusses the flexible… Continue reading Ep. 454 Empowered Endings: Changing the Landscape of End-of-Life Care with Bob Uslander MD
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Ep. 453 Gravestone Recipes: Cooking to Honor the Dead with Rosie Grant

    Ep. 453 Gravestone Recipes: Cooking to Honor the Dead with Rosie Grant
    Apr 29 2024
    Learn about Rosie Grant’s unique project to memorialize those who have died by cooking their special recipes. My guest Rosie Grant has a library science degree from the University of Maryland and now works at UCLA as an archivist. She is well known on social media as a “cemetery tiktoker” who researches recipes found on… Continue reading Ep. 453 Gravestone Recipes: Cooking to Honor the Dead with Rosie Grant
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    50 mins
  • Ep. 452 Funeral Planning, After-Death Care, and Healthy Grief with Jokotifa Alaye

    Ep. 452 Funeral Planning, After-Death Care, and Healthy Grief with Jokotifa Alaye
    Apr 22 2024
    Learn how planning ahead for after-death care can help loved ones with grief and loss. My guest Jokotifa Alaye is a licensed funeral professional and NEDA certified end-of-life doula with a focus on grief. She created Mourning Space to fill the gaps in education and support that society requires for healthy grieving. She discusses the… Continue reading Ep. 452 Funeral Planning, After-Death Care, and Healthy Grief with Jokotifa Alaye
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Ep. 451 Filling the Gaps in End-of-Life Care with Kaishauna Guidry MD

    Ep. 451 Filling the Gaps in End-of-Life Care with Kaishauna Guidry MD
    Apr 15 2024
    Learn how a physician creatively meets the needs of patients who don’t qualify for hospice services. My guest Dr. Kaishauna Guidry is an author, podcaster, healthcare advocate, mentor and educator. She came to medicine and hospice later in her career and founded Mourning Dove Medical as a private mobile medical practice, serving home-bound patients at… Continue reading Ep. 451 Filling the Gaps in End-of-Life Care with Kaishauna Guidry MD
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    55 mins
  • Ep. 450 Death Doula World Training Day with Suzanne O’Brien RN

    Ep. 450 Death Doula World Training Day with Suzanne O’Brien RN
    Apr 8 2024
    Learn about a movement with a goal to train 1 million death doulas around the world. My guest Suzanne O’Brien RN is the founder and CEO of Doulagivers Institute and a pioneer in the global death doula movement. She was awarded Worldwide Leader in Healthcare by the International Nurse Association and named Humanitarian Ambassador for… Continue reading Ep. 450 Death Doula World Training Day with Suzanne O’Brien RN
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    53 mins
  • Ep. 449 Open to Love: Senior Dating After Loss and Grief with Drs. Gloria Horsley and Frank Powers

    Ep. 449 Open to Love: Senior Dating After Loss and Grief with Drs. Gloria Horsley and Frank Powers
    Apr 1 2024
    Learn about an informative and inspirational book to help seniors find love in their lives after experiencing loss through death or divorce. My special guests this week, Drs. Gloria Horsley and Frank Powers, are a senior couple who met later in life, after experiencing loss. Gloria is a marriage and family therapist and Frank is… Continue reading Ep. 449 Open to Love: Senior Dating After Loss and Grief with Drs. Gloria Horsley and Frank Powers
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    1 hr