End-of-Life University

Dr. Karen Wyatt, hospice physician and author of "7 Lessons for Living from the Dying," interviews experts on all aspects of the end-of-life, including: caring for the dying, funeral and burial practices, planning for the end-of-life, conscious dying, grief and loss, caregiver support, afterlife, death and the arts, and community initiatives to improve end-of-life care. Access show notes at www.eolupodcast.com

Episodes

Ep. 514 Life Advice for Entrepreneurs from the Terminally Ill with Travis Luther MA

August 18, 2025 • 49 mins

Learn how business leaders and entrepreneurs are being taught to find meaning in life from the stories of the terminally ill. My guest Travis Luther MA is a sociologist and entrepreneur and a recognized expert in childhood trauma. He teaches business leaders through workshops, one-on-one coaching, and keynote speaking about finding deeper meaning in work… Continue reading

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Ep. 513 Why (Death-Aware) Spirituality Matters Now More than Ever

August 11, 2025 • 39 mins

Check out this recent episode from my podcast What Really Matters that includes why we need death-aware spirituality. This week I’m taking a little summer break from interviews and sharing with you a recent episode from my newly-relaunched podcast What Really Matters. I discuss the importance of spirituality right now at this particular time in… Continue reading

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Ep. 512 Navigating a Life-Changing Diagnosis: Action Steps with Hsien Seow PhD

August 4, 2025 • 71 mins

Learn about a helpful workbook and a free workshop toolkit to support people who are navigating a life-changing diagnosis. My return guest Dr. Hsien Seow is a palliative care researcher and a professor in the Department of Oncology at McMaster University. He is a co-host with Sammy Winemaker MD of The Waiting Room Revolution Podcast… Continue reading

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Ep. 511 Being with Dying: Teaching Death to Medical Students with Kevin Dieter MD

July 28, 2025 • 63 mins

Learn about innovative educational programs for medical students and the impact they are having. My special guest Dr. Kevin Dieter is a family medicine and hospice and palliative care physician who helped to develop the nationally recognized palliative care curriculum at Northeast Ohio Medical University. He created a virtual learning module called “Being with Dying”… Continue reading

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Ep. 510 Training Death Literacy Educators with Francesca Lynn Arnoldy

July 21, 2025 • 58 mins

Learn about an exciting new training to become a Death Literacy Educator and teach in your community. My return guest Francesca Lynn Arnoldy is a doula and a published researcher with the Vermont Conversation Lab and she runs a program for Death Literacy Educators. She is the author of The Death Doula’s Guide to Living… Continue reading

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Ep. 509 A Future Path for Hospice and Palliative Care with Ira Byock MD

July 14, 2025 • 57 mins

Learn about Dr. Ira Byock’s strategic vision for approaching the major issues facing hospice and palliative care. My guest Dr. Ira Byock is a leading palliative care physician, author, and public advocate for improving care through the end of life. He is the author of the books Dying Well, The Four Things that Matter Most,… Continue reading

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Ep. 508 Navigating Life as a Dementia Caregiver with Beverly Thorn PhD

July 7, 2025 • 59 mins

Learn about a helpful book with resources for dementia caregivers. My guest Dr. Beverly Thorn is dual trained in the neurosciences and clinical psychology. She is the author of hundreds of articles, two books, and four workbooks on coping with chronic illness. She has also been trained as an end-of-life doula and served as her… Continue reading

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Ep. 507 Sacred Activism for Soul Care Providers with Terri Daniel and Brian Smith

June 30, 2025 • 69 mins

Listen to an important discussion about how spiritually-focused people can speak up about social justice issues and work toward community healing. In this episode I’m sharing with you part of the recent workshop on Sacred Activism I hosted with Terri Daniel and Brian Smith. Terri is an inter-spiritual hospice chaplain and end-of-life educator certified in… Continue reading

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Ep. 506 Pediatric Palliative Care and the Remarkable Children it Serves with Bob Macauley MD

June 23, 2025 • 54 mins

Learn about the specialty of pediatric palliative care and how one doctor has benefitted from his relationship with his seriously ill patients. My guest Dr. Bob Macauley is one of only a few hundred pediatricians in the U.S. specializing in palliative care for children with life-threatening illness. Uniquely Dr. Macauley attended both divinity school and… Continue reading

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Ep. 505 How Death Doulas Fill the Gaps in End-of-Life Care with Kacie Gikonyo RN

June 16, 2025 • 53 mins

Explore how death doulas fill the gaps in end-of-life medical care with Kacie Gikonyo, RN and founder of The Death Doula Collective. A conversation about presence, advocacy, and healing at the end of life.

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Ep. 504 The Ash Rose: Transforming Grief into Beauty with Ian McCartor

June 9, 2025 • 65 mins

Ian McCartor, hospice nurse and founder of The Ash Rose, shares how he transforms cremated ashes into rose-shaped memorials—and how creativity and ritual can support the grief journey.

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Ep. 503 Taboo Education: Changing the Way We Talk About Death with Samantha Waite

June 2, 2025 • 64 mins

Learn about breaking taboos around talking about death through a unique death education program in Australia. My guest Samantha Waite is the quirky founding director of Taboo Education who works with individuals and groups in local, national (Australia) and international communities to resolve our taboo and confusion in talking about death. She is a long-time… Continue reading

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Ep. 502 Just One Little Thing: Gratitude and Grief with Kelly Buckley

May 26, 2025 • 63 mins

Learn how finding just one little thing to be thankful for every day can help us with grief. My guest Kelly Buckley is the author of the book and founder of the movement called Just One Little Thing that has a loyal following worldwide. She is a registered nurse who now nurtures other souls who… Continue reading

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Ep. 501 Disability-Informed End-of-Life Care with Carrie Batt

May 19, 2025 • 57 mins

Learn why it’s important to be aware of the needs of people with disabilities (and their families) when providing end-of-life and bereavement care. My guest Carrie Batt is an end-of-life doula and the founder of SEOL Care which offers disability-competent end-of-life care, support and planning for people with a disability and their families. She advocates… Continue reading

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Ep. 500 Celebrating a Milestone with Karen Wyatt MD

May 12, 2025 • 26 mins

Join me for a few stories and a brief celebration of the 500th episode of EOLU Podcast! This week I’m celebrating the milestone of 500 Episodes and I hope you’ll share my joy! I’ll be answering a few questions (submitted by ChatGPT!) and telling a story or two. It has been an incredible experience being… Continue reading

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Ep. 499 Death as a Shift in Consciousness with Felicity Warner

May 5, 2025 • 63 mins

Learn about the value of viewing death through a spiritual lens rather than just as an ending of the physical body. My guest Felicity Warner is the founder of Soul Midwives™ a global movement to teach holistic and spiritual end-of-life care. She has been working with death and dying for 35 years and her work… Continue reading

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Ep. 498 Memory Bears and Grief in Community with Michelle Sebern RN

April 29, 2025 • 57 mins

Learn how a project making memory bears for people who are grieving is opening the door to conversation about the end of life. My guest Michelle Sebern is an RN who trained as an end-of-life doula to channel her skills and passion into more community-focused work. When she found her rural community wasn’t quite ready… Continue reading

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

April 21, 2025 • 65 mins

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

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Ep. 496 Visual Storytelling for End-of-Life Planning with Jill Greenbaum

April 14, 2025 • 60 mins

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

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Ep. 495 Care Boss: Strategies for Family Caregivers with Jennifer A. O’Brien

April 7, 2025 • 49 mins

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

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End-of-Life University

Episodes

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Ep. 512 Navigating a Life-Changing Diagnosis: Action Steps with Hsien Seow PhD

Ep. 511 Being with Dying: Teaching Death to Medical Students with Kevin Dieter MD

Ep. 510 Training Death Literacy Educators with Francesca Lynn Arnoldy

Ep. 509 A Future Path for Hospice and Palliative Care with Ira Byock MD

Ep. 508 Navigating Life as a Dementia Caregiver with Beverly Thorn PhD

Ep. 507 Sacred Activism for Soul Care Providers with Terri Daniel and Brian Smith

Ep. 506 Pediatric Palliative Care and the Remarkable Children it Serves with Bob Macauley MD

Ep. 505 How Death Doulas Fill the Gaps in End-of-Life Care with Kacie Gikonyo RN

Ep. 504 The Ash Rose: Transforming Grief into Beauty with Ian McCartor

Ep. 503 Taboo Education: Changing the Way We Talk About Death with Samantha Waite

Ep. 502 Just One Little Thing: Gratitude and Grief with Kelly Buckley

Ep. 501 Disability-Informed End-of-Life Care with Carrie Batt

Ep. 500 Celebrating a Milestone with Karen Wyatt MD

Ep. 499 Death as a Shift in Consciousness with Felicity Warner

Ep. 498 Memory Bears and Grief in Community with Michelle Sebern RN

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

Ep. 496 Visual Storytelling for End-of-Life Planning with Jill Greenbaum

Ep. 495 Care Boss: Strategies for Family Caregivers with Jennifer A. O’Brien

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Ep. 514 Life Advice for Entrepreneurs from the Terminally Ill with Travis Luther MA

Ep. 513 Why (Death-Aware) Spirituality Matters Now More than Ever