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
June 5, 2023 • 61 mins
Learn about the challenges of coping with loss, grief and uncertainty that accompany a life-limiting illness. My guest Novelette Munroe is a poet, artist and hospice volunteer who was born with a rare and life-limiting genetic skin condition called Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB.) Despite dealing with ongoing and constant medical issues Novelette manages to volunteer her… Continue reading Ep. 406 ...
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Today is “Self-Care Monday” and I’ll be enjoying a little time off. In this brief audio learn how to utilize the simple skill of deep breathing to reduce stress and anxiety for yourself and your patients. I hope you’ll take time for some self-care too as you work to help others experience a better end… Continue reading Ep. 405 Self-Care Series: A Deep Breathing Exercis...
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May 22, 2023 • 66 mins
Learn how a Buddhist approach to death and dying can help us come to terms with our mortality. My guest Sallie Tisdale is a nurse and the author of ten books, including Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them.) She has worked as a registered nurse and taught at Reed College, Northwestern University,… Continue reading Ep. 404 Advice for Future Corpses and Those Who Love Them with Sa...
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May 15, 2023 • 61 mins
Learn about creating opportunities in your community for conversations about death. My guest Stefanie Elkins is a Family Caregiver Consultant, end-of-life doula, founder of Be Present Care, and the creator of Death Over Drafts, a community event held at breweries across the country to spark meaningful conversations around death and dying. She’ll share her experience… Continue reading Ep....
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May 8, 2023 • 93 mins
Learn the story of my journey with grief after my father’s death by suicide and how it may differ from other grief experiences. In this solo episode I share the story of my own grief experience after my father died by suicide 34 years ago. This is an ongoing journey that has shifted and changed… Continue reading Ep. 402 Grief After a Suicide Death: My Personal Story with Karen Wyatt MD<...
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May 1, 2023 • 60 mins
Learn about “non-ordinary” end-of-life experiences like deathbed visions and why they are a gift to patients and their loved ones. This week I’m welcoming back my recurring guest Barbara Karnes RN, hospice nurse and international speaker and educator. She is also the author of the “little blue hospice book” Gone from My Sight and the… Continue reading Ep. 401 End...
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April 24, 2023 • 66 mins
Learn about the important recent report from the Lancet Commission in the UK on the value of death and what each of us needs to do to help bring death back into life. My guest Dr. Libby Sallnow is a palliative medicine consultant and honorary senior lecturer at St. Christopher’s Hospice and the UCL Marie… Continue reading Ep. 400 The Value of Death: The Lancet Commission Report with Dr....
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April 17, 2023 • 74 mins
Learn how rituals can help us with grief and what the Five Stages model gets wrong about grief. My guest this week is Dr. Terri Daniel, inter-spiritual hospice chaplain, end-of-life educator, and grief counselor. She shares some of the powerful rituals she uses for grief at funerals and workshops and we dive into the Five… Continue reading Ep. 399 Grief Rituals and Transcending the “Fiv...
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April 10, 2023 • 58 mins
Learn about the importance of healing the emotions and the soul along with the body during serious illness. My guest Lesley Wirth is a poet and writer who has a Masters Degree in Spiritual Psychology. She helps women experiencing a “dark night of the soul” by helping them deal with fear and spiritual and emotional… Continue reading Ep. 398 Spiritual and Emotional Healing of Serious...
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April 3, 2023 • 71 mins
Learn how the AI language model ChatGPT can be used as a resource for information about death and dying and when caution is required. My special “guest” this week is ChatGPT an AI language model that can understand and respond to human language. Chat has been trained on a wide range of topics, including end-of-life… Continue reading Ep. 397 Talking About Death with ChatGPT
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March 27, 2023 • 59 mins
Learn about a mission to transform care for dying patients and their loved ones in nursing homes. My guest Loretta Downs is a Certified End-of-Life Care Practitioner and holds a Masters Degree in Gerontology. She founded Chrysalis End-of-Life Inspirations to advocate for the creation of private rooms in nursing homes and hospitals where families and… Continue reading Ep. 396 The Chrysalis™ Ro...
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March 20, 2023 • 60 mins
Learn about the growth of the positive death movement in Mexico and the value of conscious dying and dreamwork. My guest Wilka Roig is a transpersonal psychologist, death doula, grief counselor, dream worker, and educator. She is the president of Fundación Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (EKR) México Centro and a doula instructor for INELDA. She discusses the… Continue reading Ep. 395 Conscious Dying, ...
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March 13, 2023 • 68 mins
Learn how YG2D brings diverse communities in to the conversation of death and dying using creativity. My guest Ned Buskirk is the Founder, Podcast Host, Facilitator and Executive Director for You’re Going to Die (YG2D), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Ned discusses the YG2D movement and how the arts are essential to helping us make meaning… Continue reading Ep. 394 You’re Going...
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March 6, 2023 • 65 mins
Learn about the challenges faced by caregivers for dementia patients and some creative ideas for offering support. In this episode I welcome back my recurring guest Barbara Karnes, hospice nurse, speaker, thought leader, and expert on end-of-life care. She is the author of the “little blue hospice book” Gone From My Sight and her most… Continue reading Ep. 393 End-of-Life Care for ...
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February 27, 2023 • 62 mins
Learn the fascinating history of some funeral customs in America and how the profession is changing. My guest Todd Harra is a 4th generation funeral director, embalmer, post-mortem reconstructionist, and creationist who works for the family funeral business in Wilmington, Delaware. He is also an author of several books including his latest book Last Rites:… Continue reading Ep. 392 The Evolut...
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February 20, 2023 • 68 mins
Learn about this journalist’s research into “the good death” and what she learned through seven years of study and travel across the U.S. My guest Ann Neumann is a journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, Harper’s magazine, The Baffler, Guernica magazine, and elsewhere. After caring for her father at… Continue reading Ep. 391 Dying in Ame...
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February 13, 2023 • 60 mins
Learn how the FCA helps consumers plan ahead for funerals and make informed choices for themselves and their loved ones. My guest Martha Lundgren is the president of the board of Funeral Consumers Alliance of Arizona. She also serves on the speakers bureau for FCA-AZ and is a representative in the Arizona End of Life… Continue reading Ep. 390 Funeral Consumers Alliance: Resources for Funeral ...
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Ep. 389 Virtual Reality as a Tool for End-of-Life Anxiety and Pain with Gregory Roufa and Lama Karma
February 6, 2023 • 59 mins
Learn how virtual reality technology can be utilized in a powerful way to ease distress and find meaning for people facing life-limiting illness. My two guests, Gregory Roufa and Lama Karma, both work for Anuma, a company specializing in developing sacred experiences in virtual reality. Gregory is the co-founder and CEO at Anuma and Karma… Continue reading Ep. 389 Virtual Reality as a Tool fo...
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January 30, 2023 • 53 mins
Learn about an initiative to provide hospice patients with songs written specifically for them about their lives and stories. My guest Emily Cavanagh is a singer/songwriter based in New York City who performs in places like New York, Chicago and Dublin. She has made a career for herself as a singer at the intersection of… Continue reading Ep. 388 A Song for You: Personalized Songs for Hospice...
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January 23, 2023 • 58 mins
Learn about some positive steps that are needed to heal the current hospice industry in the U.S. and how your story can make a difference. 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 Dying Well,… Continue reading Ep. 387 How to Save Hospice with Ira Byock MD
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