Everyone Dies (Every1Dies)

Grief groceries are a meaningful and practical way to extend support to those navigating the challenging path of grief. The next time a loved one is going through a difficult time, skip the “let me know what I can do” offer and drop off grief groceries instead. Provide comfort and emotional support that is needed with a simple, yet meaningful and practical gesture. Listen to learn some great ideas on what to include in your "c...

In 2020, firearms became the leading cause of death for American children and teens in the United States, overtaking motor vehicle accidents. Firearm violence - which includes accidental death related to firearms, suicide, mass shootings, and homicides - has become a health crisis. Many of these deaths are preventable with a few safety steps...learn what you can do in this episode. 

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Parental death in midlife may result in lingering feelings of loneliness, feeling alone on the earth for the first time in their lives. Their death can bring back memories of former losses, unresolved conflicts, and doubts about life’s purpose. Knowing that we are not alone as we struggle with this change in our life can help adjust to a world without our parents.

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• 00:00 – Our Sponsor: Tree of Life Memorials and D...

When we plan for our inevitable death, we can make our end of life easier for our loved ones.

Life is hard, loss is hard, grief is hard. A final gift we can offer those who love us is to have our paperwork in order so they do not have to expend their energy on these details. Learn what kinds of things you can put in your advance care planning so healthcare decisions and your last wishes are honored.

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• 00:00 – Our Sp...

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) are a technology that many people have, especially if they survived cardiac arrest or have a heart condition that causes dangerous heart rhythms.

ICDs are a great technology, but at some point a decision may need to be made about continued use or turning it off. This show will help you understand the issues involved and five considerations for making this decision.

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Learn Healthy Strategies to Deal with a Person with Anger Issues
Are you overwhelmed by the political climate, difficult people in healthcare, or even the person riding your bumper on the roadway? We take a look at WWII to learn why you can’t appease an aggressor, but also explore techniques to better navigate situations with someone who has anger issues.

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• 00:00 – Our Sponsor: Tree of Life Memorials and Digita...

Find connection and community through digital preservation and memorialization
People are more frequently choosing cremation over burial and in doing so, raises the question of memorialization. Digital memorials are the current answer to how to keep our memory alive without a gravesite to visit. The available options seem only to be limited by our imagination and the current technology available.

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Indigenous Americans have higher rates of cancer, dementia, and diabetes compared to other US populations. How is this related to their historical experiences? We talk about an understandable distrust of the healthcare system and how it continues to impact tribes. https://bit.ly/49zPMy2

In this Episode:

• 00:00 – Our Sponsor: Tree of Life Memorials and Digital & Stone
• 00:20 – Intro
• 04:50 – Recipe of the Week: Pawpaw Cookies
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Learn all about stomach cancer treatment, symptom management, and end-stage disease.

In Part 1 we talked about risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, staging, and survival estimates. This week for Part 2 of our discussion we review treatment options, symptom management, end-stage disease, and how you can support someone with stomach cancer.

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• 00:00 – Our Sponsor: Tree of Life Memorials and Digital & Stone
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 Learn all about stomach cancer risk factors, symptoms & diagnosis

Toby Keith died this month, 28 months after his stomach cancer diagnosis. Stomach cancer is the 5th most common cancer in the world, and anyone can get it. This is part one of a two-part review where we talk about risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, staging, and survival estimates. We also celebrate the life and poetry of Toby Keith.

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Learn about the hidden, cumulative effects of tackle football on the brain, especially for children, and how you can minimize the risk.

Playing tackle football as a child can impact health and quality of life as an adult. Simply put, lifestyle impacts health. So, what do you do when your child brings home the permission form to play football when every year there are new studies documenting the negative long-term effects l...

How do I help a Native American friend who is sick or grieving?

It may be awkward when someone has a different culture to know what to do. Each tribe, person and family can be different. Dr. Jeanna Ford joins us again to talk about her experiences in her culture and as a medical professional and to give us advice and help to understand. This is especially important for anyone in a healthcare profession or caregiving role.

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Does choosing hospice mean the end? President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalyn courageously allowed us to see their frailty and openly shared their journey near the end of life, including decisions for hospice so they could spend as much time as possible together. The Carters have shown us hospice is about holding hands, eating favorite foods, and living your best life, even while dying.

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter died on No...

While each Native American Tribe has unique funeral practices, there is a lot of commonality in their beliefs about death and how the body should be treated afterwards. Understanding these beliefs is important to honor the deceased and supp...

We want our loved ones to be able to make their own decisions as long as they are able, but what do you do when they are making bad decisions? Learn about decision-making capacity and the differences between ability, capacity and competency. Listen and get resources: https://bit.ly/48u4DcB

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• 01:27 – Recipe...

Did you know a two-second diversion is all it takes to double your risk of a car accident? Learn facts and several tips to help you and others stay safe on the road.  We also talk about two people's long journey to burial and a wife's dilemma when her husband asked him to help him find a way to kill himself to avoid dementia.

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• 01:21 – Recipe of the Week: Bliss Balls
• 02:21 – Long Journeys to Buri...

Traumatic or Complicated Grief is difficult to work through on your own.  We give you tips on how to find the right therapist and share our original season one podcast on the special circumstances that make this type of grief so hard.

In this Episode:

•  00:00 - Finding a Therapist
• 04:57 - Intro to S1E07 Rebroadcast about Traumatic Grief
• 06:02 - Recipe of the Week: Chocolate Éclair Cake
• 08:26 - Traumatic Bereavement
• 32:39 - C...

The holidays can trigger emotions - good and bad - about family members that are no longer with us. This week is all about fathers. We share an interview with Mike Ward, a Detroit-based singer and songwriter who writes about coming to terms with aging, loss, and death. This week Mike shared about a song he wrote for his father called "Wrestling with Ghosts."
We also rebroadcast an episode where we talk about why the d...

Connie Baker - co-creator of the Wong-Baker pain scale (the one with the faces) - has had her own journey with breast cancer and now her father's advanced cancer. Learn about her experience with palliative care and how people have a voice in their care.

We also are rebroadcasting one of our very first episodes: "What is Palliative Care?" This is one of our most foundational podcasts - we discuss the concept of palliat...