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
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 Ep. 509 A Future Path for Hospice and Palliati...
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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 Ep. 508 Navigating Life as a Dementia Caregiver ...
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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 Ep. 507 Sacre...
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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 Ep. 506 Pediatric Pa...
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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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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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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 Ep. 503 Taboo E...
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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 Ep. 502 Just One Little Thing: Gratitude and Grief with Kelly Buckley
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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 Ep. 501 Disab...
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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 Ep. 500 Celebrating a Milestone with Karen Wyatt MD
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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 Ep. 499 Death as a Shift in Consciousness with Felicity Warner
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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 Ep. 498 Memory Bears and Grief in Community with Mic...
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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 Ep. 497 Integrating Doulas and Chaplai...
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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 Ep...
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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 Ep. 495 Care Boss: Str...
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March 31, 2025 • 55 mins
Learn how a hospice volunteer and doula utilizes his artistic talents to help patients and families. My guest Rich Curtis is an artist, teacher, hospice volunteer and end-of-life doula. He currently volunteers for Archbold Hospice in Thomasville GA where he has utilized his artistic talents to help patients and their families at the end of… Continue reading Ep. 494 Integrating Art and the End...
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March 17, 2025 • 67 mins
Learn what it means to have a “good death” and how and why we all need to prepare for the end of life to benefit ourselves, our loved ones and our planet. My guest Suzanne B. O’Brien RN is the founder and CEO of Doulagivers Institute and a “pioneer” in the global death doula movement.… Continue reading Ep. 493 The Good Death: An End-of-Life Guide with Suzanne B. ...
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March 3, 2025 • 62 mins
Learn about the benefits of creating intentional rituals for the big and small moments of life and death. My guest Megan Sheldon is a cultural mythologist, humanist celebrant, and end-of-life doula in North Vancouver, BC. She is the co-founder of Be Ceremonial, the world’s first guided ritual and ceremony app. Megan will discuss her work… Continue reading Ep. 492 Rituals and Ceremonies ...
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February 24, 2025 • 64 mins
Learn about the benefits of team-based care and how the hospice team works together on behalf of patients and families. This week I’m welcoming my recurring guest Barbara Karnes RN, who is an internationally recognized thought-leader and expert on end-of-life care and the dynamics of dying. We are continuing our series of conversations on various… Continue reading Ep. 491 The Hospice Te...
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February 17, 2025 • 66 mins
Learn why and how to share your end-of-life wisdom and stories by writing a non-fiction book. My guest Joanna Penn writes non-fiction for authors and is an award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers, dark fantasy, and memoir as J.F. Penn. She is also an award-winning podcaster, creative entrepreneur, and international… Continue reading Ep. 490 How to Write Non...
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