Dying Your Way

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Dying Your Way explores the practical heart and soul of our greatest exit. You will hear from family members, carers and patients themselves with profound insights that will shine a light on this mortal experience. Join certified End of Life Doula as she speaks with experts in the field of death and dying as well as those who bravely share their personal stories as a real life experience. This is the conversation that looks at death in the way it should be…a courageous and sacred event. This is Dying Your Way Join the conversation on our FaceBook group, search for Dying your Way. Or to learn more or contact us go to www.dyingyourway.com.

  1. S4E34 - Encore - When Grief Changes Us: A Conversation with Michele Neff Hernandez

    1 DAY AGO

    S4E34 - Encore - When Grief Changes Us: A Conversation with Michele Neff Hernandez

    In this final episode of the Dying Your Way Encore Series, Claire O’Berry revisits her powerful conversation with Michele Neff Hernandez, founder of Soaring Spirits International and author of Different After You: Rediscovering Yourself and Healing after Grief or Trauma. Michele’s life changed in 2005 when her husband, Phillip, was killed in a cycling accident. Suddenly widowed at 35 and raising a blended family of six children, Michele began searching for other widowed people who could help her understand what life after such a devastating loss might look like. That search became the foundation for Soaring Spirits International, a global organization offering peer support, resources, and community for people who have experienced the death of a spouse or partner. In this conversation, Claire and Michele explore grief, trauma, widowhood, complicated grief, community support, and the importance of allowing ourselves to be changed by loss. Michele also shares her memorable fishbowl analogy, a practical way to think about boundaries, support, judgment, and whose opinions truly deserve space in our lives. This episode is for anyone who is widowed, anyone supporting someone after the death of a spouse or partner, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of grief that does not fit neatly into society’s expectations. Learn more:Dying Your Way: https://dyingyourway.com Soaring Spirits International: https://soaringspirits.org Michele Neff Hernandez: https://michelleneffhernandez.com Different After You: https://shop.soaringspirits.org/products/autographed-copy-of-different-after-you-rediscovering-yourself-and-healing-after-grief-and-trauma   📬 Connect with Us: 💻 Website: https://dyingyourway.com 📧 Contact: info@dyingyourway.com 📱 Instagram: @dyingyourway 🗣️ Leave a comment, submit a topic, or tell us your story! 🙏 Support the Podcast: ✅ Subscribe — It’s free! 💬 Leave a review or comment 🔗 Share this episode with someone who needs it 👍 Hit that like button to help others find this space See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    56 min
  2. S4E33 - Encore - Past Lives, Fear of Death & What Regression Can Reveal (with Toni Reilly)

    27 APR

    S4E33 - Encore - Past Lives, Fear of Death & What Regression Can Reveal (with Toni Reilly)

    In this Encore episode of the Dying Your Way podcast, Claire O’Berry revisits her first conversation with Toni Reilly, regression specialist and founder of the Toni Reilly Institute. Together they explore what regression work is, how it can include past-life recall and the space “in between lives,” and why many people report feeling calmer and less fearful about death afterward. This conversation touches on the universal fear of dying, the grief and anxiety that can arise as we face mortality, and how curiosity—rather than rigid belief—can soften fear. Toni shares how regression is experienced as a deeply personal inner knowing, and why people often come away feeling lighter, clearer, and more at peace. Learn more about Toni’s work: https://tonireillyinstitute.com/Explore Dying Your Way: https://dyingyourway.com/ 📬 Connect with Us: 💻 Website: https://dyingyourway.com 📧 Contact: info@dyingyourway.com 📱 Instagram: @dyingyourway 🗣️ Leave a comment, submit a topic, or tell us your story! 🙏 Support the Podcast: ✅ Subscribe — It’s free! 💬 Leave a review or comment 🔗 Share this episode with someone who needs it 👍 Hit that like button to help others find this space See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    51 min
  3. S4E32 - Encore - The 12 Transition Phases at End of Life with Julie Ryan

    28 MAR

    S4E32 - Encore - The 12 Transition Phases at End of Life with Julie Ryan

    In this Encore episode of the Dying Your Way podcast, Claire O’Berry speaks with Julie Ryan, a former medical device entrepreneur and inventor who now works as a medical intuitive and psychic. Julie shares the framework she calls the 12 transitions, describing what she believes happens as a person approaches death from the spiritual side of the equation. Claire and Julie explore the parallels between birth and death, the comfort many people report from end-of-life visions, and why Julie believes no one dies alone. They also discuss grief and guilt, especially for families whose loved ones died during the COVID era, and Julie explains her weekly call-in show and podcast, Ask Julie Ryan, where listeners can ask questions about end-of-life experiences, healing, and the afterlife. Episode page:https://dyingyourway.com/podcast-item/julie-ryan-12-transition-phases-end-of-life/ Julie Ryan:https://askjulieryan.com/   📬 Connect with Us: 💻 Website: https://dyingyourway.com 📧 Contact: info@dyingyourway.com 📱 Instagram: @dyingyourway 🗣️ Leave a comment, submit a topic, or tell us your story! 🙏 Support the Podcast: ✅ Subscribe — It’s free! 💬 Leave a review or comment 🔗 Share this episode with someone who needs it 👍 Hit that like button to help others find this space See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    59 min
  4. S4E31 - Encore - Carlos Pomeda on Death, Meditation, and the Journey of the Soul

    13 MAR

    S4E31 - Encore - Carlos Pomeda on Death, Meditation, and the Journey of the Soul

    In this Encore episode of the Dying Your Way podcast, Claire O’Berry reconnects with Carlos Pomeda, a yoga teacher and practitioner of more than 40 years, and a scholar of Sanskrit and religious studies. This conversation is personal for Claire. In 2004, she and her mother took a course taught by Carlos called Karma, Death, and Dying, before her mother’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. That teaching became a steady foundation through years of caregiving, and now, sixteen years later, the conversation continues. Together, they explore how cultural denial shapes our relationship with death, why acceptance can ease emotional suffering, and how meditation supports a shift from body-based identity toward inner awareness. Carlos also shares his perspective on karma, prana (vital energy), ritual, and “unfinished business,” along with research threads that many find compelling, including near-death experiences, hospice visions, and children’s reports of past-life memory. This is a thoughtful, grounding episode for anyone facing illness, grief, caregiving, or the simple human question of how to die well. Learn more about Carlos: pomeda.com 📬 Connect with Us: 💻 Website: https://dyingyourway.com 📧 Contact: info@dyingyourway.com 📱 Instagram: @dyingyourway 🗣️ Leave a comment, submit a topic, or tell us your story! 🙏 Support the Podcast: ✅ Subscribe — It’s free! 💬 Leave a review or comment 🔗 Share this episode with someone who needs it 👍 Hit that like button to help others find this space See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    36 min
  5. S4E30 - Encore Episode: Understanding VSED (Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking) with Judith Schwarz

    27 FEB

    S4E30 - Encore Episode: Understanding VSED (Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking) with Judith Schwarz

    In this Encore episode, Claire O’Berry speaks with Judith Schwartz, former Clinical Director of End of Life Choices New York, about VSED: Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking. This conversation offers a grounded look at what VSED involves, what supports are essential for comfort and safety, and why some people explore VSED when other end-of-life options are not available or accessible. Judith also discusses advance directive considerations, including documents designed to guide feeding decisions if a person later loses capacity. Resources mentioned End of Life Choices New York: VSED information and education Dementia Advance Directive and “Minimal Comfort Feeding” option Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking: A Compassionate, Widely Available Option for Hastening Death (Oxford University Press), edited by Timothy E. Quill, Paul T. Menzel, Thaddeus Pope, and Judith Schwarz Listener care note: This episode discusses end-of-life decision-making. If you feel distressed or at risk, please pause and contact local crisis supports or emergency services. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1 hr
  6. S4E29 - Encore Series - Stephen Jenkinson and the Work of Dying

    13 FEB

    S4E29 - Encore Series - Stephen Jenkinson and the Work of Dying

    In this Encore episode (recorded in 2020), Claire O’Berry speaks with Stephen Jenkinson about what we have lost culturally around dying, and what it might mean to recover death wisdom as a shared, communal responsibility. Together, they explore why older and vulnerable people are so easily dismissed, the difference between a “personalized” death and a communal one, and why the work of dying asks more of us than a preference list. Stephen also reflects on fear, medicalized dying, and the long shadow a death-phobic culture casts over how we live. Mentioned and recommended: Orphan Wisdom and the Orphan Wisdom School, Stephen’s home for teaching and writing. For your next listen: “Matrimony, Patrimony & the Village We Need” (Claire’s more recent conversation with Stephen). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1hr 1min
  7. S4E28 - Encore Episode: Dr. Marjorie Woollacott on consciousness, NDEs, and terminal lucidity

    25 JAN

    S4E28 - Encore Episode: Dr. Marjorie Woollacott on consciousness, NDEs, and terminal lucidity

    In this Encore episode of the Dying Your Way podcast, Claire O’Berry revisits a conversation with Dr. Marjorie Woollacott, world-renowned neuroscientist, tenured professor at the University of Oregon, and author of Infinite Awareness: The Awakening of the Scientific Mind. While Dr. Woollacott’s early academic work focused on rehabilitation neuroscience, her current work explores consciousness research and end-of-life phenomena that challenge strictly materialist assumptions, including near-death experiences, terminal lucidity, and the dreams and visions many hospice patients report near the end of life. This conversation invites listeners to set aside fixed beliefs about both science and religion and to listen with curiosity to the research, the clinical implications, and the human stories that continue to emerge. In this episode, we explore: Consciousness and the brain, including the “filter” hypothesis A near-death experience account that raises clinically relevant questions Terminal lucidity and why it matters for dementia, coma, and stroke care End-of-life dreams and visions, and what they may mean for comfort and fear reduction The implications for carers and clinicians supporting people who appear unresponsive Links and resources mentioned in the episode are included below. https://marjoriewoollacott.com/ https://dyingyourway.com/ https://galileocommission.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    32 min
  8. S4E27 - Encore Series — Molly Reynolds, David Gulpilil, and the Final Return to Country

    9 JAN

    S4E27 - Encore Series — Molly Reynolds, David Gulpilil, and the Final Return to Country

    In this Encore episode, Claire O’Berry speaks with Australian filmmaker Molly Reynolds, director of My Name Is Gulpilil, a documentary shaped around the final chapter of iconic actor and dancer David Gulpilil’s life. Together, Claire and Molly explore what David’s story reveals about mortality, culture, identity, and the deep human longing to return to our roots at the end of life. The conversation moves through Aboriginal perspectives on Country and kinship, the complexities of care and access, and the way film can hold both beauty and hard truth. Claire is resharing this conversation after recently watching Journey Home, David Gulpilil (narrated by Hugh Jackman), which tells David’s story of returning home and last wishes being honored. In this episode My Name Is Gulpilil and David’s life on screen and off Country, belonging, and the importance of being laid to rest on ancestral land How care systems can help, and how they can miss cultural realities The role of story, art, and memory in preparing for death Mentioned My Name Is Gulpilil (Molly Reynolds) Journey Home, David Gulpilil (narrated by Hugh Jackman) Films connected to David’s career and collaborations, including Walkabout, Storm Boy, The Tracker, Ten Canoes, Charlie’s Country, and Another Country See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    43 min
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Dying Your Way explores the practical heart and soul of our greatest exit. You will hear from family members, carers and patients themselves with profound insights that will shine a light on this mortal experience. Join certified End of Life Doula as she speaks with experts in the field of death and dying as well as those who bravely share their personal stories as a real life experience. This is the conversation that looks at death in the way it should be…a courageous and sacred event. This is Dying Your Way Join the conversation on our FaceBook group, search for Dying your Way. Or to learn more or contact us go to www.dyingyourway.com.

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