Conversations on Death

Lorena Alvarez Ruiz
  • 4.8 (27)
  • SOCIETY & CULTURE
Conversations on Death

This podcast explores death, dying, and the afterlife from multiple perspectives - physical, psychological, spiritual, ethical, historical, societal, and more. Join me on my mission to make death less taboo by bringing forward the many lessons death can teach the living, so that we can live more intentional and purposeful lives. 

  1. 10/15/2024

    Child Loss with Barb Higgins

    On this episode I talked to Barb Higgins who is a mother, author, podcaster, coach, and teacher. We chat about her life story - of losing children, her grief journey and how she was able to find joy and meaning in the face of tragedy. Beautiful yet difficult story worth listening to. Enjoy!__________________________Connect with Barb!WebsiteMolly B. Foundation Instagram Podcast BookCheck out Fiama Lore, my brand & web design studio for disruptors in sex-positive and death-positive spaces 🖤

    55 min

  2. 10/01/2024

    The Witch’s Door with Ryan Matthew Cohn & Regina Marie Rossi

    On this episode, I chat with Ryan Matthew Cohn and Regina Marie Rossi about their upcoming book, The Witch’s Door: Oddities & Tales from the Esoteric to the Extreme, and their experience collecting oddities and curiosities. We talk about how they met, their beginnings of collecting, some of their favorite items, potentially haunted dolls they owned, Ryan’s involvement in the reality TV show Oddities, Regina’s Oddities Flea Market, and much more. This is a fun one! Enjoy!__________Connect ...

    1 hr

  3. 09/17/2024

    Pet Loss & Grief with Stephanie Rodriguez

    Stephanie Rodriguez is a certified Grief Counselor with specializations in Child and Adolescent Grief and Animal Companion Loss Support. She has been a practicing Grief Counselor, Support Group Facilitator, Death Midwife, and End-of-Life Speaker and Educator since 2004. We chat about pet hospice, decision making process for euthanizing your pet, disenfranchised grief, rituals for honoring your pet, adapting to a new loss, and navigating your grief.Hope this episode helps you or a l...

    45 min

  4. 09/03/2024

    Modern Memorial Planning with Jennifer Muldowney

    Jennifer Muldowney, also known as The Glam Reaper, is a modern memorial planner, author, and speaker dedicated to transforming the funeral industry with a focus on personalized planning, digital legacies, and environmental impact. Through her business, Muldowney Memorials, Jennifer helps families create meaningful and unique farewells for their loved ones. We chat funeral industry, her work as a celebrant, and digital legacies! She is so freaking fun - enjoy! __________________________Co...

    53 min

  5. 08/20/2024

    18th Century Funerals with Dr. Dan O'Brien

    Dr Dan O’Brien is a historian of death in eighteenth century England. His research focuses on the development of the funeral trade and the funerals which it performed. He has also focused on funerary journeys and the exciting topic of death at sea. And these are all the cool things we talk about on this episode! Enjoy!__________________________Connect with Dr. O'Brien!TwitterInstagramThreadsBlueskyCheck out Fiama Lore, my brand & web design studio for disruptors in sex-positive and ...

    40 min

  6. 08/06/2024

    19th Century New York Witches with Marie Carter

    Marie Carter is a writer, tour guide, and tour guide developer. Her Scottish upbringing is responsible for her fascination with macabre, strange, forgotten, and ghostly histories. Combining that with her passion for New York City, she became a licensed tour guide, as well as researcher and developer with Boroughs of the Dead over nine years ago.Her most recent book, Mortimer and the Witches: A History of 19th-Century Fortune Tellers, was released this year and that’s what we talk about on thi...

    1 hr

  7. 07/23/2024

    Alternative Treatments for Patients with Candice Johnson

    Candice Johnson is a transformational coach, but she's also an alternative cancer treatment advocate and concierge nurse and death doula. Her vision in the clinical industry is for patients and family members to understand what other options outside of the pharmaceutical fear complex are available for them and their treatments.On this episode, she shares with us her experience as a nurse and the what and how behind her advocacy towards a different way of tackling cancer and the dying process ...

    51 min

  8. 07/09/2024

    Anatomical Specimens with Aoife Sutton-Butler

    Aoife is a doctoral researcher at the University of Bradford in archaeological and forensic sciences. Her research focuses on the display and acquisition of 18th-19th century anatomical specimens, and how they are viewed in museums today. She runs a blog called Pathological Bodies Project and an online magazine called Mortiferous Muse. She is also a trustee of the Victorian era Undercliffe Cemetery.We chatted about the history of anatomical specimens, the different types that exist, their use...

    46 min
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4.8
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About

This podcast explores death, dying, and the afterlife from multiple perspectives - physical, psychological, spiritual, ethical, historical, societal, and more. Join me on my mission to make death less taboo by bringing forward the many lessons death can teach the living, so that we can live more intentional and purposeful lives. 

Information

  • Creator
    Lorena Alvarez Ruiz
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    60
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Conversations on Death
  • Show Website
    Conversations on Death

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