End-of-Life University Karen Wyatt MD

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, Dreamwork, and Death Doulas in Mexico with Wilka Roig

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 to Die (YG2D): Creatively Exploring Death and Dying with Ned Buskirk

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 People with Dementia with Barbara Karnes RN

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 Evolution of the American Funeral with Todd Harra

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 America: A Journalist’s Exploration with Ann Neumann

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 Planning with Martha Lundgren