End of Life Conversations Rev Annalouiza Armendariz & Rev Wakil David Matthews

Send us a Text Message.Paul Minor is a transpersonal and spiritual counselor and a Thanatologist. He shares his personal experiences with death and how they influenced his career path. Paul's work involves transpersonal spiritual counseling and Thanatology, the study of death, dying, and bereavement. He emphasizes the importance of addressing death anxiety and grief in a holistic and sacred way. Paul faces challenges in breaking through societal taboos and misconceptions around death and spir...

Send us a Text Message.Gary Sturgis, a grief specialist, speaker, and bereavement facilitator, shares his personal experience with loss and his journey to support others through grief. He discusses the importance of providing resources and support for the LGBTQ+ community, who often face unique challenges in their grief. Gary emphasizes the need for understanding and respect when supporting someone who is grieving and encourages seeking help and connection during the grieving process. Gary su...

Send us a Text Message.For this unique episode, we will be interviewing Professor Harald Walach PhD.Professor Walach is a clinical psychologist, philosopher of science, and researcherat the interface between medicine, psychology, and consciousness studies. He is a professorial research fellow with the Next Society Institute at Kazimierash Simonavichius University in Vilnius, Lithuania. He is the founding director of the Change Health Science Institute in Basel, Switzerland, where he lives as ...

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, we talk with Julie Lockhart, a retired academic. During the last years of her career, she led a grief support nonprofit called WinterSpring, where she discovered the beauty and depth of personal stories. There she shared her own experience, which helped grieving people feel less alone. Julie loves an adventure, especially in wild places. She spent most of her career in academics, publishing extensively in peer-reviewed journals. From that, s...

Send us a Text Message.Arlene Hoag, a hospice volunteer and co-chairman of the Mountains of Courage conference, shares her experiences and insights on death and dying. She discusses her early encounters with death, the grief she experienced when a friend passed away, and the importance of communicating with loved ones who have passed. Arlene also emphasizes the significance of supporting grieving individuals and caring for loved ones with dementia. She shares how a class at a spiritual commun...

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, we speak to Laura Davis, author of The Burning Light of Two Stars, The Courage to Heal, and four other books. In addition to writing books that inspire, the work of Laura’s heart is to teach. For over twenty years, she’s helped people find their voices, tell their stories, and hone their craft. She teaches online and at retreat centers around the world. She's a featured speaker for The National Association of Memoir Writers and a popular craft teacher a...