Authentic Presence - Exploring the heart of living and dying

Authentic Presence - Exploring the heart of living and dying

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Authentic Presence - Exploring the heart of living and dying episodes

  • It's okay to be kind to yourself

    Being kind to ourselves doesn't come easily. Especially for those of us who are caregivers. This short podcast offers you inspiration and a practical method to practice self-kindness because we all deserve it.

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    11 min
  • Finding Self-Compassion In Our Grief

    Facing the darker winter months in the middle of a pandemic is hard, especially when we are dealing with a loss. Treating ourselves kindly when we hurt doesn’t come easily. Kirsten DeLeo sat down with John Douglas, a meditation teacher, Authentic Presence trainer and therapist from West Cork/Ireland to explore how we can find self-compassion in our grief.

    45 min
  • Doulas - The ‘firefighters' at the end of life

    Kirsten DeLeo talks with Deanna Cochran, a longtime hospice nurse and a pioneer in the doula movement in the US. 

    Deanna currently chairs the End-of-Life Doula Advisory Council of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). She is a graduate of the Authentic Presence, a training program in the contemplative approach to end-of-life care. Deanna is the author of Accompanying the Dying: Practical, Heart-Centered Wisdom for End-Of-Life Doulas and Health Care Advocates.

    Topics

    • What it means to journey alongside a dying person
    • The role of the doula in modern hospice/palliative care and the doula initiative of the NHPCO
    • Serving as a doula during Covid-19 and advice for anyone who wants to become a doula at this critical time
    • A look into the future beyond 2020
      • 44 min
    • Let It Flow Through You - Being an ICU nurse during the pandemic

      In this first episode, Erica Conery shares her experiences working as a night nurse at Albany Medical Centre/ NY in a ICU designated for Covid 19 patients. The interview was recorded on April 20, 2020. Erica was interviewed by Kirsten DeLeo, a faculty member of  Authentic Presence.

      This podcast is part of authentic-presence.org, a program offering training in contemplative care with a special focus on end-of-life care.


      37 min

    About Authentic Presence - Exploring the heart of living and dying

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    This podcast explores the deeper questions of human experience and caregiving featuring conversations with practitioners, pioneers in healthcare, and contemplative thinkers. It looks at what it means to care at the threshold of life and death and how mindfulness, meditation and contemplative wisdom can help us tap into our sources of wellbeing, purpose, and meaning. Training in contemplative care and end-of-life care: authentic-presence.org