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Dying with Dinas episodes

  • Walking with Someone Through Death: Conversations with a Death Doula part 1

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    Dina and Dina sit down with Melissa, an end of life educator and death doula to talk about walking people and families through death. 

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    https://www.instagram.com/heartspace4healing?cplk=MjVlYWl3MHJpN2Y3


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    41 min
  • Conversations on Spiritual Care

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    Do you know what spiritual support at end of life looks like? Most of us imagine a priest standing over us chanting or something along those lines. But hospice chaplains are so much more! Come with Dina and Dina as we dive into a conversation with Liz, a hospice chaplain and gem of a human. 

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    43 min
  • Conversations with a Hospice Social Worker

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    Dina and Dina are joined by their friend Kat, who has decades of experience in social work. They discuss the role of social work, the importance of a team when working in hospice, and hear stories of end of life through the eyes of a hospice social worker. 

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    36 min
  • Hospice Nurse Talk

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    Dina and Dina sit down with Raegan, another hospice nurse and nurse manager who truly has the hospice heart. 

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    57 min
  • Grief and Bereavement

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    Dina and Dina sit down with a bereavement and grief counselor to discuss how we grieve and cope with loss. 

    Books cited in this episode

    The Art of Dying by Rob Moll

    How Emotions are Made by Lisa Feldman Barrett

    7 1/2 Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett

    On Death and Dying by Elizabeth Kübler-Ross

    Stony the Road by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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    44 min
  • Conversations and Misadventures

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    In this episode, Dina and Dina chat with Jim about our experiences with death and dying. This episode, even while covering a heavy topic, is filled with moments of levity and hilarity. 

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    25 min
  • Conversations with a Medic/ED/Home Health Nurse

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    In this episode Dina and Dina sit down with Jim, a Registered Nurse who has experience as a medic, an Emergency Department nurse, and a Home Care nurse! We hear about his experiences in each of these areas and how death is looked at differently, depending on your role. 

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    32 min
  • End of the Dying Process and Moment of Death

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    In this episode, Dina and Dina break down the active dying process step by step. They discuss the moment of death, the process of pronouncement, and postmortem care.

    Disclaimer: This episode contains some descriptions of  traumatic deaths. Listener discretion is advised. 

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    40 min
  • The Beginning of Dying: Hospice Levels of Care and Care of a Bedbound Patient

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    In this episode, Dina and Dina take a few minutes to discuss the various levels of hospice care, and then jump into the beginning stages of dying and tips and tricks on caring for a bedbound patient. 

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    27 min
  • Respiratory Therapy and End of Life

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    In this episode, Dina and Dina sit down with a seasoned respiratory therapist to ask all of the questions you’ve always wanted the answers to. What does an intubation look like? How about an extubation? What does “being on a vent” REALLY mean? What does CPR actually look like? How often is it effective? What happens when a living will is followed, and, perhaps more importantly, what can happen if it’s not. 

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    52 min

About Dying with Dinas

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We are 2 hospice nurses with almost 30 years of combined experience, and we are here to talk all things hospice, death, dying, and beyond. With a little humor and a lot of heart, we are Dying with…