Embracing The Journey

Host Lori Burkart Frank interviews Anita Wald Tuttle who talks about what it is like to contemplated living and dying at age 99 years old.  Anita, a long time KVMR broadcaster herself, volunteered to discuss life at age 99.

Host Lori Burkart Frank interviews Co-Founder of Full Circle Living & Dying, Akhila Murphy, and Board President, Vivian Hodges.  Both are trained Death Doulas.   The conversation focuses on what end of life planning includes .

Host Lori Burkart Frank interviews Charles "Chuck" Durrett, Nevada City Architect & author who helped bring the idea of co-housing to this country.  Chuck talks about the benefits of co-housing to eliminate loneliness often suffered by seniors.  Co-housing is a way for people to connect and be cared for and care for  their neighbors.

Host Lori Burkart Franks talks with Liz Dreher, Community Relations Mgr for Foothills Compassionate Care and Susan Claydon, Nurse Practitioner with Claydon Geriatrics about FIVE WISHES an advanced directive that talks about your personal, emotional, spiritual and medical wishes.

Host Lori Burkart Frank interviews local author and facilitator of creative writing cancer support groups, Courtney Ferguson.  Courtney shares why she wrote her newest book, " A Few More Miles on Gary's Trail."  She talks about what it means to be there for someone at the end of their life.

Host Lori Burkart Frank interviews Sands Hall, playwright, singer/songwriter, musician and author of "Reclaiming My Decade Lost in Scientology."  Sands discusses the connection between Death and Cults.  What may draw people in and promises of everlasting life through reincarnation.  

Host Lori Burkart Frank interviews Carrie McDowall and Pastor Christian Schweter of Peace Lutheran Church in Grass Valley, California, about the decisions involved in dying.  Peace Lutheran provides a forum for the public to hear from organizations providing services around death and dying.

Host Lori Burkart Frank invites Victor Estrada-Hildebrand and Michael Hildebrand-Estrada to play the Deck Deck game.  It is a 112 card deck of interesting questions, some funny and some deep.  The deck is designed to be thought provoking and invite an easy way to start conversations that can be difficult to initiate.

Lori Burkart Frank interviews Viv Tipton, Founder of this show, Embracing the Journey, former Executive Director of Foothills Compassionate Care and an alchemist for turning her personal grief into love, hope, optimism and a full life.  Shellee Sepko, MA, LMFT is a Jungian psychotherapist and ritual facilitator, facilitating groups based on Francis Weller's book, "the Wild Edge of Sorrow."  Together they share how being in community around our grief provides gifts and support.

Lori Burkart Frank interviews Courtney Ferguson, local author, and Valerie Logsdon, Elder Law Attorney about planning for our passing, transition, death, or whatever word you are comfortable with.  Courtney, just planned not only the legal details of her future passing, but music to be played, obituary and lots of details that are important to her.  This is something we can all do, to make it easier for our loved ones and to address, especially if we don't have family to step in.