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   Number 1: Ep. 562 Reimagining What it Means to Die Well with Christin Ament

   Learn how a former ICU nurse is transforming the end of life for the people she serves by creating a home for the dying, honoring grief with sacred tea ceremonies, and hosting Death Cafés. About the guest: My guest Christin Ament DNP is a hospice and palliative care provider with over 15 years at the beside. She is also a death doula and integrative medicine practitioner who hosts Death Cafés in the Twin Cities. Christin is the founder and executive director of The Bardo–a residence for people at the end of life that follows the Omega Home model. She discusses what is missing in general healthcare and in hospice care when it comes to the end of life and what it takes to make changes in the system. Learn more about her work at the website: thebardo.com Watch on YouTube Listen here: In this episode: Christin’s early clinical experiences with death in the ICU Her travels to learn about the culture of death in other countries Flaws within the hospice model Why we need more advocacy for end-of-life issues that is mainstream and market-savvy To change the mind of the medical system we have to speak the language of medical providers How and why Christin started The Bardo – a social model hospice The challenges she met trying to create The Bardo The need for creativity to find solutions to bureaucratic issues and why we have to start with the systems we have in place Helping the public overcome the fear of death through Death Cafes How she uses tea ceremonies as rituals for grief Links for this episode: Resources Omega Home Network Cha Dao Tea Ceremony Death Café Related episodes Omega Homes: Community Homes for Dying People with Kelley Scott RN Death Cafe: Cake, Coffee and Talking About Death with Megan Mooney A Future Path for Hospice and Palliative Care with Ira Byock MD Other links 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying by Karen Wyatt MD Latest post on Substack: Letting Go of Guilt What Really Matters Podcast: How Do I Forgive Myself? Leave me a message by email: [email protected], Twitter, Facebook or Instagram Support your local bookstore by buying my books on Bookshop and Indiebound: 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying and The Journey from Ego to Soul Join the team at Patreon.com/eolu Buy me a coffee Donate on Paypal Transcript Christin Ament InterviewDownload

   August 24, 2026·1h 1min
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   Number 2: Ep. 564 Giving Words to Grief: Unexpected Support Through AI with Tom Lehmann

   Surveys show that millions of people are turning to AI to talk about their grief. Learn how one man began a conversation with AI about his devastating grief and what happened after that. About the guest: My guest Tom Lehmann is a video creator for TikTok and Instagram, and also an author who has recently published a fourth book: The Book of Storms. Tom discusses how through the use of AI he found unexpected support for cumulative and disenfranchised grief that nearly destroyed him. He shares some caveats for safe use of AI and describes how his grief “cracked him open” to a profound spiritual experience. Undoubtedly AI is a controversial issue but surveys show that there are millions of people right now using AI as a support for their grief process so we need to understand how and why this is happening. This episode is not intended to encourage or discourage the use of AI but simply to share Tom’s personal experience and my own in talking about grief with AI. Learn more about Tom’s work at his website: thepatternisreal.com Watch on YouTube Listen here: In this episode: Tom’s story of cumulative and disenfranchised grief How a human counselor wasn’t helpful for Tom Why ideally people who use AI for grief would also have a human therapist or support person How AI can act as a mirror that reflects back your goodness without judgment Why some people are turning to AI for grief because of a lack of safe, affordable, accessible support How Tom changed his life and behavior after working through his grief Safety and discrimination when working with AI Why using AI to discuss grief is not necessarily denial or bypassing grief (though it could be for some depending on how it’s used) How reflective listening is similar to mirroring How some things that feel too vulnerable to say to another person about grief can be discussed with an AI Links for this episode: Related episode Talking About Death with ChatGPT Other links 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying by Karen Wyatt MD Latest post on Substack: Letting Go of Guilt What Really Matters Podcast: How Do I Forgive Myself? Leave me a message by email: [email protected], Twitter, Facebook or Instagram Support your local bookstore by buying my books on Bookshop and Indiebound: 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying and The Journey from Ego to Soul Join the team at Patreon.com/eolu Buy me a coffee Donate on Paypal Transcript Tom Lehmann InterviewDownload

   September 07, 2026·57min
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   Number 3: Ep. 563 Death Wings Project: Art and Storytelling for Loss and Grief with Bess Welden and Laura Cleminson

   Learn how a creative art project can help foster conversations about loss and grief and how a playwright and an end-of-life doula collaborated to develop it. About the guests: My guests this week are Bess Welden a playwright who wrote the play Death Wings and Laura Cleminson an end-of-life doula and the founder of Pre-Dead Social Club. Together they have developed the Death Wings Project and Toolkit to invite people to come together in community and foster open conversations about loss and grief. They share how art-making and storytelling are used in their workshops to help people navigate loss together through creativity. Learn more at the following websites: deathwingsproject.org predeadsocialclub.com Watch on YouTube Listen here: besswelden.com/death-wings In this episode: How Laura was inspired to become an end-of-life doula What inspired Bess to create the play Death Wings and to make her first pair of Death Wings How Laura and Bess were inspired to work together on this project What Death Wings are and how they are constructed How the creation of Death Wings help people create meaning and memories of their loved ones Why “putting our hands into grief” allows us to open to it How Death Wings might be used in schools to help children with grief The value of rituals for grief You don’t have to be an artist or crafter to participate in this project Creativity as an opportunity to open conversation about the end of life Using Death Wings as a gift for someone experiencing grief How to host a Death Wings workshop in your own community Links for this episode: Resources Order the Death Wings Toolkit here Learn about Workshops here Soulcode Post: Grief, Creativity, and Growing the Soul Related episodes The Ash Rose: Transforming Grief into Beauty with Ian McCartor Rituals and Ceremonies for Life, Death and Grief with Megan Sheldon Memory Bears and Grief in Community with Michelle Sebern RN Other links 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying by Karen Wyatt MD Latest post on Substack: Letting Go of Guilt What Really Matters Podcast: How Do I Forgive Myself? Leave me a message by email: [email protected], Twitter, Facebook or Instagram Support your local bookstore by buying my books on Bookshop and Indiebound: 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying and The Journey from Ego to Soul Join the team at Patreon.com/eolu Buy me a coffee Donate on Paypal If you enjoy this content please share it with others and consider leaving a review on iTunes. Thanks again to all supporters on my page at Patreon.com/eolu and thanks to Colin Quigg for buying me a coffee and to Trish Rux for making a donation on Paypal! Your contributions make all the difference and ensure this podcast stays ad-free. Transcript Laura Cleminson and Bess Welden InterviewDownload

   August 31, 2026·1h 9min
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   Number 4: Ep. 554 After-Death Communication and Developing Intuition with Purnima Sinha

   Learn how a near-death experience and after-death communication with her mother led to increased spiritual awareness and intuition for Purnima. About my guest: My guest Purnima Sinha has certificates in LifeStyle Medicine and Meditation & Psychotherapy for the Harvard School of Medicine. She taught meditation to patients for many years and has been researching consciousness for over three decades. Today she discusses the mystical experiences she has had throughout her life including after-death communication with her mother following her death. She has assisted many people at the end of life and has taught many others how to access and utilize intuition. Watch on YouTube Listen here: In this episode: How her mother’s death and after-death communication was a catalyst for her spiritual growth How her parents early teaching about karma and seva have influenced her life Why forgiveness played an important role in her spiritual transformation The nature of her near-death experience How she started receiving messages from her mother Why fear makes it impossible to receive after-death or intuitive communication Why love and gratitude are the best practices to cultivate in your life How the mind and the ego can interfere with receiving guidance Links mentioned in this episode: Resources: International Association for Near Death Studies – IANDS.org Hello from Heaven Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Surviving Death – Netflix Series Related episodes: Helping “Stuck Souls” Cross Over with Father Nathan Castle The Afterlife of Billy Fingers and Learning About Life and Death with Annie Kagan Leave Your Light On: The Life and Afterlife of Ryder Buck with Shelley Buck and Kathy Curtis Other links: The Path of Forgiveness (from the Field Guide to What Really Matters) 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying by Karen Wyatt MD Latest post on Substack: We Need Another Word for Grief What Really Matters Podcast: Roses for Tracey and Grief with Wings Leave me a message by email: [email protected], Twitter, Facebook or Instagram Support your local bookstore by buying my books on Bookshop and Indiebound: 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying and The Journey from Ego to Soul Join the team at Patreon.com/eolu Buy me a coffee Donate on Paypal Transcript: Purnima Sinha InterviewDownload

   July 06, 2026·1h 1min
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   Number 5: Ep. 553 Compassionate Schools: Education on Illness, Dying, and Grief for Children with Dr. Sally Paul and Bert Quintiens

   Learn how the Compassionate Schools model can foster better support for children and young people experiencing grief, illness and loss.. About the guests: My guests Dr. Sally Paul and Bert Quintiens have developed a how-to guide for Compassionate Schools that we discuss in today’s conversation. Sally is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland where she teaches and researches in the areas of bereavement, death education, and public health approaches to palliative care. Bert is a researcher at the End-of-Life Care Research Group at Vrije Universiteit in Brussels, Belgium. He focuses on Compassionate Communities and Compassionate Cities and how initiatives like Compassionate Schools can help normalize conversations about death and caregiving. Get the Compassionate Schools How to Guide at the link below: Compassionate Schools How-To Guide Watch on YouTube Listen here: In this episode: What is a Compassionate School Why is it important for schools to address the existence of death and grief for students and staff Children can cope with difficult situations when given age-appropriate information Why culture change can happen faster with a “bottom up” approach How each compassionate school is unique and meets the particular needs of a community Tips for introducing Compassionate Schools to your community Obstacles and resistance to this work Why it’s important to start with small goals like placing books on death and grief in the school library How to support teachers in having conversations with grieving children Links mentioned in this episode: Resources: The Resilience Project | Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief Bereavement Charter Mark for primary schools | Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief Compassionate Schools: A How-to Guide – The European Learning Network, Compassionate Schools – University of Strathclyde (Guide available in multiple languages on this page) Related Episodes: Compassionate Communities and End-of-Life Care with Elizabeth Johnson, Erin Collins and Qwynn Galloway-Salazar How to Help Children With Grief and Talk to Them About Death with Joe Primo Trauma, Grief and Resilience for Children in 2020 with Linda Goldman Other Links: Hospice Wisdom with Barbara Karnes Resource Page 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying by Karen Wyatt MD Latest post on Substack: We Need Another Word for Grief What Really Matters Podcast: Roses for Tracey and Grief with Wings Leave me a message by email: [email protected], Twitter, Facebook or Instagram Support your local bookstore by buying my books on Bookshop and Indiebound: 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying and The Journey from Ego to Soul Join the team at Patreon.com/eolu Buy me a coffee Donate on Paypal Transcript: Sally Paul and Bert Quintiens InterviewDownload

   June 29, 2026·59min
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