In Part 4 of our series on palliative care I share an interview with Stephanie Ryu a palliative care chaplain. She’ll discuss her role providing spiritual support to patients with advanced illness.  Learn more about palliative care here. ANNOUNCEMENTS: My awesome Spain trip is at an end as this episode airs and I’ll… Continue reading Ep. 165 Part 4: The Palliative Care Team Chaplain with Stephanie Ryu

In Part 3 of our series on palliative care I share an interview with Andrea Strouth MSW a social worker on the palliative care team. She’ll talk about her role on the team to help us understand why social workers play an important part in the care of patients with advanced illness. Learn… Continue reading Ep. 164 Part 3: The Palliative Care Team Social Worker with Andrea Strouth MSW

In Part 2 of our series on palliative care I share an interview with Rebekah Riemer a palliative care nurse. She’ll talk about her role on the team and why she decided to specialize in palliative care nursing. Learn more about palliative care here. ANNOUNCEMENTS: My Spain trip continues this week as I… Continue reading Ep. 163 Part 2: The Palliative Care Team Nurse with Rebekah Riemer RN

This episode is the first of a 4-part series that introduces you to the members of a palliative care team. Today Dr. Colin Scibetta discusses his role as the physician on the team and how palliative care differs from hospice care. In future episodes you’ll hear from the team nurse, social worker and… Continue reading Ep. 162 Part 1: The Palliative Care Team Physician with Colin Scibetta MD

[/audio In this episode I share an interview with Cheryl Jones, host of the Good Grief Radio Show, therapist and author of the newly-released novel An Ocean Between Them. We talk about the important subject of meeting the needs of members of the LGBTQ community at the end of life, which is part of the… Continue reading Ep. 161 Needs of the LGBTQ Community at the End of Life with Cheryl Jones

In this episode I share an interview I did with Joanna Penn on her podcast for authors “The Creative Penn.” We talk about why it’s important for authors to address death and grief in their writing and I’m sharing it with you to illustrate how we can talk about death with other people… Continue reading Ep. 160 Writing About Death, Dying and Grief: Dr. Karen Wyatt on “The Creative Penn Podcast”

In this episode I share my thoughts on how to approach the very difficult task of making an end-of-life decision about the treatment a loved one should receive. Many people are called upon to be decision-makers in these challenging situations and this episode serves as a guide for choosing the best option for… Continue reading Ep. 159 How to Make Difficult End-of-Life Decisions for a Loved One

Learn how making a Vision Board that focuses on the end of life can help ease fear and negative thoughts about death and dying.     In this episode I share a tutorial on how to make a vision board for your own end of life. This is a fun project that can be done… Continue reading Ep. 158 How to Create an End-of-Life Vision Board

Learn about a helpful book of stories dealing with death, dying and the end of life and how you can contribute your own story to the next book in the series.     In this episode I present my conversation with the co-editors and co-curators of the book Journey’s End: Death, Dying, and the End… Continue reading Ep. 157 “Journey’s End”: Stories for Everyone About Death with Julie Saeger Nierenberg and Victoria Brewster

Learn some tips for starting important conversations about death with people you are meeting for the first time!   In this episode I’ll share with you some stories about my recent yoga retreat and the many amazing conversations I was able to have with strangers about death and dying. I’ve got a few tips for… Continue reading Ep. 156 How to Talk to Strangers About Death & Dying