How Understanding Death Can Help You Live More Fully — with Hospice Nurse Julie

This episode of Asking for a Friend is sponsored by Better Help. https://betterhelp.com/askingforafriend

What if facing the realities of death could actually help you live with more intention, gratitude, and peace—right now?

In this powerful episode of Asking for a Friend, I sit down with Julie McFadden, better known as Hospice Nurse Julie, a former ICU nurse turned nationally recognized hospice educator with over 15 years of experience and millions of followers online. Julie’s mission? To normalize conversations around death and provide comfort, clarity, and dignity at the end of life.

We explore:

• The most common experiences people have at the end of life—many of which are rarely talked about
• How Julie transitioned from ICU to hospice, and what she learned about life in the process
• Practical advice for midlife women navigating aging parents and caregiving responsibilities
• How to prepare emotionally and logistically for end-of-life situations—with grace and self-compassion
• Why contemplating our mortality might be the greatest gift for living more meaningfully

Julie’s new Nothing to Fear Journal offers a compassionate guide for reflection, planning, and healing—and this episode delivers the heart and honesty that midlife listeners crave.

✨ If you’re supporting aging parents, feeling overwhelmed, or simply curious about what a peaceful end-of-life journey can look like—this episode is a must-listen.

📘 Find Julie at https://www.hospicenursejulie.com/ and grab the Nothing to Fear Journal, available mid-June.

This episode of Asking for a Friend is sponsored by Better Help. Get 10% off your first month of therapy. https://betterhelp.com/askingforafriend

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