Practicing good, healthy self care habits is a daily challenge. In this week's Five for Friday, Helen & Jerry share their best & worst self-care habits of the past week. Our worst might give you a laugh or two, and the best will hopefully give you some encouragement to find your own "best" self-care habits. Be sure and listen all the way to the end of this episode for a special out-take.

Share with us your best self-care habits. What are those healthy self-care practices that help you de-stress and refocus at the end of a long day? Write to us at [email protected] and share them with us.

Would you do our future podcast listeners a favor? Please take a moment and rate this podcast on iTunes. Your rating helps broadcast The Heart of Hospice to more listeners. More listeners means more people who are receiving accurate and helpful information about hospice, and more hospice professionals who are receiving encouragement at a time when they may need it the most. Thanks for spreading the message.

In this episode Jerry shares a very personal hospice story. in 2013, after a basic knee replacement surgery, Jerry's mother began experiencing respiratory failure, that eventually led to her being placed in hospice care at home. 

The experience opened his eyes to hospice care from the family's perspective. That alone was revealing and changed the focus of his hospice work in the future. But it also revealed how valuable hospice is for the patient and the family. 

As Jerry says in this episode, "I was a hospice chaplain before, and I was a hospice chaplain afterwards, but I was not the same hospice chaplain."

If you would like to share your hospice story, please write to us at [email protected]. Whether a personal hospice story like Jerry's, or a story from a hospice professional's perspective, we would like to hear from you. 

5 for Friday is a weekly 5 minute focused discussion to provide you with some encouragement at the end of your busy week. We keep it short (it is Friday, after all), but offer you something interesting, informative, and maybe even entertaining. 

In this episode Helen & Jerry talk about the mission and purpose of The Heart of Hospice. It's just a quick look at why we do what we do. 

Myths about hospice continue to abound. In this episode we will demystify the common myths of hospice, and share information that is accurate and up-to-date. Open and honest information is needed to eliminate the fear and mystery that surrounds hospice care.

In today's episode our Heart of Hospice tip recommends the website happify (12:00). To go directly to the website just follow this link.

We encourage you to contact us with any questions regarding hospice, or to tell us your hospice story. You can contact us on FaceBook at facebook.com/theheartofhospice on Twitter, @thehearthospice, or by traditional email at [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you.

Welcome to the introductory episode of The Heart of Hospice. Helen & Jerry share the stories of their journey to becoming hospice professionals. They will also discuss the mission and vision of The Heart of Hospice, and what to expect on future episodes.

In this episode, The Heart of Hospice tip focuses on the website eHospice.com. To go directly to that page, click on this link.

We encourage you to contact us with any questions regarding hospice, or to tell us your hospice story. You can contact us on FaceBook at facebook.com/theheartofhospice on Twitter, @thehearthospice, or by traditional email at [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you.

History doesn't have to be dry and boring. Helen & Jerry discuss the history of hospice, the people who made hospice what it is, and how it has evolved through the years to become what it is today.

In this episode, The Heart of Hospice tip focuses on the website eHospice.com. To go directly to that page, click on this link.

We encourage you to contact us with any questions regarding hospice, or to tell us your hospice story. You can contact us on FaceBook at facebook.com/theheartofhospice on Twitter, @thehearthospice, or by traditional email at [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you.