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WYD Podcast With Sian Sibley: Old Ways in Modern Times

When we hear the word “witch” we think of fairy tales . But witches (yes they are real!) are rooted in the “natural” instead of the supernatural. Sian Sibley is a traditional witch, animist and a lover of the green world.
She embraces ecological death culture and draws on the ancient beliefs to create sustainability in modern life.

WYD Podcast With Jennifer O’Brien: Advice for Sustainable Caregiving

Using her skills as a CEO in health care management combined with her experience as a caregiver, Jennifer O’Brien shares advice from her latest book Care Boss, about how to balance providing a dignified death for our loved ones with a smooth transition from caregiver to griever.

WYD Podcast With Gabby Jimenez, RN: Grief, Ritual, and End-of-Life Care

While grief is universal, it is also personal and unique to each to each of us. Gabby Jimenez is a hospice nurse, and end-of-life doula, and educator who uses her experience to improve end-of-life care and support grief. She talks about the need to address unresolved grief, otherwise it can be come staked, one experience after another like a pancake; the role of ritual and ceremony to help process grief; the importance of education; and so much more. Gabby can be found at www.TheHospiceHeart.net

WYD Podcast With Lisa Pahl: Dealing with Death.. With a game of cards

Death is in the cards, so why not deal yourself a hand and have a laugh? That’s what the Death Deck is about. Created by Lisa Pahl and her business partner Lori LoCicero, The Death Deck offers a creative way to have those difficult conversations. As a Hospice and Emergency Medicine Social Worker, Lisa saw first hand how people avoid the topic of death, even those who work in end of life care. She joins Kelley Edwards for a chat about how important it really is to have these conversations before it’s too late.

WYD Podcast with Karen Wyatt, MD: 7 Lessons From The Dying

Hospice physician, Dr. Karen Wyatt has been widely recognized for her compassionate presence with patients and her deep understanding of the spiritual aspect of health, illness and dying. In this episode, Johanna Lunn talks with Hospice physician Dr Karen Wyatt about Seven Lessons for the Living from the Dying, a beautiful book about Dr Wyatt’s entre into hospice work after her father died and the many life-giving lessons she received from her patients.

WYD Podcast with Carol Reid: Grieving Before Death

Carol Reid and her husband were looking forward to spending their retirement together. But when Jim was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia , Carol found that although she had worked as a palliative care nurse, it did not prepare her to deal with the gradual loss of her own loved one.

The Final Act of Living by Barbara Karnes

This full-length audiobook with a newly updated preface is where Barbara Karnes shares her insights and experiences gathered over decades of working with people during their final act of living. For both professionals and laypeople, this book weaves personal stories with practical care guidelines, including: living with a life-threatening illness, signs of the dying process, […]