Podcasts
Podcasts
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Featured Podcasts:
WYD Podcast With Olivia Bareham: Falling into Grief
Grief is both emotional and felt experience. If we have the courage to really feel grief, feel our humanness, then we can process it more fully – even though we don’t really know when it will end. Rev Olivia was trained in the 80’s as a Death Midwife during the AIDS crisis and has been supporting
WYD Podcast With Emily Reiner: A conversation with the other family doctor
Our animal companions mean the world to us. They are part of our family and our support system. Letting them go is never easy, but it is necessary.
Veterinarian Dr. Emily Reiner knows that compassion for pets at their end of life is crucial, for them and for their humans. She operates Forever Loved, a
WYD Podcast With Jude Higgins: Last Responder!
Death Doulas are important members of the team that make up, “Last Responders.” Jude Higgins is an Educator, Spiritual Care Coordinator, and Clinical Chaplain at Quality Home Health & Hospice in Salt Lake City, UT. As such, she has much insight into the role Death Doulas play in end-of-life care.
WYD Podcast With Dianne Gray: Advocacy at End of Life
When we talk about the role of end of life doulas we primarily think that they offer support to prepare for death, provide comfort, help with grief. But there’s an aspect that we don’t often realize is necessary and that is advocacy within the health care system. When facing death, many feel helpless and unsure of
WYD Podcast With Adriana Marchione: Expressive Arts Therapist
Art and movement therapy can be a powerful ally on the grief journey. Integrating the death of a loved one can be overwhelming, but somatic movement and art therapy can often help.
WYD Podcast – Welcome Back Barbara Karnes!
In this episode host Johanna Lunn and Barbara discuss the future of dying. How hospice has changed. How to pick a hospice (not all hospices are the same.) The important role of end-of-life workers, and so much more.
WYD Podcast With Joél Simone Anthony – The Grave Woman
Joél Simone Anthony, better known as The Grave Woman, is a licensed funeral director and embalmer, a sacred grief practitioner, end-of-life educator, and so much more. We talk about the sacred nature of death care and the impact culture has on our views on death, grief, family roles, and our awareness of the cycle of life.<br
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
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
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
Time to Pause: A Special 3 part podcast looking at innovative leadership in the end-of-life-space Part 3- Briana Simmons
Briana Simmons is a lifecycle facilitator for black and LGBTQIA+ communities. She is also the founder of Unearthing Tradition, and works to reclaim dignified life cycles, and offering lifecycle support that creates unapologetic healing spaces for black folks.
Time to Pause: A Special 3 part podcast looking at innovative leadership in the end-of-life-space Part 2- Nefertiti Moor, Dearly Bereaved, End-of-Life Support
When Nefertiti Moor first began her work in death care, she had originally planned to focus on being a Death Doula. But within her community she saw a need for so much more. It was because of this need that
Time to Pause: A Special 3 part podcast looking at innovative leadership in the end-of-life-space Part 1 Alica Forneret: Supporting Grief in the Workplace & Beyond
Alica Forneret’s work focuses on how we can support each other through death-related loss and the grief sparked by, and before, end-of-life experiences. She is the Executive Director of PAUSE which supports Communities of Color through grief and end of
Past Podcasts:
WYD Podcast With William Peters – Continuing Bonds with Loved Ones Who Have Passed
I was a hospice worker. So, when somebody would come in to see me and would say, “Hey, I want to share something with you that happened when my father was dying. He was very close to the end of
WYD Podcast With Sue Brayne – Working With Our Fear of Dying
Is it possible that our fear of death prevents us from living fully? For over 20 years Sue Brayne has been helping people to transform their relationship with mortality as a therapist specializing in trauma, as well as through her
WYD Podcast With Jill MacFarlane – The Sharing Place where kids and their families cope with grief and loss
Since 1993, The Sharing Place in Salt Lake City has had a mission to “provide a safe and caring environment for grieving children, teens, and their families to share their feelings while healing themselves.”
Program director Jill MacFarlane talks
WYD Podcast With James Morgan – Connecting Through Loss
After experiencing the devastating loss of their one-year-old baby boy, James and Catie Morgan found comfort in surrounding themselves with other couples who have also gone through the loss of a child. As a way of helping others, James devised
WYD Podcast – Interview with Hospice Nurse, Julie McFadden
Julie McFadden has been working as a hospice nurse for the past five years, and prior to that she worked in Intensive Care for close to a decade. Julie is passionate about educating people on what happens as we
WYD Podcast With Jill Schock – Being a Death Doula in the time of COVID-19
The more people divide, the worse things are going to get. I hope that we’re able to see the nuggets of beauty in life and take advantage of those—of those moments, of those people, of those times, of those restaurant
WYD Podcast – Interview with Hospice Nurse, Julie McFadden
Julie McFadden has been working as a hospice nurse for the past five years, and prior to that she worked in Intensive Care for close to a decade. Julie is passionate about educating people on what happens as we die. Her wonderful TikToc videos have made waves with over half a million followers, making her a viral sensation. She can be found on TikToc @hospicenursejulie
WYD Podcast With Jill Schock – Being a Death Doula in the time of COVID-19
The more people divide, the worse things are going to get. I hope that we’re able to see the nuggets of beauty in life and take advantage of those—of those moments, of those people, of those times, of those restaurant reservations, instead of isolating out of fear or anger, and coming together, really, instead.
WYD Podcast With Jill Chandler
Jill Chandler handled many roles in her life: performer, wife, mother. But when her husband Donald died, Jill became a young widow. She spoke with us about grief, loss, healing and the fact that life does go on.
WYD Podcast – Map of Memory Lane
Francesca has written a richly illustrated book for children that introduces the importance of memories of those we love who have died. Children are one of the most vital aspects of our society, and yet they are often the ones left out of important conversations, particularly about death. WYD speaks with Francesca about her new book.