Podcasts
Podcasts
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Featured Podcasts:
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 Penny Sartori
Dr. Penny Sartori PhD is a skilled intensive care nurse, educator, and leading world expert on near death experiences. She has authored a number of books including The Wisdom of Near Death Experiences and also appears in the When You Die Trilogy.
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 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
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
WYD Podcast With Nurse Penny Smith: The Transformative Power of Hospice Care
Social media star Nurse Penny Smith talks about her new book Influencing Death, her transformation from addiction to celebrated hospice nurse, the state of hospice, and so much more.
WYD Podcast With Kathryn Mannix, MD: Stories to Help Us Understand Death
Palliative care pioneer, and passionate death educator Dr Kathryn Mannix shares beautiful stories from her decades of practice at the bedside. Not to be missed!
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
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
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 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 his life, and was coming in and out of consciousness, sleeping a great deal. A few times he woke up, and he was energetic, vital, and carrying on a conversation
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 end-of-life research, workshops and books on spirituality, consciousness, and dying.
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 to us about the value of this process and how telling the truth is the most important thing you can do when helping kids deal with their grief
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 the Buddys app, which allows people to connect with those who have had similar experiences.