Best Life Best Death

By Diane Hullet

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Conversations about mortality -- life, death and what matters most.

Episode Date
#223 Navigating a Smooth Transition from Hospital to Home Care – Dr Bob Uslander of Empowered Endings
Dec 10, 2025
#222 Creativity, Crafting, Loss and Grief — Lauren Carroll, Co-Founder of La Mort and Deathwives
Dec 04, 2025
#221 An Invitation to Slow Down – Rhea Mader, Thanatologist, End of Life Practitioner, Meditation and Yoga Nidra guide 
Nov 26, 2025
#220 What is the Purpose of Death? Part 2 – David Maginley Psychospiritual Specialist, Author  
Nov 19, 2025
#219 What is the Purpose of Death? Part 1 – David Maginley, Psychospiritual Specialist, Author
Nov 12, 2025
#218 Dementia: Dispelling Myths and Gaining Information – Jessica Empeño, National Director of Clinical Engagement and Education for Compassion and Choices
Nov 06, 2025
#217 Ghost Stories and Signs from the Other Side: Are You a Believer? – Orion Couling, Tour Guide, Storyteller, Magic-Maker
Oct 29, 2025
#216 “Always Offer, Never Force” - Food and Healing at the End of Life – Barbara Karnes, RN, Hospice Nurse, Author, Long-time End-of-Life Educator
Oct 22, 2025
#215 Denial, Meaning, and Holding on at the End of Life – Barbara Karnes, RN, Hospice Nurse, Author, Long-time End-of-Life Educator
Oct 15, 2025
#214 Being Mortal – Diane Hullet, Doula, Educator and Founder of Best Life Best Death
Oct 08, 2025
#213 Companioning Your Person on the End-of-Life Journey – Tracy Chalmers, Doula, Author, Educator
Oct 02, 2025
#212 “If Nothing Else” – Little Ideas You Can Do Today – Jennifer Tadjedin and Karen Callahan, Death Doulas and Educators with The Heartwood Collective 
Sep 24, 2025
#211 The Dementia Deck: A Conversation Starter for Better Living – Lisa Pahl of The Death Deck and Jessica Empeño of Compassion and Choices 
Sep 17, 2025
#210 What’s Possible? Make a Film, Throw a Living Funeral, Have a Green Burial – with Barry Koch and Jason Zamer, Filmmakers and Cofounders of TGBeyond
Sep 11, 2025
#209 Ruminations on Mortality – Maria Popova, Writer, Curator and Creator of The Marginalian 
Sep 03, 2025
#208 Lessons the Dying Teach Us about Living – Diane Button, Doula, Author, Instructor at the⁠ UVM End-of-Life Doula Certificate Program⁠ 
Aug 27, 2025
#207 Love, Loss, and the Life of Lueza – Jody Gelb, Mother, Actor, Author of She May Be Lying Down, But She May Be Very Happy.
Aug 20, 2025
#206 Choices Aligned with Values: Deciding about Euthanizing a Pet – Dr Sarah Kerr, Founder of the Centre for Sacred Deathcare
Aug 13, 2025
#205 When Community Comes Alive Through Death – Scott Kirschenbaum, Director of The Last Ecstatic Days
Aug 06, 2025
#204 What is a Death Café? – ⁠Karen Keeran⁠, Coach, Doula and Facilitator
Jul 30, 2025
#203 Leaving a Legacy and Not a Logjam – ⁠Rachel Donnelly⁠, Founder and CEO of AfterLight
Jul 23, 2025
#202 What Would It Mean to Carry Each Other Through Death? – Erin Merelli, Death Doula
Jul 16, 2025
#201 Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking, Part 3: An Update – Kate Christie, Author
Jul 09, 2025
#200 Death-y Books that Might Surprise You – Mia Hope Adgate
Jul 02, 2025
#199 Turning Towards: Accepting Aging as a Part of Life, Part II – Dr Carla Perissinotto, Gerontologist and Courtney Martin, Author
Jun 25, 2025
#198 Turning Towards: Accepting Aging as a Part of Life, Part I – Dr Carla Perissinotto and Courtney Martin
Jun 18, 2025
#197 Grief in Public: Roadside Memorials and Spontaneous Shrines – Dr Holly Everett, Folklorist and Associate Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland
Jun 11, 2025
#196 Meet the Pre-Dead Social Club — Laura Cleminson, Founder
Jun 04, 2025
#195 Carrying a Sibling’s Story: What My Brother Knew – Kristina Amelong, Author
May 28, 2025
#194 Code Status, CPR, and the Choices We Face – Dr Matthew Tyler, Palliative Care Physician and Founder of How to Train Your Doctor
May 21, 2025
#193 What Does Good Pain Care Look Like? – Dr Matthew Tyler, Palliative Care Physician and Founder of How to Train Your Doctor
May 14, 2025
#192 Reframing Dying for Better Living – Penny Hawkins Smith, RN, Author, Influencer
May 07, 2025
#191 Reclaiming Dignity, Connection and Humanity – ⁠Laura Musselman⁠, Director of Communications for The Humane Prison Hospice Project
Apr 30, 2025
#190 Widows, Wisdom, and WTF Moments — Anita Coyle and Mel Shore, Founders of Widow We Do Now
Apr 23, 2025
#189 What If Death Care Included a Doula for Everyone? — Kacie Gikonyo, RN, Death Doula and the Founder of Death Doula School
Apr 16, 2025
#188 What Is Green Burial? – Samuel Perry, Funeral Director and President of The Green Burial Council Board
Apr 10, 2025
#187 Pushing Up Daises 101 - or - What to Know about Body Disposition – Diane Hullet, Death Doula and Founder of Best Life Best Death
Apr 02, 2025
#186 What Does a Care Boss (aka Caregiver) Need to Know? – Jennifer A. O'Brien, MSOD 
Mar 27, 2025
#185 The Green-Wood Cemetery: An Iconic National Historic Landmark – Gabrielle Gatto, Manager of Public Programs 
Mar 19, 2025
#184 Is a “Good Death” Possible? How?? — Suzanne B. O’Brien, Founder and CEO of Doula Givers
Mar 12, 2025
#183 Children’s Books about Death, Grief and Loss – Jade Adgate, the Farewell Librarian & Death Doula behind Farewell Fellowship & Farewell Education
Mar 05, 2025
#182 When Grief Is Complicated: Navigating Loss in Complex Relationships –  Tawnya Musser, Life-Cycle Celebrant, Death Doula & Founder of Dear Departures 
Feb 26, 2025
#181 Home Funerals: What You Need to Know – Tawnya Musser, Life-Cycle Celebrant, Death Doula & Founder of Dear Departures
Feb 19, 2025
#180 The Hospice Doctor’s Widow: A Love Letter to Life and Loss – Jennifer O’Brien, Author, Artist and Interim Healthcare CEO
Feb 12, 2025
#179 A Legacy of Compassion: Ken Ross on Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's Life and Work – Ken Ross, Founder and President of the EKRoss Foundation
Feb 05, 2025
#178 Pregnancy Loss: What We All Need to Know – Amy Wright Glenn, Founder of The Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death
Jan 29, 2025
#177 Postal Service for the Dead – Janelle Ketcher, Founder & Director 
Jan 22, 2025
#176 Grief Improv Theater: a Creative and Compassionate Approach to Grief-Related Topics – Erin Whalen, Founder of Compassionate Coaching
Jan 15, 2025
#175 The Real Deal about Hospice with Dr G — Dr Kaishauna Guidry, Founder of Mourning Dove Medical
Jan 08, 2025
#174  What Is VitalTalk? Clinicians and Hard Conversations – Dr James Tulsky, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Jan 01, 2025
#173 Bringing Compassionate Presence to Difficult Experiences – Amy Wright Glenn, Founder of The Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death
Dec 25, 2024
#172 Dementia: Reframing for a Creative and Positive Approach – Ashley Bright and Heather MacLeod, Instructors with the Conscious Dying Collective
Dec 18, 2024
#171 How to Hold Space for Suicide Talk – Cait Maddan, Doula and Founder of Aware Care Library
Dec 11, 2024
#170 The Latest on Terramation: “It Just Makes Sense” – Mike Reagan, End-of-Life Doula, Hospice Volunteer, and CEO of The Natural Funeral
Dec 04, 2024
#169 The Value of Service, Silence and Presence at the End of Life – Mike Reagan, End-of-Life Doula, Hospice Volunteer, and CEO of The Natural Funeral
Nov 27, 2024
#168 When You are Called to Soul-Based Deathcare: Becoming a Sacred Deathcare Guide – Sarah Kerr, PhD Founder of The Centre for Sacred Deathcare
Nov 20, 2024
#167 Rewriting the Story: The Deathwalker Archetype and Soul-Based Death Care – Sarah Kerr, PhD & Founder of The Centre for Sacred Deathcare
Nov 13, 2024
#166 Planting Seeds in a Garden: Messages from Terminally Ill Parents to Their Children – Su Park, Founder of Die Well
Nov 07, 2024
#165 When the Veil Is Thin: Ancestors, Ghosts and Spirits – Rhea Mader, Founder of Conscious Living, Conscious Dying
Oct 30, 2024
#164 Conversations with Doctors: How Do You and Your Doc Get on the Same Page? – Dr Matthew Tyler, How to Train Your Doctor
Oct 23, 2024
#163 We’ve Lost Our Role Models for How to Die and How to Give Care to Those Who are Dying — Barbara Karnes, RN
Oct 16, 2024
#162 One Year After the Death of a Spouse: Barbara Karnes, RN Reflects
Oct 09, 2024
#161 What Are the Different Ways that Grief Shows Up? – ⁠Annie Sklaver Orenstein⁠, Author
Oct 02, 2024
#160 Always a Sibling: The Forgotten Mourner’s Guide to Grief – Annie Sklaver Orenstein, Author
Sep 25, 2024
#159 It’s Not Too Late, Until It’s Too Late: How to Start a Conversation – Diane Hullet, Mortality Educator and Doula
Sep 18, 2024
#158 When Dementia and Mental Illness Collide: One Person’s Experience – Tarron Estes, Founder of the Conscious Dying Institute
Sep 11, 2024
#157 What Do the Dying Take with Them? – Gabriele Elise Jimenez, Hospice Nurse and Author
Sep 04, 2024
#156 Having The Conversation Can Make the Difference Between Pain and Peace – Gabby Jimenez, Hospice Nurse and Author
Aug 28, 2024
#155 A Key Medical Study: Living the Most in the Time You Have Left – Dr Kerin Adelson MD Anderson and Dr Maureen Canavan Yale
Aug 21, 2024
#154 Our Grief Illiterate and Grief Avoidant World, Part II – Kim Shute, Grief Writer
Aug 14, 2024
#153 Our Grief Illiterate and Grief Avoidant World, Part I – Kim Shute, Grief Writer
Aug 07, 2024
#152 What is “Death over Drafts”? – Stefanie Elkins, Founder of Death over Drafts and Be Present Care
Jul 31, 2024
#151 The Experience of Aging: “I’ve Become an Immigrant In the Country of Old” — Susan Lieberman, Author
Jul 24, 2024
#150 What Makes an Obituary Full of Life? – Jennifer Carroll, Author and Artist
Jul 17, 2024
#149 Judith Letting Go: Six Months in the World's Smallest Death Cafe – Mark Dowie, Award-winning Journalist and Author
Jul 10, 2024
#148 Bonus Tracks with a Thanatologist and an Animal Doula – Kim Mooney and Kayla Nakano
Jul 03, 2024
#147 How Can We Prevent Adults From Drowning? – ‘Melon’ (Mary Ellen) Dash, Expert Swim Instructor
Jun 26, 2024
#146 VSED Part 2: Understanding Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking – Nancy Simmers BSN, RN, Death Doula
Jun 19, 2024
#145 VSED Part 1: One Family’s Experience of a Terminal Fast – Kate Christie, Author of The VSED Handbook
Jun 12, 2024
#144 ⁠Conscious Grieving: ⁠How Might We Engage and Transform Through Loss? – Claire Bidwell Smith LCPC
Jun 05, 2024
#143 Telling Our Stories as They Come to a Close – Darnell Lamont Walker
May 29, 2024
#142 Get Griefy: A Magazine For Those Living with Loss and Actually Living – Kera Sanchez, Founder of Get Griefy
May 22, 2024
#141 What Can We Do to Create Gentle, Empowered Endings? – Dr Bob Uslander
May 15, 2024
#140 What Do Grief Groups Offer? The Who, When and Why – Jenn Flaum, Executive Director of the HeartLight Center
May 08, 2024
#139 Seeing Death as Part of Life: Changing Culture Through Film – Johanna Lunn, Director
May 01, 2024
#138 Hospice Information Is a Phone Call Away – Helen Bauer, Founder of Hospice Navigation Services
Apr 24, 2024
#137 Thoughts in Passing - Portraits and Stories at the End of Life – Claudia Bicen, Artist
Apr 17, 2024
#136 What Is the Arc of a Meaningful Memorial Service? – Shari Stern, Celebrant
Apr 10, 2024
#135 Thoughts on Planning for the Inevitable – Sue Mackey, Founder of Out of the Box End of Life Planning
Apr 03, 2024
#134 In Their Honor: Veterans and the End of Life – Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar
Mar 27, 2024
#133 Eldercare Is Episodic – Rick Northrup
Mar 20, 2024
#132 Scams and Fraud: What You Need to Know! – Amy Nofziger, AARP expert
Mar 13, 2024
#131 Visiting When Someone Is Dying - “Always go to Ohio” – Jennifer Graham
Mar 06, 2024
#130 The Wind Phone Phenomenon – Grief, Connection, Art, & Service – Amy Dawson of My Wind Phone
Feb 28, 2024
#129 Navigating Modern, Meaningful Caregiving - Allison Applebaum, Ph.D.
Feb 21, 2024
#128 How to Train Your Doctor – Dr. Matthew Tyler
Feb 14, 2024
#127 Dying in Community: The Last Ecstatic Days of Ethan Sisser - Dr Aditi Sethi
Feb 07, 2024
#126 Why Have a Conversation about Mortality? (and how the heck do we even begin??) – Reena Lazar, Willow End of Life Education and Planning
Jan 31, 2024
#125 How Is Caregiving for Someone Who is Dying Different? – Katie Duncan, Death Care Coach, Part 2
Jan 25, 2024
#124 How Do We Cope with Long Term Caregiving? – Katie Duncan, Death Care Coach, Part 1
Jan 18, 2024
#123 The Experience of Aging and the Myth of Independence – Sonya Barsness, Gerontologist
Jan 10, 2024
#122 A Beginner’s Guide to the End: Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death – Diane Hullet
Jan 04, 2024
#121 The Heart of Hospice and Best Life Best Death in Conversation - Helen Bauer and Diane Hullet
Dec 27, 2023
#120 Choices at the End of Life Part 2: Dementia Advance Directives and Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking – Chaplain Hank Dunn
Dec 20, 2023
#119 Choices at the End of Life Part 1: Crisis Decision Making –  Chaplain Hank Dunn
Dec 14, 2023
#118 Three Doulas and The Doula Tool Kit – Diane Button, Gabby Jimenez and Angela Shook
Dec 06, 2023
#117 What Do We Mean by “New” and “Greener” After Death Care? – Eric Rooney, Regeneration Earth
Nov 29, 2023
#116 Thanksgiving Gratitude – Hank Dunn, Chaplain
Nov 23, 2023
#115 Sharing the Stories and Artifacts of Our Lives – Heather Nickerson, Artifcts Founder
Nov 16, 2023
#114 Dementia – How Do We Approach This Long Road? Kay Adams, Dementia Coach and Author
Nov 09, 2023
#113 What Is the Enneagram? - Renee Rosario, Narrative Enneagram
Nov 01, 2023
#99 As Good as Hospice Can Be… There Are Gaps – Susan Elliott, End of Life Coach and Doula
Oct 30, 2023
#112 What is a Healthcare Advocate? – Ashley Bright, Founder of Life Journey Advisors
Oct 25, 2023
#111 Living Fully and Dying Prepared – Francesca Arnoldy, Author and Community Doula
Oct 18, 2023
#110 Do No Harm: A Conversation with Dr Diana Barnard, Vermont Palliative Care Provider — Dr Diana Barnard
Oct 11, 2023
#109 Loose Ends: Finishing the Project Someone Else Started - with CoCreators Jennifer Simonic and Masey Kaplan
Oct 04, 2023
#108 Last Flight Home: A Family's Experience with the End of Life Option Act in California - Ondi Timoner, Filmmaker and Founder/CEO of Interloper Films
Sep 27, 2023
#107 This Conversation is for All of Us: Suicide - Cait Maddan, Death Doula/Educator with a Focus in Suicide Care and Conversations
Sep 20, 2023
#106 Dignity Day: The Experience of Choosing Medical Aid in Dying for Individuals and Families — Gabby Jimenez — Hospice Nurse, Doula and End of Life Educator
Sep 13, 2023
#105 We Will All Be Called to Care for Someone at the End of Life - Suzanne O'Brien RN
Sep 06, 2023
#104 What Is the Role of a Hospice Chaplain? - Ellie Douglass and Kathy Gambino, Hospice Chaplains
Aug 30, 2023
#103 How Talking about Death Changes Your Life - Aimee Yawnick, Death Doula and End of Life Coach
Aug 23, 2023
#102 Why Bother with Social Media - Joyce Feustel, Boomer Social Media Tutor
Aug 16, 2023
#101 Another View of Dementia - Emerson Lee, Dementia Readiness Coach and Life Enrichment Specialist
Aug 09, 2023
#100 Let's Talk about Death and Dying - Penny Smith, aka Hospice Nurse Penny
Aug 02, 2023
#98 The Experience of the Hospice Doctor's Widow: An Art Journal of Love and Loss - Jennifer O'Brien, Author and Artist
Jul 20, 2023
#97 Bonus Episode #1 - Extra Material from Theresa Brown, Barbara Karnes and Avani Dilger
Jul 12, 2023
#96 How Is the End of Life Deck a Conversation Starter? - Lisa Pahl and Lori LoCicero, Co-Creators of The Death Deck
Jun 28, 2023
#95 Caring for People with Disabilities at the End of Life: Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable - Carrie Batt, Death Doula and Grief Educator
Jun 21, 2023
#94 What Is Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation? - Cheryl Talley, Director of PR and Communications for the Donor Alliance
Jun 14, 2023
#93 Financial Matters: How Do You Know Which Questions to Ask? - Shane Phillips - Founder of First Steps Help
Jun 07, 2023
#92 Dying with Dad: Tough Talks for Easier Endings - Yvonne Caputo - Author
May 31, 2023
#91 It's Hard Being You: A Primer on Being Happy Anyway - Sharon Emery - Author
May 24, 2023
#90 Donating Your Body to Science: Why? How? - Kate Serr - Admin Coordinator for the Colorado State Anatomical Board
May 17, 2023
#89 Doulas… from the First Breath to the Last: A Conversation with a Birth Doula and an End-of-Life Doula - Gabby Jimenez and Claudia Peñate
May 10, 2023
#88 The Art and Science of Reconstruction - Monica Torres - Funeral Director, Embalming and Reconstruction Specialist
May 03, 2023
#87 Patient-Centered Care and Medical Assistance in Dying - Dr Stefanie Green - Doctor, Author, Speaker, Educator
Apr 26, 2023
#86 What Does Active Dying Look Like? Julie McFadden, aka Hospice Nurse Julie - RN/BSN, Social Media Educator
Apr 19, 2023
#85 Help Texts: Expert Support in Hard Times - Emma Payne, Founder and Barbara Karnes, RN and Educator
Apr 11, 2023
#84 Jack Has a Plan, A Documentary Film - Bradley Berman - Director
Apr 03, 2023
#83 The Perplexing Fundamental Truth of Death - Jade Adgate - Founder, Farewell Fellowship
Mar 20, 2023
#82 How Reading Shapes Our Experience of Death and Loss - Jade Adgate - Founder, Farewell Fellowship
Mar 20, 2023
#81 Stuff: What to Do with It? - Louis Clough, Founder of Transitions by National Rarities
Mar 14, 2023
#80 Making Meaning at the End of Life - Rhea Mader, End-of-Life Practitioner
Mar 07, 2023
#79 Dr Ira Byock - Palliative Care Physician and Author - The Four Things that Matter Most
Mar 01, 2023
#78 Rachel Donnelly - Founder and CEO of Black Dress Consultants - What Is an After Loss Professional and How Can They Help?
Feb 21, 2023
#77 C.C. Boyce - Woodworker and Founder, Boyce Studio - Urns as Art
Feb 13, 2023
#76 Samatha Trad - Natl Director of Care Advocacy, Compassion and Choices - Charting Your Own End of Life Journey Part 2
Feb 07, 2023
#75 Samantha Trad - Compassion and Choices, National Director of Care Advocacy - Charting Your Own End of Life Journey, Part 1
Jan 30, 2023
#74 Kayla Nakano - Co Founder, Rainbow Bridge Connection Podcast - Beloved Animals, Death and Grief
Jan 23, 2023
#72 Kim Mooney - Founder, Practically Dying - How Do We Die? Part 2
Jan 16, 2023
#71 Kim Mooney - Thanatologist, End-of-Life Educator and Founder of Practically Dying - How Do We Die? Part 1
Jan 09, 2023
#70 Dr Rob Colbert - Transformation through Psychedelic- and Ketamine-Assisted Therapies
Jan 02, 2023
#69 Avani Dilger - Founder of Natural Highs Community - Neuroscience, Connection and Addiction
Dec 29, 2022
#68 - Diane Hullet - What Is Storyworth?
Dec 21, 2022
#67 Scott Ginsberg and Joshua Siegel - Founders - What Is Titan Casket?
Dec 14, 2022
#66 Brother James Patrick Hall - Rocky Mountain Refuge for End of Life Care - Care for Our Un-Housed Neighbors
Dec 08, 2022
#65 Barbara Karnes - RN, End-of-Life Educator - The Holiday Season - A Time of Joy and Grief
Nov 30, 2022
#64 Barbara Karnes - RN, End-of-Life Educator - Caring for Caregivers
Nov 23, 2022
#63 Greg Dale - Owner, Artful Ashes - Beauty for Remembrance: Glass Art from Cremated Remains
Nov 17, 2022
#62 Theresa Brown - RN, Author - When a Nurse Becomes a Patient
Nov 09, 2022
#61 Seth Viddal - Chief Operating Officer and Co-Owner - What Services Are Offered at The Natural Funeral?
Nov 03, 2022
#60 - Peter Mayer - Singer/Songwriter - Miracles in the Everyday
Oct 26, 2022
#59 Alexandra Jo - Director of Education and Outreach, Parting Stone - Stones from Ashes: Another Option for Cremated Remains
Oct 19, 2022
#55 Gabrielle Jimenez - Hospice Nurse, End-of-Life Doula, and Conscious Dying Educator - What Would Gabby Say?
Oct 19, 2022
#58 Dana Frost - Founder, The Forced Joy Project - What Is the Forced Joy Project?
Oct 13, 2022
#57 Taylor Gallegos - Muralist and Live Artist - From Bright Light to Laser Beam: How a Best 3 Months Course Inspired an Artist
Oct 06, 2022
#57 Bonnie Compton - Doula, Therapist, Founder of Gentle Heart Journeys - The Death of a Child
Sep 28, 2022
#56 Marcy Lindberg - Co-Owner of Stardust Memorials - What Can I Do with Cremated Remains?
Sep 22, 2022
#54 Jan Booth - Music at the End of Life
Sep 08, 2022
#53 Joy Redstone - The Complexity of Suicide
Aug 31, 2022
#52 Nicole Comach - Fear of Death
Aug 24, 2022
#51 Jamie Kramer - Beyond Forests
Aug 17, 2022
#50 Diane Hullet - Best 3 Months: What is It?
Aug 10, 2022
#49 Johanna Lunn - Feature Film - "Saying Goodbye: Preparing for Death"
Aug 04, 2022
#47 Dr Harvey Max Chochinov - The Platinum Rule: A New Standard of Person-Centered Care
Jul 27, 2022
#46 Todd Harra - Last Rites: The Evolution of the American Funeral
Jul 20, 2022
#45 Kate Schneider - Exploring the Altered States of Strokes and Brain Cancer
Jul 14, 2022
#44 Day Schildkret - How Rituals Can Help Us to Change When Life Changes
Jul 06, 2022
#43 Amy Bloom - Accompanied Suicide - "I am Not Here for the Long Goodbye"
Jun 30, 2022
#42 George Frankel - What Are Eternal Reefs?
Jun 22, 2022
#41 Jessica Wertz - Sacred Vessels: Creating Personalized Ceremonies Around Loss and Death
Jun 16, 2022
#40 - Mary Anne Oglesby-Sutherly - Dementia Part II, We Can't Handle This in Isolation, So What Do We Do?
Jun 08, 2022
#39 Mary Anne Oglesby-Sutherly - Dementia Part I, Finding Joy and Compassion on the Journey
Jun 02, 2022
#38 Hannah Fowler - Conscious Dying Feature Film: The Last Ecstatic Days
May 25, 2022
#37 Kilie Crowley - What Is Cremation?
May 18, 2022
#36 Dr. Sara Zeff Geber - Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers - and Anyone!
May 11, 2022
#36 Rachel Brougham - Widowland: I'm Fine, Except I'm Not Fine
May 04, 2022
#35 Shannon Lee Dawdy - American Afterlives - What Are Our Ceremonies, Practices and Beliefs?
Apr 28, 2022
#34 Emily Nelson - What Is Aquamation?
Apr 20, 2022
#33 Kate Hoepke - What Is the Village Movement California?
Apr 13, 2022
#32 Jackie Schuld - Grief Is a Mess
Apr 06, 2022
#31 Dr Chris Kerr - Part II - What Can We Learn from One of the First Hospices in the US?
Mar 30, 2022
#30 Dr Chris Kerr - Part I - More Real than Real: Dreams, Visions and Healing Experiences at the End of Life
Mar 23, 2022
# 29 Brie Smith - Human Composting?!
Mar 16, 2022
#28 Barbara Karnes - Part II - Sticky Questions for a Hospice Pioneer
Mar 10, 2022
#27 Barbara Karnes - Part I - Knowledge about Death Reduces Fear
Mar 02, 2022
#26 Preston Zeller - 365 Paintings, a Documentary Film, and a Brother's Grief
Feb 24, 2022
#25 Maria Fraietta - Next of Kin Box: Organizing for Your Next of Kin
Feb 16, 2022
#24 Jamie Sarche - Why Plan a Funeral in Advance?
Feb 10, 2022
#23 Emily Miller - A Natural Burial Preserve in Colorado
Feb 03, 2022
#22 cianna stewart - How to Make Your Death Kinder to Those You Love
Jan 26, 2022
#21 Gene Zimmerman - How Poetry Became Healing Work
Jan 20, 2022
#20 Diane Hullet - Swedish Death Cleaning
Jan 13, 2022
#19 Johanna Lunn - We Begin at the End
Jan 04, 2022
#18 Gary Roe - Grief: It's Everywhere
Dec 30, 2021
#17 Lori LoCicero - What Is the Game "The Death Deck"?
Dec 23, 2021
#16 David Wilcox - Songs that Can Start Conversations
Dec 15, 2021
#15 Thatcher Wine - Reclaiming Our Attention Through Monotasking
Dec 07, 2021
#14 Hospice Nurse Julie - What Makes a Peaceful Death?
Dec 01, 2021
#13 Ann Whitehill - One Story of Ancestry.com
Nov 25, 2021
#12 Jennifer Caroll - What Does It Mean to Write Your Own Story?
Nov 18, 2021
#11 David Wilcox - You Will Always Have What You Gave to Love
Nov 11, 2021
#10 Johanna Lunn - The When You Die Project and How a Movie Became a Much Bigger Project!
Nov 09, 2021
#9 Minoti Rajput - How Can Parents of Special Needs Children Plan for Long Term Care?
Nov 04, 2021
#8 Lynn Golden - At Death's Door: A Doula Discusses Bedside Vigils
Oct 27, 2021
#7 Diane Hullet - What is Seagull Syndrome & What are Kvetching Circles?
Oct 22, 2021
#6 Diane Hullet asks "Who is Barbara Karnes?" - Learn about This Prolific Author and End-of-Life Educator
Oct 14, 2021
#5 Zak Foster - Talking to Fabric - a Conversation with a Quilter and Creative Community Builder
Oct 06, 2021
#4 Diane Hullet talks about Atul Gawande and "Being Mortal" - If Only Conversations Could be FDA Approved, They Would Be!
Sep 15, 2021
#3 Diane Hullet asks "Why think about this stuff?" - and references "The Art of Dying Well" by Katy Butler
Sep 08, 2021
#2 Adam Kimberly - Amazing Grace: a Hospice Story
Sep 01, 2021
#1 Intro to Best Life Best Death
Jul 15, 2021