Best Life Best Death℠ Podcast

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

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Podcast #118 Three Doulas and The Doula Tool Kit – Diane Button, Gabby Jimenez and Angela Shook

What an honor to chat with three leading doulas and teachers, Diane Button, Gabby Jimenez and Angela Shook. Their new book combines the best of all that they know – over 30 years of experience with death and dying. The Doula Tool Kit: The Complete Practical Guide for End-of-Life Doulas and Caregivers provides “the guidance and tangible tools that people need to actually feel comfortable to sit with the dying.”

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Podcast #117 What Do We Mean by “New” and “Greener” After Death Care? – Eric Rooney, Regeneration Earth

Eric Rooney and I talk about what it might mean to have a “greener” mindset about death, and how “natural burial” is not new at all, in the Big Scheme of human existence. We talk about 5 ways we can care for bodies in Colorado: burial (buried traditionally in a casket, embalmed or not); flame cremation (the body is burned at high temperature, returning “ashes” to the family); water cremation (dissolving in alkaline hydrolysis, returning fluid to the earth in chosen locations); Natural Organic Reduction/Composting (the body decomposes in a specially designed vessel, ending up as nutrient dense soil); and natural burial (shroud or biodegradable casket, buried without embalming or cement encasement of the casket). What’s your plan for after death care?

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Podcast #116 Thanksgiving Gratitude – Hank Dunn, Chaplain

This week, in honor of Thanksgiving here in the US, I share a brief conversation with Hospice Chaplain Hank Dunn. He reads two moving pieces from his book, Light in the Shadows: Meditations While Living with a Serious Illness, and we talk about “letting go” versus “letting be.”

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What people are saying

Aaron Errand
Aaron Errand
Charming and Informative!
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These podcasts have been wonderful - educational and easy to listen to! I like the wide variety of guests and topics - I’m always chatting with my family about what I’ve learned from Diane. 🙂
Death Obessed
Death Obessed
Uplifting
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Diane does a beautiful job engaging her audience as she playfully unpackages conversations around death and dying with other professionals and individuals who may just have a curious story to share. Her episodes are short and fun to listen to. She brings insightful questions to the table for her listeners and her guests than anyone can relate to if you're alive and think you might die someday? Thank you Diane!
Bonnie Compton APRN,BC, APRN
Bonnie Compton APRN,BC, APRN
This podcast is wonderful!
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Diane Hullet is the wonderful host of Best Life Best Death. As an End of Life Doula, I so appreciate the conversations she’s creating. The episodes are not only informative but also entertaining. I always look forward to tuning in! Diane is like an information broker for all things related to life and death!
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