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Podcast #134 In Their Honor: Veterans and the End of Life with Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar
Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar brings her experience as a veteran and spouse of a combat veteran straight into her work as a death doula and educator.
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Podcast #91 It’s Hard Being You: A Primer on Being Happy Anyway – Sharon Emery – Author
Transcription Below: Diane Hullet: Hi, I am Diane Hullet. Welcome to the Best Life Best Death podcast. Today I’ve got a guest that I wanna
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Podcast #84 Jack Has a Plan, A Documentary Film – Bradley Berman – Director
“Jack Has a Plan” is a 73-minute personal documentary which follows the story of a man diagnosed with a brain tumor. Director Bradley Berman says,
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Podcast #153 Our Grief Illiterate and Grief Avoidant World, Part I – Kim Shute, Grief Writer
After her husband of 19 years died suddenly of Leukemia at the age of 48, Kim Shute experienced first-hand that the death of a young
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Podcast #149 Judith Letting Go: Six Months in the World’s Smallest Death Cafe – Mark Dowie, Award-winning Journalist and AuthorPodcast
I think it is fair to say that Mark Dowie’s latest book is unlike any other he’s written. Brief and intensely personal, Mark writes about
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Podcast #129 Navigating Modern, Meaningful Caregiving – Allison Applebaum, Ph.D.
Allison Applebaum, Ph.D. sees caregiving through both a personal and professional lens, giving her a unique take on the logistics of individual situations as well
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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 #90 Donating Your Body to Science: Why? How? – Kate Serr – Admin Coordinator for the Colorado State Anatomical Board
Every state has a process to donate your whole body to science when you die. This week I talk to Kate Serr, organizer of this
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Podcast #88 The Art and Science of Reconstruction – Monica Torres – Funeral Director, Embalming and Reconstruction Specialist
This week’s BLBD conversation covers embalming and reconstruction with specialist Monica Torres. Monica says:“You have to leave fear at the door. When you go in
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Podcast #153 Our Grief Illiterate and Grief Avoidant World, Part I – Kim Shute, Grief Writer
After her husband of 19 years died suddenly of Leukemia at the age of 48, Kim Shute experienced first-hand that the death of a young
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Podcast #144 Conscious Grieving: How Might We Engage and Transform Through Loss? – Claire Bidwell Smith LCPC
In this episode we explore the rich, complex topic of grief. Claire Bidwell Smith’s beautiful book Conscious Grieving: A Transformative Approach to Healing from Loss
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Podcast #142 Get Griefy: A Magazine For Those Living with Loss and Actually Living – Kera Sanchez, Founder of Get Griefy
When Kera’s mom died unexpectedly at age 57, just a few days after Kera had just had a baby, the duality of grieving and mothering
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Podcast #135 Thoughts on Planning for the Inevitable with Sue Mackey
Nothing like talking to an expert in the field to clarify what truly matters! Sue Mackey has been working for more than 15 years to
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Podcast #115 Sharing the Stories and Artifacts of Our Lives – Heather Nickerson, Artifcts Founder
What’s the latest way to organize your stuff and plan for where it goes when you are gone? Enjoy my conversation with Heather Nickerson, Founder of Artifcts, who explains: “Artifcts is a new web- and app-based technology to help you capture, preserve and share the history, the stories, the meaning and the value behind all your stuff. And also, plan for what you want to do next with it? Sell, donate, keep in the family, bequeath, record that it’s already gone?”
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Podcast #111 Living Fully and Dying Prepared – Francesca Arnoldy, Author and Community Doula
Francesca Arnoldy takes us into the Big Picture overview of why conversations about mortality matter. She notes, “We need to remember what it is to be mortal… and what it is to die… and what it is to grieve. We need to learn from one another and hear each other’s stories.” How does an open-minded parent, grandparent or teacher make a difference for a child’s experience of death? What is a legacy? How does reflection help us to integrate as we learn? And why does looking back and looking forward impact how we live? Francesca’s most recent book title sums it up: “The Death Doula’s Guide to Living Fully and Dying Prepared: An Essential Workbook to Help You Reflect Back, Plan Ahead, and Find Peace on Your Journey.”