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Dr. Ira Byock believes hospice can heal its own dysfunction by holding providers and clinicians responsible for the care we provide and how we provide it. Physician Dr. Ira Byock is a voice for cha…

Dr. Ira Byock believ…

Dr. Ira Byock believes hospice can heal its own dysfunction by holding providers and clinicians responsible for the care we provide and how we provide it. Physician Dr. Ira Byock is a voice for change in the hospice industry, and an advocate for quality end of life care. His many years of experience in hospice medicine, coupled with the compassion he has for people dealing with serious illness, have made him an industry leader in the U.S. According to his website (irabyock.org), he is “Founder of the Institute for Human Caring at Providence St. Joseph Health. Dr. Byock is Active Professo…

As Editor-in-Chief of The Bucket, David Abend takes on the ultimate marketing challenge: rebranding death by showing how embracing mortality can lead to a more fulfilling life. The Bucket is an onlin…

As Editor-in-Chief o…

As Editor-in-Chief of The Bucket, David Abend takes on the ultimate marketing challenge: rebranding death by showing how embracing mortality can lead to a more fulfilling life. The Bucket is an online magazine that helps people make choices to reduce deathbed regrets (DBRs). With a background in creative direction and copywriting, co-founder and Editor-in-Chief David Abend has spent decades helping people see things differently. The Bucket offers a mix of podcasts, interviews, and articles that go beyond inspiration, providing actionable “how-to’s” for making meaningful life changes. As…

Licensed funeral director and End of Life Doula Christa Ovenell is busting myths about funerals, and sharing practical tips on how to plan a funeral service that reflects your values and needs.  As a…

Licensed funeral dir…

Licensed funeral director and End of Life Doula Christa Ovenell is busting myths about funerals, and sharing practical tips on how to plan a funeral service that reflects your values and needs.  As a community-based Death Educator, Christa is the founder of Death’s Apprentice Education & Planning Inc., a company that specializes in holistic advance care planning for individuals and forward-thinking companies. Christa leads with her heart when it comes to guiding clients through death and funeral planning.  She’s also a great resource for funeral planning, making arrangements after…

Allison Applebaum stood by her dad Stanley as his Caregiving partner, respecting his wishes and maintaining his quality of life through the very end of his life.  Allison was previously the Founding …

Allison Applebaum st…

Allison Applebaum stood by her dad Stanley as his caregiving partner, respecting his wishes and maintaining his quality of life through the very end of his life.  Allison was previously the Founding Director of the Caregivers Clinic at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the first program of its kind in the United States to provide comprehensive psychosocial care to family members and friends of patients who are in the caregiving role. Her father Stanley, a talented and prolific composer and musician, worked with many great artists for the 50’s and 60’s, including Neil Sedaka, Ben…

In this final episode of our special 4 part series, Hospice Educator Barbara Karnes shares the personal story of her husband’s end of life journey and death.  She opens up about all the emotions sh…

In this final episod…

In this final episode of our special 4 part series, Hospice Educator Barbara Karnes shares the personal story of her husband’s end of life journey and death.  She opens up about all the emotions she experienced as she and her family supported Jack Karnes after his diagnosis with a terminal illness.  Jack died four months after he was diagnosed with lung cancer.  Barbara and Jack had been married for 61 years at the time of his death.   After working over 40 years in end of life care, Barbara experienced all the aspects of interdisciplinary hospice care, death, and grief in her personal l…

Susan Combs will tell you she had a great dad. Her caregiving experience at the end of his life inspired her to give back to the veteran community.  Susan’s dad Major General Roger E. Combs was a h…

Susan Combs will tel…

Susan Combs will tell you she had a great dad. Her caregiving experience at the end of his life inspired her to give back to the veteran community.  Susan’s dad Major General Roger E. Combs was a huge influence on her life. Roger battled with throat cancer related to Agent Orange for ten years, eventually dealing with a feeding tube toward the end of his life.  A simple act - his request to eat pancakes - launched a non-profit organization that supports military veterans. Susan is the president of Combs and Company, based in New York City.  Her movement Pancakes for Roger occurs every …

After a 40 year hospice career, Barbara Karnes knows a thing or two about end of life care.  Today’s special episode is part 3 of our 4 part series in honor of National Family Caregivers Month and …

After a 40 year hosp…

After a 40 year hospice career, Barbara Karnes knows a thing or two about end of life care.  Today’s special episode is part 3 of our 4 part series in honor of National Family Caregivers Month and National Hospice and Palliative Care Month.  Barbara calls her introduction to working with the dying “divine intervention” that occurred because of a random connection with a hospice worker.  She spent five years working at the bedside, eventually moving into administrative positions and management.  As a hospice educator, she supports family caregivers and end of life workers alike. Hi…

Cuddle Cots and Cuddle Blankets allow families to spend more time with a loved one after a death,  providing an opportunity for end of life workers to do death care better.  Danielle Franck of Flexm…

Cuddle Cots and Cudd…

Cuddle Cots and Cuddle Blankets allow families to spend more time with a loved one after a death,  providing an opportunity for end of life workers to do death care better.  Danielle Franck of Flexmort shares her personal experience with a Cuddle Cot in this interview.  *Warning - This episode contains a description of the loss of a stillborn infant. It may not be for all listeners. Please take care of yourself.Danielle is the Business Development Executive of the US at Flexmort, a company that designs and manufactures flexible mortuary solutions for the storage and cooling of a body afte…

In episode two of our special four part series, hospice icon Barbara Karnes shares what it was like working in hospice in the early days, before there was a model for working with the dying. Barbara h…

In episode two of ou…

In episode two of our special four part series, hospice icon Barbara Karnes shares what it was like working in hospice in the early days, before there was a model for working with the dying. Barbara has worked in end of life care for over 40 years, educating and supporting end of life workers and family caregivers alike.  In this conversation, we talk about what hospice work was like early in her career.Here are some highlights from this episode:Barbara shares how they cared for patients, learning how people die and the best ways to care for them.Barbara talks about how other disciplines …

When his dad died, Adam Zuckerman created a highly organized kit for managing his Estate.  As founder of Buried in Work, he helps people get their end-of-life preparation in place.  Adam’s family …

When his dad died, A…

When his dad died, Adam Zuckerman created a highly organized kit for managing his estate.  As founder of Buried in Work, he helps people get their end-of-life preparation in place.  Adam’s family learned the ins and outs of hospice as they supported his dad at the end of his battle with leukemia.  Although their time using hospice care was short, Adam saw the benefits of end of life care first hand.Adam's mission is to empower individuals of all ages to navigate the intricacies of estate planning with confidence and ease. Through Buried in Work, he seeks to revolutionize the way people …

In honor of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month - and National Family Caregivers Month - we’re featuring a special 4-part series with special guest Barbara Karnes, Hospice Nurse and End of Li…

In honor of National…

In honor of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month - and National Family Caregivers Month - we’re featuring a special 4-part series with special guest Barbara Karnes, Hospice Nurse and End of Life Educator.  In the first episode of the series, Barbara shares how she got started in end of life care back before the Medicare hospice benefit was established in the 1980’s.Here are some highlights of this special episode:Barbara thinks she should have been a social worker but her mother talked her into Nursing.She and her fellow hospice nurses learned how to provide their own self care …

Death educator Lee Warren believes preparing for death in advance makes a good death possible. Over a period of two years, she experienced several deaths in her small community of 125 people, teach…

Death educator Lee W…

Death educator Lee Warren believes preparing for death in advance makes a good death possible. Over a period of two years, she experienced several deaths in her small community of 125 people, teaching her the best lessons about death as she cared for them.  Those deaths, and the generous people who experienced them, offered an incredible opportunity for Lee to reweave a more holistic approach to end-of-life than the one generally offered to us in the U.S.  The outcome of stewarding those deaths together as a community,  including after-death care, home funerals, and home burials, was …

Serious illness and caregiving can be isolating. GrandPad’s AI Technology keeps seniors safely connected to loved ones. Isaac Lien and his dad Scott co-founded GrandPad to meet the needs they saw i…

Serious illness and …

Serious illness and caregiving can be isolating. GrandPad’s AI technology keeps seniors safely connected to loved ones. Isaac Lien and his dad Scott co-founded GrandPad to meet the needs they saw in Scott’s mom. Their new AI app Grandie offers audio interaction for the user without requiring a certain format, and even learns the user’s voice and way of speaking. Because GrandPad’s network is private and encrypted, users can share photos or videos and make video calls without worrying about robocalls or spam. No one can be part of a user’s network unless they’re been invited by …

Virginia Marcolin’s background in fashion and textiles led her to start designing burial shrouds, experimenting with luxurious natural fabrics and vegetable dyes. The result was Sanctum, a brand of…

Virginia Marcolin’…

Virginia Marcolin’s background in fashion and textiles led her to start designing burial shrouds, experimenting with luxurious natural fabrics and vegetable dyes. The result was Sanctum, a brand of high-end scented burial shrouds for the natural funeral industry. Virginia sources a variety of high-quality organic fabrics which are soft to the touch and biodegradable. Fabrics are colored with non-toxic plant dyes and infused with a proprietary plant-based antibacterial formula, which inhibits germ Growth and neutralizes malodor. The result for families is a comforting, beautiful, aromati…

My guest Susan Hearn is talking about how she is moved and motivated by her work as executive director of a residential hospice home, and why she stays in this industry.  #hospice #endoflife #death #…

My guest Susan Hearn…

My guest Susan Hearn is talking about how she is moved and motivated by her work as executive director of a residential hospice home, and why she stays in this industry.  #hospice #endoflife #death #dying #caregiver #caregivinghttps://pod.co/the-heart-of-hospice-podcast/quality-care-is-the-goal-at-residential-hospice-homesResidential hospice homes provide compassionate caregiving support for the dying. My guest Susan Hearn is talking about how she is moved and motivated by her work as executive director of a hospice home, and why she stays in this industry.  Susan has a passion for se…

The last conversation you want to have shouldn’t be the last one you do have.  Filmmaker Johanna Lunn is using her lifelong curiosity about death to bring documentaries about "What happens when we …

The last conversatio…

The last conversation you want to have shouldn’t be the last one you do have.  Filmmaker Johanna Lunn is using her lifelong curiosity about death to bring documentaries about "What happens when we die," to life. She’s the co-founder of the When You Die Project which hosts a resource-rich website, podcast, and documentary trilogy.   The When You Die Project is here to facilitate a cultural dialogue most often avoided — one that begins at the end. From existential afterlife questions such as “What happens when you die?” to palliative care, and the nuts and bolts of preparing for…

Rosanne Corcoran, host of Daughter the Podcast is sharing her best advice about being a caregiver for a person dealing with dementia. As caregiver to her mother for 12 years, Rosanne learned how to na…

Rosanne Corcoran, ho…

Rosanne Corcoran, host of Daughter the Podcast is sharing her best advice about being a caregiver for a person dealing with dementia. As caregiver to her mother for 12 years, Rosanne learned how to navigate the healthcare system as an advocate, deal with Sleep deprivation, and to care for herself along the way.Rosanne Corcoran is the creator and host of Daughterhood the Podcast.  She is also a Daughterhood Circle leader and their Director of Content.  She cared for her mother through her journey with vascular dementia, starting as a supportive caregiver to an in-home sandwich caregiver for…

Hospice nurse and End of Life Doula Gabby Jimenez of The Hospice Heart is our guest host for today’s episode, featuring a discussion of Hospice Navigation Services. When you’re looking at making d…

Hospice nurse and En…

Hospice nurse and End of Life Doula Gabby Jimenez of The Hospice Heart is our guest host for today’s episode, featuring a discussion of Hospice Navigation Services. When you’re looking at making decisions about end of life care for yourself or someone you love, things can seem frightening and confusing. Hospice Navigation Services can help you figure things out.  We can help you feel just a little less lost.  Hospice Navigation Services was founded by Hospice and Palliative Certified RN Helen Bauer, a respected voice in the end of life industry.  Helen acts as Lead Navigator for Hosp…