Learn about a beautiful, sustainable option for disposition of ashes after death at the base of a memorial tree.My guest Gillian Nye has served at the Forest Memorials Manager at Better...

Learn about a unique postgraduate program in Scotland that offers a global and cultural context to end of life studies for a diverse group of students.My guest Marian Krawczyk is a medical...

Learn how a funeral director who is also an end-of-life doula merges “head and heart” in her work to help people prepare for the end of life.My guest Christa Ovenell is a licensed...

Learn why you should start a death collaborative in your community and tips for getting started.My guests this week are members of the Minnesota Death Collaborative and will share how the...

Learn how death and grief are portrayed in pop culture through this new series that analyzes theater, film and music, starting with the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen.Trigger Warning:...

Learn how a palliative clinician and a researcher are helping to create a social movement for improving the patient and family experience of serious illness.This week I’m welcoming Drs....

Learn about some helpful episodes from the EOLU Archives that can show you how and why to start teaching others about death and dying.This week I’m sharing another “Podcast...

Learn some tips and tools for offering support to family caregivers tending a loved one on hospice.My return guest Gabby Jimenez is a hospice nurse, end-of-life doula, death and dying...

Learn how a home funeral guide and an aqua cremation provider collaborate to help families care for a loved one’s body after death.My two guests this week are collaborators who work...

Learn about a book of quotes gathered by a compassionate oncologist from deep conversations with her patients.My guest Dr. Christina Gomez is a gastrointestinal medical oncologist at...

Learn all about end-of-life doulas from this comprehensive deep dive into the archives of EOLU Podcast!This week I’m sharing a new feature: the “Podcast Playlist” which is a...

Learn about a guidebook that teaches how to offer appropriate nutrition for a loved one approaching death.This week I’m welcoming my recurring guest and friend Barbara Karnes RN, hospice...

Learn about a grief book that combines personal experience with expert advice and a touch of humor.My guest Dina Gachman is a Pulitzer Center grantee, an award-winning journalist, and a...

Learn about the importance of sacred rituals and practices at the end of life.This interview was recorded several years ago with Kitty Edwards, a shamanic practitioner, public speaker,...

Learn about a helpful tool for organizing all your records and files for your later years and your loved ones.My guest Maria Fraietta is the founder of The Nokbox, which is a complete...

Learn how this hospice doctor’s important research sheds light on the dreams and visions of the dying and why they are meaningful.In this interview from the archives of EOLU my guest...

Learn more about the continuing bonds theory and various ways it is beneficial for grievers.This special episode is a follow-up to the previous interview with Dina Stander about the phone...

Learn how the “phone of the wind” can help us establish continuing bonds with our loved ones who have died.My guest Dina Stander is an end-of-life navigator, funeral celebrant and...

Learn how two creators each facing serious illness came together to produce an award-winning masterpiece.My guests Christina Holbrook and Walker Vreeland are joining me today to talk...

Learn about a senior living community that is bringing end-of-life doula training to residents, thanks to the efforts of its chaplain.My guest Tom Waknitz is a chaplain and end-of-life...