In EPISODE 177 OF GROWING OLDER LIVING YOUNGER, Dr. Gillian Lockitch talks with Dr. Brad Stuart about his book “Facing Death: Spirituality, Science, and Surrender at the End of Life.” Dr. Stuart discusses his transition from emergency medicine to Hospice care, emphasizing how he came to realize the importance of healing over simply curing. He shares personal experiences and scientific insights into near-death experiences and the role of the default mode network in the brain. He highlights the spiritual and emotional aspects of end-of-life care, advocating for a holistic approach that includes mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. He also touches on the potential of psychedelic Therapy in addressing death Anxiety and Depression.

Brad Stuart, MD is a physician specializing in end-of-life care, a healthcare innovator, and an author and international speaker. He has devoted his career to helping make the end of life a vital part of life itself. After graduating from Stanford Medical School and practicing internal medicine in the ER and ICU, he switched over to hospice practice to care for the dying. As Senior Medical Director for the largest healthcare system in Northern California, he created the first large-scale Advanced Illness Management (AIM) program in the US, funded by a $13 million award from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. He was featured in the HBO special, Letting Go: A Hospice Journey. Brad has been recognized as Physician of the Year by the California Association of Health Services at Home, named a Top 20 national difference-maker by HealthLeaders’ Media, and designated as a Visionary by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

Episode Timeline

0:01 Introduction to Dr. Stuart’s journey from ER/ICU doctor into end-of-life care

12:48 The evolution of Dr. Stuart’s approach to medicine

17:49 Personal experiences with death and recalled experiences

  36:42 Neuroscience and Near-Death Experiences

  43:16 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

  Book : Facing Death: Spirituality, Science, and Surrender at the End of Life.

https://www.bradstuartmd.com

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Dr. Gillian Lockitch is an international speaker, author of Growing Older, Living Younger: The Science of Aging Gracefully and The Art of Retiring Comfortably, and host of the Growing Older, Living Younger Podcast. As a dual-certified Specialist in Paediatrics and Medical Biochemistry and Professor at the University of British Columbia, her professional career was rooted in science. During her rehabilitation from life-saving emergency spinal surgery, her passion to be able to dance again led her to explore the intersection of medical and epigenetic science with non-Western healing traditions, to understand how to change aging at the cellular level. Within the Growing Older, Living Younger Project, the Change Your Aging Masterplan cycle is a year-long 3 part coaching program to preserve mind and brain, build your best body, and to survive and thrive in your environment. At 70 Dr. Lockitch became a first time entrepreneur, building a global online business with the premiere wellness and beauty company, to help others extend their healthspan, stay vibrant, active, and independent as they age. Now retired from medical practice, Dr. Lockitch is an empathetic coach and mentor but does not diagnose, treat or prescribe for medical diseases.