Today we welcome Dr. Richard Wagner, M.Div., Ph.D., ACS to our show! Out of Seattle, WA., Dr. Wagner is a psychotherapist/clinical sexologist and has been in private practice since 1981.
He has been working with the terminally ill, chronically ill elder and Dying people in hospitals, Hospice and home settings for over thirty years.
We will be chatting about Dr. Wagner’s work and his book ‘The Amateur’s Guide to Death and Dying: Enhancing the End of Life.” As Caregivers, we are often dealing with issues surrounding life and death. Our conversation will be upbeat, real and with a touch of spirituality.
You Might Know Me As The Bow Tie Guy - "Wearing a bow tie is like wearing two smiles."
When people ask me, "why did you create the Whole Care Network"... I always come back to our caregiving experience and how fortunate I was to find resources that helped me and my partner Richard Schiffer manage our caregiving journey. Every caregiver has a story; through our stories, we find validation, resources, and respite to help manage our caregiving day.
We were fortunate to have our story chronicled in a 2015 Pulitzer Prize-nominated 3-part story, “In Sickness and In Health: A Couple’s Final Journey,” which told our journey of caregiving. The story told of the challenges LGBT partners have in dealing with the medical and legal system, but it also told of the love and joy my partner Richard's last years had on our relationship.
