Episodes

  • Ep. 546 The Love List of a Lifetime: Uplifting End-of-Life Planning with Sherry Richert Belul

    Ep. 546 The Love List of a Lifetime: Uplifting End-of-Life Planning with Sherry Richert Belul
    May 11 2026
    Learn about an end-of-life planner that helps people share joy and love as they prepare for their later days. My guest Sherry Richert Belul is the founder of Simply Celebrate and author of The Love List of a Lifetime. She helps people discover creative, heartfelt ways to celebrate life, deepen connection, and express love–while also… Continue reading Ep. 546 The Love List of a Lifetime: Uplifting End-of-Life Planning with Sherry Richert Belul
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Ep. 545 Organ Donation and Extraordinary Conversations at the End of Life with Toby Campbell MD

    Ep. 545 Organ Donation and Extraordinary Conversations at the End of Life with Toby Campbell MD
    May 4 2026
    Learn about organ donation at the end of life and how to have conversations about it and other difficult topics. My guest Dr. Toby Campbell is a Professor of Medicine, Thoracic Oncologist, and Palliative Care Physician who is also a writer and podcaster. He is currently writing A Doctor’s Guide to Hard Conversations and created… Continue reading Ep. 545 Organ Donation and Extraordinary Conversations at the End of Life with Toby Campbell MD
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    59 mins
  • Ep. 544 The Queer Grief Club and Inclusive End-of-Life Care with Jamie Thrower

    Ep. 544 The Queer Grief Club and Inclusive End-of-Life Care with Jamie Thrower
    Apr 27 2026
    Learn how to better serve the needs of the LGBTQ+ community in grief and at the end of life. My guest Jamie Thrower is a queer death doula, end-of-life educator and community grief tender serving the LGBTQ+ community in life and in death. She is the founder of Queer Grief Club and the co-creator of… Continue reading Ep. 544 The Queer Grief Club and Inclusive End-of-Life Care with Jamie Thrower
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Ep. 543 A Hospice Musical to Teach About Life’s Grief and Joy with Benjamin Kintisch

    Ep. 543 A Hospice Musical to Teach About Life’s Grief and Joy with Benjamin Kintisch
    Apr 13 2026
    Learn how to experience and support a fantastic musical comedy about hospice care, grief, and finding meaning in life. My return guest Benjamin Kintisch is a trained chaplain, music teacher, and Cantor in the Jewish synagogue. He is the creator, lyricist and playwright of “Life Review: The Hospice Musical,” a musical comedy that focuses on… Continue reading Ep. 543 A Hospice Musical to Teach About Life’s Grief and Joy with Benjamin Kintisch
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Ep. 541 [BONUS] Kindness is Contagious and We Need it Now More Than Ever (from What Really Matters Podcast)

    Ep. 541 [BONUS] Kindness is Contagious and We Need it Now More Than Ever (from What Really Matters Podcast)
    Apr 6 2026
    This Bonus post is a cross-over episode from the What Really Matters Podcast. In this episode I’m sharing research by Dr. Jonathan Haidt that demonstrates the ripple effects transmitted from each and every act of kindness. When other people see us being kind it changes them. And this moment in time–when people are feeling overwhelmed,… Continue reading Ep. 541 [BONUS] Kindness is Contagious and We Need it Now More Than Ever (from What Really Matters Podcast)
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    34 mins
  • Ep. 542 Estate Transition: An Important Part of End-of-Life Planning with Dan Stickel

    Ep. 542 Estate Transition: An Important Part of End-of-Life Planning with Dan Stickel
    Apr 6 2026
    Learn about a software resource that helps people navigate estate planning and settlement and find greater peace at the end of life. My guest Dan Stickel is the Founder and CEO of EstateExec, a cloud-based software solution estate administration and settlement. If you’ve ever served as the executor for an estate you know how challenging… Continue reading Ep. 542 Estate Transition: An Important Part of End-of-Life Planning with Dan Stickel
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    57 mins
  • Ep. 540 Helpful Things to Say to Someone Grieving with Shelby Forsythia

    Ep. 540 Helpful Things to Say to Someone Grieving with Shelby Forsythia
    Mar 30 2026
    Learn how to support a grieving person by choosing the best words to say that will actually make a difference. My guest Shelby Forsythia is a grief coach, author, podcast host, and the founder of Life After Loss Academy, an online course and community for grievers. She is the author of Your Grief Your Way,… Continue reading Ep. 540 Helpful Things to Say to Someone Grieving with Shelby Forsythia
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Ep. 539 Yoga, Breath, and Death: Death Café at the Yoga Studio with Leslie Howard and Richard Rosen

    Ep. 539 Yoga, Breath, and Death: Death Café at the Yoga Studio with Leslie Howard and Richard Rosen
    Mar 16 2026
    Learn why “corpse pose” in yoga is a rehearsal for death and how yoga instructors are bringing Death Café into their studio. My guests Leslie Howard and Richard Rosen are both yoga instructors at Nest Yoga in Oakland CA and are co-authors of a new book titled Savasana: Between Breath and Death – a how-to… Continue reading Ep. 539 Yoga, Breath, and Death: Death Café at the Yoga Studio with Leslie Howard and Richard Rosen
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    1 hr