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When Angela Nissel's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, nobody told her — not even her mom. So when the caregiving began, Angela was completely unprepared. What followed was a crash course in love, loss, grief, and what it actually means to show up for someone who is dying.

In this episode, Angela — award-winning author of Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom is Dead — talks honestly about the checklist mentality that takes over when we're scared, what a hospice worker said that changed everything, and why the moments that felt like failure turned out to be some of her most meaningful memories with her mother.

Whether you're in the middle of caregiving right now, carrying grief from a loss, or you work alongside people who are — this conversation will meet you where you are.

In this episode:
→ What no one tells you about caring for a dying parent
→ How to stop treating grief like a to-do list
→ What hospice taught her about love, loss, and letting go

📖 Angela's book: Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom is Dead

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This podcast helps anyone dealing with loss. It can guide you with end-of-life planning and death-positive resources.

Check out our introductory episode to learn more about Annalouiza, Wakil, and our vision/mission to normalize and destigmatize conversations about death, dying, grief, and loss.

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