Ask a Death Doula
Hosted by Suzanne and Suzanne B O'Brien and Suzanne B O’Brien · Suzanne B. O’Brien RN
4.7from 137 ratings
- 207
- Episodes
- 25
- Transcribed
- 137
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 677K
- YouTube views
About Ask a Death Doula
Ask a Death Doula Podcast is a weekly show hosted by Hospice and Oncology nurse Suzanne B. O’Brien. Suzanne is the CEO and founder of International Doulagivers Institute. This is a vital platform for discussions and interviews that will bring back death into the natural fold of life. Ask a Death Doula will share vital education on how to care for those who are dying as well as sharing inspiring stories from working at the bedside with over 1000 dying people from all around the world. Please visit www.doulagivers.com to access our free education and resource center. About International Doulagivers Institute: The goal of Doulagivers Institute is simple and powerful - to provide affordable and accessible education and support to everyone in the world so that every person has the opportunity to die with comfort and dignity in their own home. Death is something that we all have in common no matter our race, religion, or socioeconomic status. We believe that this education to support people to have the most positive end of life experience is a human right, not a privilege.
- Publisher
- Suzanne B. O’Brien RN
- Category
- education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Jan 2018
- Latest episode
- 11 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
25 of 207 episodes have a transcript.
11 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The First Sign Someone Is Getting Ready to Die: When Eating and Drinking Stop
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Death as a Spiritual Experience: Introducing a New Series
27 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
A New Way Forward for Caregivers
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The First Sign Someone Is Getting Ready to Die: When Eating and Drinking Stop
Published 11 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And knowing how to do that changes everything. Well, let's break it down. So in the last 100 years, we've made incredible medical advances. And in one sense, that's a good thing. But at the same time, we forgot that death is a natural, sacred part of the life's journey. And we forgot how to care for people, how to hand those skills down Generation to generation, 100 years ago, a grandmother used to hand this skill down to a grandchild. End of life, people were cared for in the home at the end of life. They had home wakes and home funerals. It was a communal event. It was generational. There was a ritual around it. […]
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- Lisa Pahl
- Tony Cho
- Suzanne O'Brien
- Kerrie Lee Brown
- Kelly Sanchez
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- YouTube views
- 677,077
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 93 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 44 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100
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- Quality
- 65
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 95
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Who hosts Ask a Death Doula?
Suzanne and Suzanne B O'Brien and Suzanne B O’Brien host the show. Published by Suzanne B. O’Brien RN.
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Does Ask a Death Doula take guests?
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