In Conversation with an End-of-Life Specialist
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<p>What if talking about death could change how you live?<br> - In Conversation with End-of-Life Specialists brings honest, deeply human conversations with physicians, doulas, grief specialists, hospice nurses, attorneys, and chaplains — exploring Medical Aid in Dying (MAID), green burial, dementia care, digital legacy, and more.<br> - These aren't morbid discussions. They're practical wisdom about what truly matters — for caregivers, professionals, and anyone who wants to live more intentionally.<br> - Because the best time to talk about the end of life is while you're still living it.</p>
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Recent Episodes
June 22, 2026
90% of End-of-Life Care Is Knowledge — Barbara Karnes on What Families Actually Need
Barbara Karnes, RN, started her hospice nursing work in the 1970s — before hospice was even a word most Americans knew. She didn't join a movement. She helped build it. And more than fifty years later, she is still writing, still teaching, and still asking the field harder questions. In this conversation, Barbara and Patricia talk about what it actually takes to walk with someone toward the end of life. Barbara's answer might surprise you. End-of-life work, she says, is far more about s...
May 26, 2026
The Last Lesson: A Conversation with Dr. Ken Gorczyca
Dr. Ken Gorczyca has been sitting with death since he was eight years old. His guinea pig, Squeaky, died, and no one helped him. No ritual, no guidance. So he put her in a shoebox, added flowers, dug a hole in the backyard, and figured it out on his own. He didn't know it then, but that was the beginning. Ken graduated from veterinary school in 1983 and moved to San Francisco — straight into the center of the AIDS pandemic. His very first client was a physician asking whether people wit...
April 16, 2026
When I Die, I'm Really Going to Miss Mint Jelly — In Conversation with Diane Button
What do we reach for when time gets short? Not the accomplishments. Not the carefully managed image. Something simpler. Something we wish we'd said out loud sooner. This conversation is for anyone who has been putting off a conversation they know they need to have. Which is most of us. The conversation doesn't have to be perfect. It just has to start. Guest: Diane Button End-of-Life Doula | Author | Educator | Founder, Bay Area ELDA UVM End-of-Life Doula Certificate Program Instructor What we...
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- What is In Conversation with an End-of-Life Specialist?
<p>What if talking about death could change how you live?<br> - In Conversation with End-of-Life Specialists brings honest, deeply human conversations with physicians, doulas, grief specialists, hospice nurses, attorneys, and chaplains — exploring Medical Aid in Dying (MAID), green burial, dementia care, digital legacy, and more.<br> - These aren't morbid discussions. They're practical wisdom about what truly matters — for caregivers, professionals, and anyone who wants to live more intentionally.<br> - Because the best time to talk about the end of life is while you're still living it.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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