Dr. Karen Wyatt shares the life wisdom she learned from her hospice patients as they faced their last days. Learn how to navigate life's challenges and become your best self in the process as Karen shares what she's learning from day to day on her own journey. You'll discover tools, practices, wisdom, and stories to help you figure out what really matters in your own life.
What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
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Podcast Overview
Dr. Karen Wyatt shares the life wisdom she learned from her hospice patients as they faced their last days. Learn how to navigate life's challenges and become your best self in the process as Karen shares what she's learning from day to day on her own journey. You'll discover tools, practices, wisdom, and stories to help you figure out what really matters in your own life.
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June 21, 2026
Ep. 178 Roses for Tracey and Grief with Wings
<p>This special Father's Day episode is a companion to my latest post on Soulcode: We Need Another Word for Grief. I'm sharing some thoughts about how grief grows and changes over time by telling the story of my niece who died too soon of cancer, and a synchronicity involving roses after she died. This episode includes:</p><ul><li>How Father's Day is a complicated day for many of us and has arrived with the solstice this year</li><li>How the anniversary of Tracey's death has converged on this day as well</li><li>Encountering roses during times of grief</li><li>My ritual with flowers for Tracey</li><li>How life goes on and we carry our grief, eventually recognizing that everything is connected.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Explore the Seven Paths of What Really Matters <a href="https://www.eoluniversity.com/fieldguide" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>here</strong></a></p><p>Learn about my books <a href="https://eoluniversity.com/books" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>here</strong></a></p><p>Check out <a href="https://eolupodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>End-of-Life University Podcast</strong></a></p><p>Read my latest <a href="https://karenwyattmd.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Substack</strong></a> post</p><p>Make a donation <a href="https://eoluniversity.com/support" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>here</strong></a></p>
June 1, 2026
Ep. 177 Grieving the Chosen Goodbye
Host Karen Wyatt, MD, explores ambiguous grief after a chosen death, sharing a colleague's story and insights on navigating difficult goodbyes.
April 27, 2026
Ep. 176 How Our Attention Shapes Our Experience
<p>This episode is a companion to the previous 3 episodes on Levels of Consciousness (173), Kindness (174) and Presence (175.) I share how what we pay attention to in our environment shapes our experience of reality and why we need tools to help us expand our awareness. This episode includes:</p><ul><li>How the brain is wired to focus on negative events in order to protect us from danger</li><li>How to shift our attention to more positive occurrences around us</li><li>Why this is not the same as Toxic Positivity</li><li>How presence helps us stabilize our nervous system so we can notice more possibilities</li><li>How flexible attention allows to see more kindness in the world</li><li>How kindness reinforces our regulated nervous system</li><li>Micro-practices for training our attention to hold both the negative and positive events of life</li></ul><p>Learn about my books <a href="https://eoluniversity.com/books" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>here</strong></a></p><p>Check out <a href="https://eolupodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>End-of-Life University Podcast</strong></a></p><p>Read my latest <a href="https://karenwyattmd.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Substack</strong></a> post</p><p>Make a donation <a href="https://eoluniversity.com/support" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>here</strong></a></p>
179 total episodes available with 2 transcripts
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