In this Season Five opener of The Nature of Nurture, Dr. Leslie Carr sits down with her friend and collaborator Julia de’Caneva for a candid, expansive conversation about mortality, meaning, and what it actually takes to live fully.
Julia is a cancer survivor, holistic health coach, writer, and death care educator whose work centers on integrating wellness with an honest relationship to death. Together, Leslie and Julia explore why modern culture avoids conversations about dying, how mortality awareness can deepen our appreciation for life, and how nervous system regulation helps us stay present with fear, grief, and uncertainty.
This episode weaves together themes of healing, burnout, capitalism, nature, spirituality, embodiment, and curiosity, offering listeners an invitation to stop avoiding the inevitable and instead use it as a guide for living more intentionally.
About the Guest
Julia de’Caneva is a cancer survivor, holistic health coach, writer, and death care educator. She is the creator of If It’s the Last Thing I Do and the co-founder of Elemental, a wellness company devoted to reshaping the human relationship with nature, embodiment, and mortality.
Julia and Leslie also co-lead in-person workshops focused on nervous system regulation and embodiment.
Resources & Links
If It’s the Last Thing I Do — Julia de’Caneva
https://www.ifitsthelastthingido.com/
Elemental
https://www.experienceelemental.com/
The Nature of Nurture
https://lesliecarr.com/podcast/
Patreon Membership
https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheNatureofNurture
Watch on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@TheNatureofNurture
Credits
Hosted by Dr. Leslie Carr
Guest: Julia de’Caneva
Produced by Dr. Leslie Carr & Bri Coorey
Recorded at SLAP Studios LA
