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The Dishing Doulas PodcastEPISODE 14: Jordan Arogeti, SupportNow – Understanding Its Process, Benefits, and the Comfort It ProvidesEPISODE 14: Jordan Arogeti, SupportNow – Understanding Its Process, Benefits, and the Comfort It Provides
What do individuals and families need in times of illness, death and tragedy? How can you help?
Jordan will share her experience and how their resource has influenced the development of SupportNow. Learn what individuals really want and need in times of distress, and why; and you will also learn how you can actually offer help that is meaningful and needed should you know someone faced with these challenges.
Understand why “let me know what I can do”, or “how can...2024-07-0554 minThe Dishing Doulas PodcastEPISODE 13: Nicola Finch, Natural BurialSHOW NOTES –EPISODE 13, NICOLA FINCH, NATURAL BURIAL
Nicola Finch is passionate about caring for our own dead. Through her lived experiences and how her family approached death, Nicola knows the value of being with her dead, caring for them, and participating in companioning them to their final resting spot makes a difference for the grievers; for those left behind. Nicola shares personal stories about the death of both her parents, and the unexpected death of her brother at a young age. Her stories will help us all to understand exactly how it can make tragic circumstances just a litt...2024-06-2158 minThe Dishing Doulas PodcastEpisode 12: Creative Celebrations for End of LifeWould you consider hiring an event planner for an end of life gathering?
We all know about the traditional funeral service or celebration of life, and there is varying opinion about whether these gatherings are a necessary act of mourning and remembrance. No matter what you call it, funeral service, celebration of life, end of life gathering or a barbeque – experiences tell us these gatherings DO matter.
Through her work as an Event Planner specializing in End-of-Life gatherings, Christina Andreola shows us how we CAN create a gathering that truly reflects the life and essence of our...2024-06-071h 06The Dishing Doulas PodcastEpisode 11: Stefanie Elkins, Death Over DraftsAs a Family Caregiver Consultant, End-of-Life Doula, and founder of Be Present Care, Stefanie Elkins has over 20 years of experience supporting and helping people navigate challenging life transitions such as caregiving, end-of-life, and grief.
Her expertise includes being an educator and facilitator on advance care, caregiving and end-of-life conversations as well as creating plans and programs for families, healthcare and senior-focused organizations. As the Medical Outreach Manager, an integral part of Compassion & Choices California Campaign team, she assisted in passing and then implementing the California End of Life Option Act that passed in 2015.
Merging...2024-05-2455 minThe Dishing Doulas PodcastEpisode 09: Leslie Buller-Hayes, Life in the ICUEpisode 09: Life in the ICU - Leslie Buller-Hayes, ICU Nurse, Death Doula, Stonehedge Transitions
Leslie Buller-Hayes is an ICU Nurse and end of life doula who is fueled by a commitment to fostering open, authentic conversations, providing compassionate support, and guiding others towards embracing the natural cycle of life with dignity and peace. In this episode Leslie shares her experiences in the ICU and what happens for families when their loved one is in ICU. She focuses on the impact when there has been no advance care planning, or no conversations about what matters most to...2024-04-2657 minThe Dishing Doulas PodcastEpisode 8: Jennifer O’Brien, A “SOLO AGER” - WHO ARE THEY AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?EPISODE 08: A “SOLO AGER” - WHO ARE THEY AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?
Jennifer O’Brien, the Hospice Dr’s Widow, became a “solo ager” in 20?? when her last living family member, her father, died. Starting with the loss of her brother, David many decades ago, then her mother, her husband, Bob and now her father, she is “solo”.
In her quest as a thought leader and with a deep passion to help others in preparing for end of life, she’s sharing the many challenges she faces as a “solo ager”, the things she must now consider in her ow...2024-04-1256 minThe Dishing Doulas PodcastEpisode 7: Vanessa Callison-Burch, The Many Faces of Grief Support – How Help Texts makes a differenceVanessa Callison-Burch - The Many Faces of Grief Support – How Help Texts makes a difference
Help Texts is an online text messaging grief support tool created by its Founder, Emma Payne, after her spouse died by suicide and she saw how many around her simply didn’t know how to offer support.
Though originally focused on supporting grief because of a death, Vanessa shares how Help Texts has intentionally set about providing this unique means of support to not only a griever, but those supporting them.
Recognizing there are many forms of grief, learn h...2024-03-2947 minThe Dishing Doulas PodcastEpisode 06: Michelle Tyliakos, Knowing What’s Probable, Inviting What’s Possible – a Story of Love, Connection and VitalityMichelle Tyliakos - Knowing What’s Probable, Inviting What’s Possible – a Story of Love, Connection and Vitality
Michelle would say they had an average family life. A family of 6, kids going to school, struggling to make ends meet, running a business, and always wanting more time with her husband. Average, at least, until her husband Steve was diagnosed with a rare heart cancer. Throughout Steve’s illness, they committed to face it all with love, connection and vitality. For over 1.5 years they navigated the health care system, knowing what was probable, yet inviting what was possible as they explo...2024-03-151h 04The Dishing Doulas PodcastEpisode 5: Barbara Karnes, What She Didn't Know About the Grief of a WidowBarbara Karnes RN, What She Didn't Know About the Grief of a Widow
Barbara Karnes, RN, is an internationally respected speaker, educator, author, and thought leader on matters of end of life. She is a renowned authority on the dying process and a leading educator for families, and healthcare professionals, so we might think she would have known exactly what to expect when her husband Jack died last September. Well to her surprise, she has had a lot to learn as a new widow and has come to appreciate how the grief of a widow looks very...2024-03-0155 min
The Heart of Hospice PodcastLife Experiences Offer Opportunities for Death Doula Jo-Anne HaunDeath Doula Jo-Anne Haun has found growth and meaning in working with the dying. As co-founder of Death Doula Network International, Jo-Anne works to support and educate about the work of death doulas. Jo-Anne uses her personal gift of gentle humor in her volunteer work as a therapy clown (Code Name: Buttons). Jo-Anne’s habit of incorporating a little fun into a discussion about end of life wishes is a gentle lead-in to deeper conversations about dying and death.
You can connect with Jo-Anne Haun at eola.ca.
Find Death Doula Network International at ddnint.com. ...2024-03-0155 minThe Dishing Doulas PodcastEpisode 4: Gabby Jimenez, Medical Aid in Dying and the Experience of a Hospice Nurse/DoulaMedical Aid in Dying and The Experience of a Hospice Nurse/Doula
Gabrielle Jimenez (“Gabby”) is a hospice nurse, end-of-life doula, death and dying educator, author, and blogger. She also has a large FB community that embraces the conversation about death, dying, and grief. Her goal is to teach and inspire others to do this work, and to help change the fear and uncertainty that has a tendency to hover around death.
Gabby shares her experiences with supporting individuals and loved ones through Medical Aid in Dying in California. We will hear why she feels this is...2024-02-161h 01The Dishing Doulas PodcastEpisode 3: Helen Bauer, Hospice Care: The Challenges for Families, Embracing Personal Agency and How Death Doulas Can HelpHospice Care: The Challenges for Families, Embracing Personal Agency, and How Death Doulas can help ease the Journey
Helen Bauer of The Heart of Hospice Podcast shares her experiences as a Certified Hospice and Palliative Registered Nurse, exploring the many challenges patients and families may face when they enter Hospice.
We uncover some of these challenges and Helen offers tips and guidance that can be invaluable in supporting individuals and families to embrace personal agency and advocacy in their healthcare and navigate the hospice experience based on what matters most to them.
ABOUT HELE...2024-02-1653 min
The Heart of Hospice PodcastDeath Doulas Work to Support the Dying, Episode 158Death doulas Jo-Anne Haun and Karen Henderickson are bringing value to the care of people with serious illnesses. They’re the co-founders of Death Doula Network International (DDNI), a passionate community committed to connection, support & education for ANYONE interested in Death Literacy & Positivity. Jo-Anne and Karen are working to dispel misinformation about the work that death doulas (also known at end of life doulas) do. Here’s what the DDNI website says about who they are. “We are practicing Death Doulas, EOL & Death Educators, and Planning Specialists. We have met with many Death Doulas just like you, and consistently hear your lo...2023-05-121h 56
The Heart of Hospice PodcastDeath Doulas Work to Support the Dying, Episode 158Death doulas Jo-Anne Haun and Karen Henderickson are bringing value to the care of people with serious illnesses. They’re the co-founders of Death Doula Network International (DDNI), a passionate community committed to connection, support & education for ANYONE interested in Death Literacy & Positivity.
As a team Jo-Anne and Karen are pragmatic and heart-centered Death Educators and facilitators, Licensed Willow EOL Educators™, speakers and end of life doulas.
With training in coaching, end of life, community death caring, conflict resolution and communications, this team has a passion for using the conversation around death as a pathway...2023-05-1258 min