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Hearth & HeatherEp 3: It’s Death Season, and We’re Leaning InIt’s death season, we’re leaning in! Don’t worry, there’s still swearing. We start out with goddesses, take a long walk through our altar habits, and their connections to the dark moon. We discuss the intersectional practices of deathwork and herbalism, dig into grief and where it lives in our bodies, talk about our favorite ritual oils, and using oracle decks for clarification. Finding meaning is at the heart of this episode: where do we look for it? How can we uphold it for each other, and make more room to honor it?Mentioned in episo...2021-10-2047 min
The Heart of Hospice PodcastConnection Moment with Deanna Cochran, Episode 19We’re feelin’ the feels with end of life doula Deanna Cochran. Her gratitude overflows in thankful tears in today’s Connection Moment. In her work as a trainer for end of life doulas and as the founder of the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance, Deanna is a leader in the hospice industry. As a hospice nurse, Deanna knows the responsibilities and pressures of being an end of life care provider. In her message today, Deanna urges us to grant grace to ourselves and others during this season of high stress. Everyone is learning how to manage the care of patients an...2020-06-1518 min
CareDoula® TalksWhat is the Difference Between Hospice & Death Doula Services?This is one of the biggest questions I get, "how are death doulas and hospice different?" Or, "why would someone need an end of life doula when there is hospice?" Or, "are death doulas competing with hospice?" These are variations of the same question. Listen in as I give you a foundation of what role each plays.2020-05-2946 min
CareDoula® TalksHow Death Doulas Support During CovidEnd of Life Doulas are in a new time, incorporating all that is occurring due to the pandemic. New discussions evolve daily, weekly, and will continue to do so. We are out of the shock of it all. We are into expansion again. We are trying on how we will move with the times now. In this podcast Deanna shares how the pandemic has affected a death doula's practice. 2020-05-2018 minCareDoula® TalksWHAT DEATH DOULAS SHOULD KNOW, 5 PRO TIPS5 Important things a Death Doula must know to help their professional practice are: 1) Get the word out about your service before every little thing is in place; 2) Know, inside and out, what the #1 tool of the trade is and take great care of it; 3) ... go to our blog post to read the rest, better yet, listen in or even better, watch the video! blessings. :) Deanna www.qualityoflifecare.com2020-05-1627 min
CareDoula® Talks3 Keys to Starting Your End of Life Doula PracticeAs you study the 3 keys to starting your end of life doula practice, you may feel awkward right now, but over time, as you learn more about these principles and practice them, you will feel better. I promise! It's not rocket science to accompany the dying, it is a human endeavor, natural to us--it is something we have always done. However, if you want to do this in a professional capacity, it has been my experience that you need to have more intentional development. Blessings on your journey. love, Deanna2020-05-0725 min
CareDoula® TalksDeath Doula Discussion on Vigil (pro tips)Vigil days (pre-death vigil) is what most people think of when they think of serving the dying and their families. Here are some tips that may be helpful if you are considering doing this service professionally. 2020-04-2919 min
CareDoula® TalksDeath Doulas Use Same Skills for COVID-19What you have learned as a death doula is the same set of skills and awarenesses that you need now, during COVID-19. Its not that we need new skills, its that we need to dive deeper within for a newer deeper level of self care to be that guiding light that we already are, whether we are aware of it or not. QualityOfLifeCare.com2020-04-2600 min
CareDoula® TalksSuffering with Serious Illness? What to do. Listen in Death Doulas and Healthcare AdvocatesYou can heal from your illness and NOT have to suffer. That is the message in this video. Unconventional ways to use the medicine most think only hospice uses. (all death doulas and healthcare advocates should know backwards and forwards whats in this video.) love, Deanna QLC Resources2020-04-2112 min
CareDoula® TalksNew Death Doulas, you can help now during the pandemic, you dont have to wait.As a society we have been turned upside by the covid-19 pandemic. What death doulas in training can do now to support.2020-04-1901 min
Path 11 PodcastAccompanying the Dying with Deanna CochranDeanna Cochran, Hospice RN, Amazon bestselling author and founder of the original End of Life Doula Certificate Program in 2010, has been serving the dying since 2000. She is Founder and CEO of Quality of Life Care, whose mission is empowering all of us to die well in this modern age. An innovative leader, she is Chair of NHPCO’s EOL Doula Advisory Council, bringing awareness about doulas to hospices and is founding member of The National End-of-Life Doula Alliance, formed to bring professional standards of practice to the doula role. Deanna has spearheaded many initiatives that have empowered not only fa...2020-03-0943 min
Dying Your WayDying Your Way Interview with Deanna Cochran - Reclaiming Community Centered Death CareDeanna as a Hospice Nurse, End of Life Educator, Doula Mentor and Program Director has been a leading voice and pioneer in the death positive movement. She is the Founder of Quality of Life Care, training thousands of End of Life Doulas. Quality of Life Care has a comprehensive End of Life Doula Certification program called Accompanying the Dying. She is also a best selling author of the book Accompanying the Dying - Practical Heart-Centered Wisdom for End of Life Doulas and Health Care Advocateshttps://www.accompanyingthedying.comJoin the Dying Your Way conversation on our...2020-03-0833 min
CareDoula® TalksReal End of Life Doula StoriesKimberly King Wise is a Certified End of Life Doula, Home Funeral Guide, Certified Business Manager and Virtual Assistant with 21 years of experience supporting coaches, trainers and authors. She is a passionate death positive movement advocate and is uniquely skilled in helping death positive business owners kickstart their businesses into high gear. Listen in as she gives us several pearls from her years of experience.2019-11-111h 03
CareDoula® TalksUnderstanding World Religions for Birth and Death DoulasThe doula's role can be powerfully strengthened and supported with a clear understanding of the basic tenets of five of our world's religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. For over a decade, author, hospital chaplain, and birth/death doula Amy Wright Glenn taught in the Religion and Philosophy Department at The Lawrence School in New Jersey. Now, for the first time, Amy will combine her studies as a scholar of comparative religion with her work as a birth and death doula. Understanding World Religions for Birth and Death Doulas is open to all interested in...2019-08-2335 min
CareDoula® TalksEnd of Life Doula in Real Life: ElizabethMeet Elizabeth, a massage therapist and end-of-life doula in private practice. She shares her story with us here of how she was a hospice volunteer and naturally came to develop her end of life private practice. She also shares about a new technique she developed for practitioners who serve people at the end of life, "Nurturing Touch for the Dying." Listen in and visit her website: www.elizabethernrecht.com Email her at: Elizabeth@elizabetherbrecht.com Another amazing interview brought to you by Deanna Cochran RN, Founder of Quality of Life Care and creator of the Sc...2019-02-0233 min
CareDoula® TalksRev Bodhi Be On "In Case You Might Die One Day"Reverend Bodhi Be discusses with me about living as a student of suffering, dying and grieving. "We don't value suffering in this culture, that is why we are always pushing it away." Join us in this heartfelt discussion on suffering, soul and spiritual life ... What if we got grounded in the world right here right now as a way of widening and deepening our spiritual life? Join Us In Maui: 2nd Annual Death Doula Conference Show Sponsor: Quality of Life Care, LLC. since 2005, supporting those who accompany the dying. End of Life Doula Training and C...2018-01-0646 min
CareDoula® TalksSelf Care for Professional CaregiversWe had a fantastic time in this interview! But of course, I'm not talking with just anyone who is carefully living in between the lines--I'm speaking with Elena Lipson, Divine Self Care Mentor. Self care is more than a bubble bath, it is deep. We are used to quick fixes and band aids and measuring our results often by grand moments of success or failure. But sometimes (and this is one of those times) 'success' as far as our care for our selves goes, should be measured over time. The proof is in our sense of well...2017-12-1645 min
CareDoula® TalksHospital CompanionOur role as end of life doulas is not only for the imminent days of dying. Some people want to focus there and there are many other places where we can be so useful. In the hospital is one of them. Listen in as I go over what is involved. End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005 2017-07-1108 min
CareDoula® TalksMoment of Death ResearchDr. Micahel Barbato stays busy enlightening us in end of life matters for decades. Recently he has completed a study with other physicians regarding what they have found inin brain activity among some people at thte moment of death. Listen in on our podcast today to hear all about it! End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005 2017-06-2743 min
CareDoula® TalksAre You the 'Go-to' Person?The "Go to" person is that special person within a circle that people know they can turn to during serious situations. Whether it has to do with end of life or not, if you are this person within your family and friend circle, then you are actually dealing with many of the same issues that end of life doulas face. And, it's trickier to be this person because you are known as the best friend, the daughter, the 'cousin who knows', the nurse relative - somehow you are 'in the know', as well as you caring deeply...2017-06-2010 min
CareDoula® Talks"The Calling," You Have It or You Don'tAnyone can receive end of life training to know more about the time period, what to do, how to be helpful and to feel more comfortable assisting others. But not everyone who seeks this out has the 'calling.' The calling is that powerful desire deep in your bones that you knoow you are meant to offer yourself in this way in service to others as they die. When people reach out to me, they talk about this and it is interesting that so many feel strange for having the calling to serve others at the end...2017-06-1307 min
CareDoula® TalksReferring to HospiceYes! Refer to hospice as a death doula. You may be serving people who are not on hospice yet and who may not realize all they are missing by NOT getting the great care they are entitled to. You may be instrumental in relieving their suffering by getting them into palliative care (whether or not they are dying). Listen in as we talk about all this. End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005 2017-05-3112 min
CareDoula® Talks"Nurse With the Purple Hair"--A New Film by Sean CunninghamThis interview with Sean Cunningham is so wonderful as you can hear the awe in his voice for the work of hospice. He shares how he came across the 'nurse with the purple hair,' and how he came to create the film. World-renowned filmmaker of the Friday the 13th series, he takes us on quite a different journey this time. Easy to talk to and not at all what I expected, I hope you also enjoy hearing from someone who has discovered the inspiring nature of hospice work. End of Life Care Certificate Program2017-05-2331 min
CareDoula® TalksBirth, Breath and Death with Amy Wright GlennAmy Wright Glenn earned her MA in Religion and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Amy is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, Birthing Mama® Prenatal Yoga and Wellness Teacher Trainer, (CD)DONA birth doula, hospital chaplain, and founder of the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death. Amy is a regular contributor to PhillyVoice and author of Birth, Breath, and Death: Meditations on Motherhood, Chaplaincy, and Life as a Doula published in 2013. She is also the author of Holding Space: On Loving, Dying, and Letting Go available this fall through Parallax Press. Amy leads workshops and trainings both o...2017-05-1934 min
CareDoula® TalksExperience Does Matter for Death DoulasAs an end of life practitioner, having experience underneath you really does matter. We all must start somewhere yes. Get a group of hospice professionals together as we share stories of our beginning days and you will hear the funniest and sweetest stories. That's my point: we don't know until we have been there. There is a big movement going on right now of people who feel called to serve the dying and we call ourselves a multitude of things: death doula, end of life doula, end of life guide or coach, soul midwife, death...2017-05-1111 min
CareDoula® TalksDeath Doulas and Palliative CareListen in as I discuss why it is so important to understand palliative care when you are an end of life doula. You will understand so much more about present services, especially if the person you are accompanying is not on hospice services when you begin working with them. This is paramount to your work. End-of-Life Doula Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005 2017-05-0418 minCareDoula® TalksThe Sacred Life Journey of Sharon LundLast night sitting outside beside the powerful Maui ocean, Sharon and I talked about her own life and death journey. She has been serving others at the end of life since 1986 in a variety of ways, as she weaves in her own path of healing her own mind, body and spirit. There is a place for every single one of us who has this calling to be of help at the end of life in our communities. Regardless of how unconventional we feel we are, listen in as Sharon describes how her sacred journey unfolded...2017-04-1932 min
CareDoula® TalksCommunity Healing with Dying Well CollectiveThe Dying Well Collective in Canada is doing beautiful work for the community. This interview with Glenda Myles, Founder of the Collective illustrates how she the death doula role is bridging death care in Canada. The website: http://www.dyingwellcollective.com End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005 2017-04-1043 min
CareDoula® TalksGuest House for the Terminally IllThe Social Model Hospice House is a beautiful model for care for those at the end of life. Today listen in as I interview Kevin Miller, Executive Director of the Toni and Trish House in Auburn Michigan. He discusses the concept of the social model of a hospice house and what it takes to run it, very different than a hospice house run by a hospice agency. The caregivers get tremendous support for up to 90 days. Visit the Toni and Trish House website here: https://toniandtrishhouse.org/ End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve.2016-11-1032 min
CareDoula® TalksThe Be-Attitudes of ChaplaincyThe beautiful ministry of the chaplain during the end of life time period is one of the best offerings of hospice and hospitals. A great chaplain can do more to facilitate healing than most other roles or therapies or strategies combined. Jo Jensen is one of these people who has this kind of skill and presence and has served children and adults alike. I have the great pleasure to know her and I wanted to introduce you to her. End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. training and mentoring doulas, companions, gu...2016-09-1334 min
CareDoula® TalksWhen Your Calling is Your BusinessJoin Janis Underwood and I in tackling a touchy subject...that of a person who wants to do their calling every day, not just after "work." The person who has no trust fund, organization to pay for them or a financially supportive partner. I am talking about most people who feel inspired to serve in a soulful way and they must deal with the issue of money. Janis is the Founder of Soul Biz Startup and learned first-hand the difficulties in building a soul-based business. After a long search for the right solution to help build her healing practice...2016-08-101h 02
CareDoula® TalksSelf Care for EOL WorkersSupport for self-care among workers who serve the dying is not as popular as you may think. It seems obvious that for hospice workers, hospital workers, firefiighters, paramedics and others in the healthcare world that taking very good care of ourselves would be a given, understood by all and supported by our employers.Craig Williams, L.A.c., Clinical Herbalist AHG, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Author, Health Coach, and so much more shares the hour with me discussing this deep topic. I've been working with him since September; he's kind, wise, brilliant and has helped me to turn my life around...2016-07-031h 09
CareDoula® TalksDoing Death Differently with Patty BurgessFor the majority of people, the space between birth and death hold their attention, and is the focus of their journey. But for Patty Burgess, the ending point of death, with its surrounding fear, stigmas and mystery, is a rich area to indulge her ever expanding curiosity and passion for heartfelt life experiences. Join Patty and I as we discuss her work in the field and qualities that make for a wonderful EOL Doula. Please visit her website for great information: http://www.DoingDeathDifferently.com End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. training an...2016-06-0343 min
CareDoula® TalksSome Perspective on Death Doula TrainingThis week's podcast gives some background on why there is death doula training. There is a huge movement of "light bearers," people who are called to serve the dying, coming forward looking for mentoring and training and to learn from those who know how to accompany others through death. Hospice is one way to serve and there are others being called who want to be helpful to families and hospice as well, people who don't fit the traditional roles of hospice. The real beauty is not that there are more options from which to learn the wisdom of others...2016-04-2055 min
CareDoula® TalksLast Comforts: Notes From the Forefront of Late Life CareEllen Rand, author of the book, "Last Comforts: Notes From the Forefront of Late Life Care,"has been a journalist for more than 40 years, including five years as a housing columnist for The New York Times. She is a hospice volunteer with Holy Name Medical Center in Bergen County, New Jersey, a member of the Hospice Volunteer Association and the Association of Health Care Journalists. Her essays have appeared in several medical humanities publications, including Pulse—Voices from the Heart of Medicine; KevinMD; and Life Matters Media. She blogs at http://lastcomforts.com. End of Life Care Cert...2016-04-0636 min
CareDoula® TalksHope for a Cool PillowMost people love hospice and the mission of hospice. And of course, there is always room for improvement. "In Dr. Margaret Overton's new memoir, HOPE FOR A COOL PILLOW (Outpost 19, March 2016), she explores about two polar opposite experiences with hospice during the decline and death of her mother and father. End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005 2016-03-3035 min
CareDoula® TalksThe Shadow Side of CompassionThis week's show I am discussing the shadow side of this wonderful ability of ours as humans to feel and live in compassion. We all may find ourselves in one or more of these spaces as we give to others. As you listen to the talk, please just see how you feel in your body as you listen. Did you get tight when I described one or more of these? If so, explore it and write about what it brought up. End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. training and mentoring doulas, companions, g...2016-03-1333 min
CareDoula® TalksEnd of Life Doula Bag (Death Doula Bag)One of the wonderful topics I share with other doulas is what is in our EOL Doula bag? What do we take with us when we go to families? Also in this discussion we include some ways we support people as well. Each doula is different in how they support people so our "bags" will be different. Please add to the discussion, what is in your bag? End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005 2016-02-0119 min
CareDoula® TalksTalking With a Hospice ChaplainBlane Brazier has worked full time in hospice since 2008. He has a unique ministry of using his guitar or sometimes the ukulele to engage the spiritual life of his patient's. He currently works at Amity Hospice as their Chaplain and Bereavement Coordinator where he also facilitates grief groups for bereaved family members. He recently wrote a booklet called CELEBRATING LIFE a Compassionate Guide Through Funeral Planning. The booklet serves as the last chapters or Afterward of Barbara Karnes GONE FROM MY SIGHT. A short read that deals with the "what's next" of preparing for final arrangements. You can find...2016-01-2033 min
CareDoula® TalksA Story of ForgivenessToday I am speaking with Kelly Roman about her story of living in forgiveness for her father who died this year; and, how she is getting through the holidays. She is the Director of Recreation at a long term care facility in New Jersey; she has completed her studies this year as a Death Doula and as a Spiritual Counselor. Thank you for sharing your story with us Kelly. This is just one story of many in my 2015 Series: "Life and Grief Through the Holidays." http://love-empower-release.me/ End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.S...2016-01-1122 min
CareDoula® TalksMartha Ward Shares a Beautiful Family Holiday StoryToday's podcast is a discussion I had with Martha Koock Ward of Austin. She is a delightful woman, 5th generation Austinite, and I loved what her family is doing to honor one of their deceased siblings. I asked her to share with us for the series I am doing called "Life and Grief Through the Holidays. End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005 2015-12-2221 min
CareDoula® TalksUsing Death Doulas in HealthcarePresent day healthcare services are squeezed for time, doulas and practitioners need experiences and the person who is ill and dying and their family needs attention. If we can work together on creating a system that uses the skills of the doulas in serving people as they gain practical mastery of the art of it all, we will best serve everyone who is concerned that these doulas are well trained. If you are a person who sees the brilliance in this and works in hospice, home health or the hospital and wants to be part of making...2015-12-1445 min
CareDoula® TalksLife & Grief Through the Holidays: 2015. Kickoff.We all go through loss. It can be devastating regardless of what time of year it is. Many people describe an extra heaviness during the holiday season (end of the year) and I wanted to address this with stories. People who have been there and are there now. We get strength from each other through our stories. I am not trying to fix anyone, help you “get over it,” or anything like this. My intention is to bring us together in community, across the miles, and share a common experience together. Every side of this will be addr...2015-12-0237 min
CareDoula® TalksER is No Place for the DyingAmanda Carr is an ER nurse who has worked ERs around the country. She is on a mission. Her blog, Changing the Face of Dying, www.changingthefaceofdying.com, is where you can find her sharing her observations and making a difference. She recently accompanied me on my 2nd Doula Journey to New Zealand and Australia and we not only shared a wonderful experience meeting world leaders in end of life and seeing beautiful countryside, but we met our own souls and dug deep in our own spiritual nature. End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.S...2015-11-2351 min
CareDoula® TalksDr. Michael Barbato. Physician Midwifing Death.Meeting Dr. Barbato and his wife Ann was one of the highlights of my trip to Australia. He has been a physician for over 50 years and Hospice Medical Director for over 20. He is not only an accomplished physician, author and educator but a very kind soul and lovely human being. Listen in as he shares about the 'deep sleep' state, about the hardest part of dying, about demedicalizing dying. We spent Saturday afternoon at his home in Kiama. End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives si...2015-11-1547 min
CareDoula® TalksWhat do you want? What do you love?I am in New Zealand as this podcast is created overlooking the majestic Cathedral Cove. My heart was soaring as I conquered big fears in coming here. The fear of flying stopped me from traveling the last 20 years. What is stopping you from doing what you love? Is anything? Are you doing, being living as you love to do and be now? Let's live our dreams together. We are only here for a short time. End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 20052015-11-0916 min
CareDoula® TalksZen and The Art of Dying. A Deathwalker Documentary.Listen in as Zenith tells me about the film made about her and her thoughts of empowering families. I am so grateful to be spending the Day of the Dead with her November 8, 2015 during my trip to Australia and New Zealand. For more information on this: www.doulajourney.com. From Zenith's website: "I am not fixed in any belief, religion or dogma, I embrace them all and work towards a more universal and accepting approach, open to discovery, and in love with the mystery. What happens after death will become clear to us when we die, It i...2015-10-2536 min
CareDoula® TalksEmpowering Your CommunityAre you a person that wants to make a difference in your community related to illness, dying, death and mourning? You can and you don't have to train with anyone to do so. What communities need are safe spaces where individuals can join together and explore their feelings and thoughts around these topics. End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005 2015-10-1924 min
CareDoula® TalksYou Don't Have to Be Dying To Get ThisThere is still so much misunderstanding about Palliative Care in and outside of Healthcare. There are educational videos I have found on the internet and definitions about Palliative Care that are flat out wrong. What is wrong: they are saying that palliative care is what you use at the end of life. Listen in and get the real scoop. End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005 2015-10-1217 min
CareDoula® TalksMAID in California: October 5, 2015I'm inviting you to explore this topic within yourself and with people you love and trust. I am inviting you to not be in grand, heated debates but in introspective, respectful discussion with others. Practice the discipline of silence and respect as you hear what your partner is saying about their thoughts on the subject. End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005 2015-10-0622 min
CareDoula® TalksSpotlight on an EoL Doula Series: 1st episodeThere is an explosive growth of people wanting to serve others as companions and service providers of all kinds. This is their vocation; they want to serve full time, not just after work or on weekends. The willingness to pursue their vision of serving others opens many doors for people in their personal life as well. It is very common that people will give themselves permission to explore and pursue new interests and deepen what they are already doing because now they are giving life to their calling. This week, meet Monique VanGuten. E...2015-09-2937 min
CareDoula® TalksHow Can Branding Help the EOL Movement?Heather Poduska is a personal brand strategist, speak-to-sell expert for entrepreneurs, image consultant, and former professional operatic soprano. Heather uses her expertise to teach entrepreneurs how to clarify and deliver their own unique and profitable brand message so they can attract and convert ideal clients . I had the idea to talk with her about her ideas of how principles of branding could help our end of life "death positive" movement. Listen in! Heather's website: http://www.clearvoicebranding.com/ End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, co...2015-09-2329 min
CareDoula® TalksKaren's Powerful Work Karen Van Vuuren has been a part of what has grounded this "death positive" movement in the USA for over the last 20 years. When you think about the power that our ancestors have in our present day lives, I want you to think of Karen's story and let it impact you. Karen's efforts to transform people's fear of dying is to be commended. Her latest project, a documentary entitled "Go in Peace" is about veterans at the end of life. Karen's website: http://www.naturaltransitions.org/ End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Trai...2015-09-1540 min
CareDoula® TalksHospice Nurse Stories. From Sun To Sun I spoke with Nina, longtime hopice nurse, last week about her book and this week's podcast is a glimpse into what makes her tick.In From Sun to Sun, Nina Angela McKissock goes from home to home and within the residential hospice to give care, and shares her experiences and lessons learned in reflections about dying. Nina's website:http://ninaangelamckissock.com/ End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005 2015-09-1433 min
CareDoula® TalksWellness in Life to Wellness in Death As a Certified Thanatologist and founder of Practically Dying, Kim Mooney offers private consultations and workshops to help individuals explore how to live based on their highest values throughout their lives and into their deaths. Through workshops, presentations and consultations, she works with individuals, families and organizations to provide the resources they need to successfully navigate a journey from wellness in life to wellness in death. website: http://www.practically-dying.com/ End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005 2015-09-0827 min
CareDoula® TalksFuneral Consumer Advocacy. A West Texan Makes a Difference. Jim Bates has been a funeral consumer advocate volunteer for over 25 years; serving in local, state and national leadership positions. Locally, he leads a board of directors who help consumers with deathcare issues in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, as well as teaching a seniors course on funeral planning at a local community college. Statewide, Mr. Bates serves as the legislative liaison in the state capitol, defending consumer rights and authoring consumer-friendly legislation. website: http://www.fcant.org/ End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and...2015-08-2533 min
CareDoula® TalksLearning to Die There are so many things that could happen in this time period if we were not so busy and applauded for fighting it. Can we stretch what is acceptable behavior as we are dying to include activities that show we are lovingly and with great dignity and grace choosing to learn to die in a way that honors us? Can that be just as acceptable as fighting our dying and expecting a miracle? If not, why not? End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005...2015-08-1837 min
CareDoula® Talks"Thunder" A Feature Movie About a Young, Male EOL Doula, Coming of Age & Grief. Meet Maxwell. We have a wonderful time in dialogue about "Thunder," a dramatic film about coming of age and deals with themes of identity, family, and fear. Grief is a universal theme and central to this film, which is about a young male death doula and his relationship with his grandfather as he dies. Maxwell and I explore quite a bit about the movie, our own experiences and life. Join us! website: http://www.maxwelladdae.com/ End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and mi...2015-08-1140 min
CareDoula® TalksWhat is a Cancer Coach? 2015-08-0426 min
CareDoula® TalksPolypharmacy with Dr. CarlsonDr. Mark Carlson and Laurie Rock are leading the pack when it comes to innovative solutions to caring for seniors. It's not just about chronic disease management, its about wellness, being proactive about living well that got my attention and wanting to speak with Dr. Carlson. He explains not only pharmacogenetic testing, but with 25+ years of oncology experience behind him, his in depth knowledge about what it takes to creatively address quality of life in the midst of health care challenges is enlightening. Time. It really is about taking time with people. And it is...2015-07-2842 min
CareDoula® TalksHome Funerals Are Here to StayIn 2007 I discovered home funerals and it took my breath away. It was shocking, but it was so beautiful a concept too. How do you do it? Why would you do it? It demands an exploration once you find out about them and deserves to be considered. There are some confusions about it, for instance, many people equate funeral with burial but they are not the same thing. There is the home funeral (honoring the dead) and there is the home burial (interment). Listen in as I ask Lee Webster, President of the National Home...2015-07-2247 min
CareDoula® TalksWhen You Want to TalkHealth crisis. Waiting. Not knowing if its someone's time to die now. Surgery. How are you when all this is going on? Are you a talker or do you wish everyone would just be quiet! When there is a crisis, there are ones who go inside and there are those that need to talk. This podcast is to enlighten the non-talkers (who wish to be enlightened) about one reason we are wanting to talk. email me about your experiences: deanna@qualityoflifecare.com Quality of Life Care, LLC. website: qualityoflifecare.com End of Life Care Certificate Pr...2015-07-1519 min
CareDoula® TalksWhen a Beloved Grandpa is Seriously Ill UnexpectedlyWhat goes through the mind of a young person when their grandparent is going through an unexpected health crisis? Just one young person's experience who is 11 years old. In healthcare circles and in families all over the world, we ask the same questions..."how much should we say?" "should we say anything?" "should we talk about the risks?" "what is appropriate?" This podcast is one young girl, Liliana Flores, age 11, and her view of how the week unfolded and what she needed and how she felt. End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.S...2015-07-0717 min
CareDoula® TalksA New Paradigm for Care Giving CirclesAliyah Alexander has been dealing witht the devastating effects of Multiple Sclerosis for 10 years. She can no longer even lift her finger to control her computer. Despite her extreme limitations, she has created a powerful concept in caregiving. Listen in as Aliyah and her therapist Judith Oakland describe how they do it. Aliyah's website: http://meetmebytheriver.net/ End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005 2015-07-0126 min
CareDoula® TalksBarbara Karnes and Demedicalizing DyingAward winning author and nurse, Barbara Karnes has seen the evolution of the hospice movement from the beginning and has seen what is working and what is not. We have a very frank discussion in this episode of how the new wave of death awareness may fit in to help fix the weak areas in our present system. Barbara's website: HERE End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005 2015-06-2350 min
CareDoula® TalksEOL Practitioner MovementIt began with hospice in the late 1960s, the first wave of an incredible movement to bring comfort and peace to people who were dying in misery, alone and in pain. There is another wave of empowerment at the end of life that is going on now; this time, on the individual level. There are independent practitioners all over the world, heeding the call to serve the dying in very creative ways. This podcast describes this movement, the organization Deanna Cochran created to nurture it, and the first gathering of this org, The End of Life Practitioner's Collective, all...2015-06-1648 min
CareDoula® TalksPalliative Physician Dr. Tim Shares From the HeartThe core of palliative care is why it was created--to address the whole person and that person's relationship to themselves, their family and their community. In palliative medicine, the reason we are doing all this is because we know we must look at the person fully, not just their disease. We are looking at what is meaningful to them. We are asking the questions: what do you want now? what is important to you? what do you need? Dr. Tim beautifully describes the true essence of palliative medicine. Please join us. Dr. Tim's website here => Website End o...2015-06-0946 min
CareDoula® TalksWhat IS an End-of-Life Doula?People ask all the time, "so, what really is an end-of-life doula?" This answer still applies today. The professional definitions may continue to change but the spirit of the practice does not. This session describes some of the issues we face along with what we do and why our service is not so easy to pin down. Do you want to dive deeply and explore your desire to accompany the dying? If you are interested, take a look at our EOL Doula Program here: https://school.accompanyingthedying.com 2015-06-0231 min
CareDoula® TalksWhat is Really Going on Around the World?Liliana De Lima, Executive Director of The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, talks with me about trends in supportive care for the dying around the world, what is still needed for people to access medications at the end of life and about the way various countries view palliative care. Please visit IAHPC website to find out how you may be helpful in your part of the world: IAHPC Website End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005 2015-05-1945 min
CareDoula® TalksInnovative Palliative Care DeliveryMichael Fratkin, MD is showing America a new way to bring palliative care to people who would not otherwise receive it. At a time of great demographic and cultural change in our society, Dr. Fratkin has created ResolutionCare to insure capable and soulful care of everyone, everywhere as they approach the completion of life. ResolutionCare leverages partnerships with existing healthcare providers and payers to provide telehealth applications that bring greater quality of living and greater quality of dying. website: http://resolutioncare.com/ End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. T...2015-05-1246 min
CareDoula® TalksA Voice of Reason, Celebration and Comfort - Elaine VociElaine is a Life Coach in private practice, specializing in career coaching, in Carmel, Indiana and the author of four inspirational books. She is also a Certified Life Cycle Celebrant and provides individuals and families in the greater Indianapolis area with personalized and unique ceremonies that mark life’s important transitions. When not facilitating programs, coaching, or writing books, she blogs at http://blog.elainevoci.com/ Visit her website: www.elainevoci.com Twitter: @elainevoci End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005 2015-05-0551 min
CareDoula® TalksDoorway Into Light: a Talk with Bodhi BeBodhi Be, the Executive Director of 'Doorway Into Light', is a teacher, guide and ordained minister in the universal Sufi lineage of Hazrat Inayat Khan and Samuel Lewis. He is an independent funeral director, hospice volunteer, notary, and the founder and president of Doorway Into Light’s The Death Store, Hawaii’s first certified green funeral home. He is happily married for 29 years, parent and step-parent to 5 grown children. A grandparent, coffin maker, crematory apprentice, artist, entrepreneur and organic homesteader on Maui, where he has resided for 37 years. website: www.doorwayintolight.org End of Life Care Ce...2015-04-2854 min
CareDoula® Talks"The Death Monologues." A Talk with Giselle Suarez.This one woman show is written and performed by Giselle Suarez. Giselle graduated from the Royal Theatre Arts Academy in Utrecht in the Netherlands. She went on to perform in classic and original works, throughout the European professional theatre circuit. Together with her husband, she founded MOMENTA, a non-profit organization based in the Netherlands, which completed several theatre projects in Central America working with the young Mayan population. In 2009, her mother was diagnosed with a brain tumor and she spent nine months assisting her on her death journey. This experience changed her life drastically and inspired the creation of T...2015-04-2140 min
CareDoula® TalksLucy died from Pediatric CardiomyopathySara Farmer lives in Texas with her husband, son, daughter, and two cats. She is a former teacher turned stay-at-home mom. When she's not tending to her kids, she spends time with her husband, reads, writes, and sings. Following the death of her daughter Lucy at 15 months, she began writing in earnest, sharing her journey through grief and child loss. She is a passionate advocate for several causes, including pediatric cardiomyopathy, vaccines, feminism, and animal rights. Please visit, share and support the links below: Team Lucy, Memorial Video Sara's blog Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation ...2015-04-0745 min
CareDoula® TalksExistential and Psycho-Spiritual Distress: Relief is PossibleIn hospice, we expect people are going to be dealing with their mortality and that there will be suffering in this. Many people find meaning in this struggle. Some simply suffer. We offer anti-psychotic medications, benzodiazapines and anti-depressants and we try all kinds of non-medicinal ways to address this. And, we have a drug, still out of reach, that with just one dose, has been shown to alleviate this suffering. Psilocybin, a hallucinagen (still a Class 1 drug) is out of a person's system quickly and the effect can be permanent and long lasting because the healing happens...2015-03-3129 min
CareDoula® TalksThe Art of Dying ~ The Art of Living. A Talk with Ralph White.The Art of Dying V Conference. NYC. April 24 - 26, 2015. This conference is a thinking person's delight in exploring our dying. Today's podcast focuses on the man behind this and other powerful gatherings around the world such as the Esoteric Quests. A prolific writer and thought leader, Ralph is a guiding force in the worldwide consciousness movement. Read more about him and his work: Ralph's website End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005 2015-03-2439 min
CareDoula® TalksEnd of Life Doulas: Perfect Palliative CompanionsA doula is a beautiful word and concept. It reminds me so much of palliative care, a premier type of holistic service and support. Not just physical, not just emotional, not just the person who is ill but the whole family...these are so many of the qualities of the doula. This episode is all about doulas at the end of life and how we may use them in the time period prior to hospice. Pre-hospice palliative care and doulas would be a beautiful connection, a very powerful team. End of Life Care Certificate Program2015-03-1748 min
CareDoula® TalksYoung and Beautiful and GrievingBrandie Bradley is the second person I have interviewed in my series of talking to Americans (who are not working in healthcare) about their experiences with illness through bereavement. A Native of Louisiana, Brandie presently lives in Austin Texas and is a mother of 2 boys, 5 and 2. Just 22, her journey handling the suicide of her mother is amazing. She has insights far beyond her years. When she's not working or at the park with her kids, she's enjoying Austin's live music scene. End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring d...2015-03-1028 min
CareDoula® TalksA Wonderful Journey Serving Through HospicePenny Davis, author of the book "PJ's, Pearls and Fishing Poles"will talk about hospice, her journey serving at literally every level and share some insights of her career. Her book is all about hospice and how hospice is all about living. You can find Penny HERE. End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005 2015-03-0333 min
CareDoula® TalksA New Understanding: the Science of Psilocybin "Robert J. Barnhart has a BA in comparative religion from Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He has been a strong advocate for the study of psychoactive materials in spiritual and nontraditional healing practices for many years. He sits on the board of both The Heffter Research Institute and The Multi-disciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. He has now completed producing this documentary film about the use of psilocybin medicine in modern healing practices. He currently lives in Austin, Texas where he enjoys being a father to his ten year old daughter." Executive Producer of A New Understanding, The Science of...2015-02-2237 min
Dr Mara Karpel & Your Golden YearsDeanna Cochran, End of Life Doula, Laura in Vallarta & Patrick Trahan on SaxDeanna Cochran, End of Life Doula, RN and Palliative Care Educator talks About Quality of LIfe and a Very Special Hospice Care Service. Jazz saxophone player, Patrick Traihan joins us and web play some of his original music. Laura Gelezunas checks in from the retirement paradise south of the border, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. And Mindfulness for Chronic Pain2015-02-161h 46