"There's a psychological block going on here because the death word is hanging around our head. And that deranges us and shuts our rationality off and opens up our emotions. So we think we're thinking, but we're not, we're just feeling."

11: Caregiving is Infrastructure

Feb 11th, 2022 17m 28s

PACE: Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly"This [PACE] is what kind of program I want to work in. This is what is needed." Sonja FeltonExecutive Director, Huron Valley PACE

10: Marble Lasts, Soil Feeds

Sep 25th, 2021

“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” Thomas Campbell19th century Scottish poetHow Do You Want to be Remembered?This past week was the 20th anniversary of the September 11th

9: Let’s Keep Doing Virtual Funerals

May 20th, 2021 11m 32s

Some of the most heartbreaking stories in 2020 were about families that couldn’t gather together to grieve the death of a loved one. Virtual funerals became a thing for the first time. I wanted to do this episode because I was hearing stories a

8: How Artificial Intelligence Fills the Primary Care Gap

Apr 22nd, 2021 12m 25s

"Sometimes in our healthcare experiences we just feel like numbers in an office, you know, running through, not getting enough time to say what we wanted to say or get our questions answered. And that's a symptom of healthcare not being human."

7: Senior Housing Has a People Problem

Mar 11th, 2021 9m 46s

"The average time to hire any sort of frontline healthcare worker - nationally - is 49 days. And that's by far the largest time to hire in any sort of macro industry in the United States." Charles TurnerCEO, Kare (App)

6: Advance Care Planning Systems – The Miracle Hiding in Plain Sight

Feb 8th, 2021 13m 30s

"Advance care planning is not enough. It's critically important that we develop highly reliable systems." Dr. Stephanie AndersonRespecting Choices®Advance care planning - clarifying your wishes in advance a

5: Walt Patrick’s Intro to Green Burial

Jan 10th, 2021 14m 2s

" People are looking hungrily for anything that can give them a sense of efficacy in a world that doesn't seem to care what they think." Walt PatrickHerland Forest Natural Burial CemeteryGreen Burial basica

4: Talk to Your Kids About Death – Jeanne Proust

Dec 7th, 2020 13m 16s

"The fact that our time on this earth is limited is actually the ultimate incentive to act." Jeanne ProustMeet Jeanne Proust. She's a philosopher and educator - in this thirteen minute piece she explains wh

3: Downsizing the Silver Tsunami – Sharon McRill

Nov 23rd, 2020 12m 12s

Sharon McRill is the founder and owner of the Betty Brigade. Her book, “Downsizing the Silver Tsunami” is the compilation of 16 years of working with thousands of clients and helping them resolve the moving problems and logistical and vendor qu

2: Paula Span’s Intro to Hospice

Nov 15th, 2020 14m 4s

Paula Span is a reporter, journalist and educator. She writes the New York Times “The New Old Age” column and trains the next generation of journalists at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.Paula’s book, “When the Time Comes

1: Design Thinking + Death

Nov 2nd, 2020 3m 36s

This all started for me back in 2015, it was a Ted talk from BJ Miller and it was called "What Really Matters at the End of Life". You should go and watch the whole thing, but here's the part that you need to know:BJ Miller: Healthcare was de

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