"All of the ways we define ourselves are going to be stripped away by illness or the dying process...now who am I?"

Producer: Whit Missildine

Episode Summary: After 30 years running a Zen Hospice center, a man reflects on what it's like to help transition people through the dying process.

Today’s episode features Frank Ostaseski

Author of: "The Five Invitations: What death can teach us about living fully”

Website: https://fiveinvitations.com/about-frank-ostaseski/

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Content/Trigger Warnings: death, terminal illness, explicit language

Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper

Music Bed: Tibetan Ohm Chant

Outro Music: "The Moon is Down" - El Diablo & Adam Schraft (Rojo y Negro) @eldiablosf @rojo-y-negro www.eldiablobass.com/

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