For the season three finale I wanted to try something a little different. I invited my good friend Mary-Alice McNab to talk about some weird ways people have passed  throughout history. In this episode we talk about Aeschylus of Ancient Gr...

For episode 30 I interviewed the incredibly brave Brett Wean. On top of being an extremely talented improv comedian Brett works as the Director of Writing and Entertainment Outreach for The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. An organiz...

We're taking it back to Ancient Egypt! I spoke with Rita Lucarelli who is an Associate Professor of Egyptology at the University of California Berkeley. We spoke about how ancient Egyptians viewed death, how it affected their lives, the sym...

Mai Waller unfortunately lost her son, Mace Anthony Williamson shortly after giving birth. It was a stressful, confusing time. It took Mai a few years to get answers as to what actually happened to Mace. In the face of such an unspeakable trage...

Gabriela Fuchs is a cinematographer, inventor, and artist who, unfortunately, lost her father. Following his cremation Gabriela felt a sudden urge to view his ashes under a microscope. What she observed in the microscope changed Gabriela's life...

Claudia Goetzelmann wears a lot of hats and she wears them with a big smile. She's a death doula, a spiritual life coach, she helps people deal with trauma and she's even a photographer. I spoke with Claudia about her different roles and how th...

In episode 25 I spoke with Silke Herwald who is a Grief Expert, Clinical Hypnotherapist and Master Practitioner NLP with over 12 years experience in working with grief. We chatted about grief during the holidays, hypnotherapy, grieving on our o...

David Richman is an author and speaker who made major changes to his life following his sister's terminal cancer diagnosis. We spoke about the changes he's made, the loss of his sister and how he wishes people would talk about grief and loss mo...

Katie Stern and her family lost their son, Toby, to SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome. The story is absolutely heartbreaking but we're beyond appreciative to Katie for sharing it. It's extremely tough for families whose lives are touched by SI...

In episode 22 I spoke with medical anthropologist Dr. Erica Borgstrom about her profession, talking to people about death and dying and ways we can help people have those hard conversations.       Pure Spectrum CBD: ...

In March of 2011 a tsunami struck Japan resulting in the deaths of 20,000 people. To help cope with the trauma and grief, a wind phone was placed along the water's edge. A wind phone is a pay phone that's not connected with phone lines. They're...

In episode 20 I spoke with author Faith Wilcox. Faith Wilcox unfortunately lost her daughter to a rare form of cancer at a young age. To help herself cope with all the doctor visits, confusing medical terms and ultimately the grief of her d...

Unfortunately Maria Green recently had a miscarriage and has heard it all from well-meaning people who have said things to  try and help her 'fix' her grief. Although they meant well, a lot of what was said made Maria feel worse. Fortunate...

Alison Lee Scheuttinger is an interfaith minister and a professor of sustainable systems and design. She's also lived through a near death experience and is currently living through symptoms from a long-haul battle with Covid-19. Interestingly ...

It's my turn to be interviewed. After losing my grandpa a few months ago, Jamie Valencour came back on the podcast to talk to me about the loss of my grandfather, the importance of talking about grief and how awkward I made things on our first ...

Thinking about how the universe itself may end can put our lives into perspective. Especially when you consider not even black holes last forever! Charles Liu is an astrophysicist at The American Museum of Natural History, CUNY Staten Island an...

Sheldon Soloman is a professor of psychology from Skidmore College, in New York. Sheldon and his colleagues study death. Specifically how being reminded of our own mortality can affect our behavior. Let's just say it doesn't make us more open m...

Laura A Sussman is an owner and licensed Funeral Director of Kraft-Sussman Funeral and Cremation services. Laura and her partner do things a little differently. They wanted to change the death industry. They accomplish that goal by offering adv...

In this episode Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) interviews Steff King who is a Masters Student and Researcher from Simon Fraser University in Canada. They're studying how changes to funeral services due to Covid-19 are affecting the bereaved a...

In episode 12, Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) talks with actor, comedian Mike Sause about the loss of his mother, how grief transformed his life and inspirational quotes. Pure Spectrum CBD: Promo code AnxietyPod for 15% off!p...

In episode 11 Patrick Jones (@Patrick_e_jones) talks with mom, writer and yoga instructor about the many ways yoga can help someone who's grieving. Sarah also shares about her personal grief and what not to say to a person who has had a miscarr...

Did you know you can be declared dead in one state and not be considered dead in another? In episode ten I'm joined by Dr. L Syd M Johnson who is a Bioethicist at SUNY Upstate Medical University and we talked about declaring brain death, organ ...

Geshe Tenzin Namdak is a monk and a teacher. Namdak joins Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) to talk about how the teachings of Buddhism approach death, grief and life.Pure Spectrum CBD: Promo code AnxietyPod for 15% off!purespectrumc...

In episode 8 Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) talks with actor, comedian, dancer and writer Kirsten O'Brien. Kirsten talks about her spirituality, the stigma associated with addiction, the loss of her father and how her life changed after his d...

Ralf Jean-Pierre AKA Precious Gorgeous is a rapper, comedian and actor with an incredible story. Ralf joins Patrick Jones (@Patrick_E_Jones) to talk about how losing his best friend led to him traveling around the country on a bicycle performin...