This week we interview Pittsburgh-based trauma therapist Casey Swartz.  Casey shares her thoughts on what we are all experiencing during the Covid pandemic.  You can find Casey’s hilarious Instagram: @caseyswartzlpcHere’s the H...

Welcome to the second half of our minisode on end-of-life advance planning!  There was so much to talk about when it came to planning our own funerals that we broke this into two episodes.  This is the funeral planning question...

This week we interview Amy Weisgerber, the In-House Coordinator from CORE (Center for Organ Recovery and Education). CORE is one of 57 federally designated not-for-profit organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in the United States. CORE partner...

Welcome to our third minisode on end-of-life advance planning!  There was so much to talk about when it came to planning our own funerals that we broke this into two episodes.  This is Part 1 of funeral planning.T...

Welcome to the second part of our multi-part minisodes on end-of-life advance planning!  In this minisode we talk about writing your own obituary!Here are some of the main resources we refer to in this episode:

This week we talk to the one-and-only Gail Rubin: The Doyenne of Death®, owner of A Good Goodbye - Funeral Planning for those who don’t plan to die, certified funeral celebrant and pioneering death educator. Gail is author of the aw...

Welcome to the first part of our multi-part minisodes on end-of-life advance planning!  In this minisode we talk about Healthcare Directives & Living Wills. You can find more information at The Conversation Project which is...

This week we have an interview with funeral director Kristin L. Hauman.  Kristin is the owner of The Natural Funeral Company in Pittsburgh, PA as well as a traditional funeral home. ...

This episode features an interview with Martie McNabb.  Martie is a personal historian/visual artist who creates visual narratives from client’s photo, document & memorabilia archives through her business Memories out of the Box (

This episode features an interview with Nisha Bowman, a Pittsburgh-based palliative care social worker and death doula, who shares many compelling thoughts about her work, motherhood and how lack of access to resources at end of life can impact...

A Lovely Death is back after a long hiatus!  My friend Sarah Siplak will be partnering with me on the podcast moving forward.  This season teaser fills you in on all our news!

Episode 8 Part 2 of my conversation with Bryan Ghingold. Bryan talks about attending Death Cafe Pittsburgh, struggling with his fear of death, some significant losses in his life and how it relates to his Jewish faith.

Episode 7 The first part of my conversation with Bryan Ghingold. Bryan talks about attending Death Cafe Pittsburgh, struggling with his fear of death, some significant losses in his life and how it relates to his Jewish faith.

Episode 6 The second part of my interview with Elizabeth Erbrecht - a licensed massage therapist who works with geriatric patients and hospice patients.

Episode 5 An interview with Elizabeth Erbrecht a licensed massage therapist who works with geriatric patients and hospice patients.

Episode 4 The second half of my interview with Helen Stickney. I hope you will enjoy the second half of our conversation. I found Helen's thought about dying and the afterlife so moving and inspiring!

Episode 3 Part 1 An interview with Helen Stickney who is a hospice volunteer, certified End of Life Doula, Reiki practitioner, meditation instructor, and grief support volunteer. Listen in on a conversation about her calling to deathcare and her ...

This episode includes a conversation with fellow Pittsburgh Deathie, John Davis. I hope you enjoy this introduction to A Lovely Death!

Episode 1 - Memento Mori - an introduction to A Lovely Death by Carolyn Fletcher.