Learning To Say Goodbye
What is it about the subject of death and grief that makes us so uncomfortable? We have been experts at avoiding the one thing we all face sooner or later. Death is something that happens to other people. But when it hits close, we are left scrambling.So, let’s talk about it. There is a lot to learn, not only about death, but about grief, communication and most importantly: life. Learning to Say Goodbye explores this tricky subject from all sides, covering views from different cultures, looking what religion and spirituality can teach us, hearing from people who have been through grief and close to death. We will learn how to help people going through loss, and how to talk about the one thing we all hate to talk about: death.
Podcasting since 2021 • 16 episodes
Learning To Say Goodbye
Latest Episodes
The Art of Ceremony - with Megan Sheldon
For most of human history, ritual shaped the rhythm of our lives. It helped us mark beginnings and endings, honour milestones, and make sense of the changes that quietly reshaped us. Rituals rooted communities, offered language for moments beyo...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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58:34
After Death Planning - with Garrick Colwell
When was the last time you thought about your own death - not the medical decisions leading up to it, but the moment of death itself and what follows in the hours, days, and weeks afterward?In this episode, we explore what happens af...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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44:30
End of Life Planning - with Garrick Colwell
What is the best way to show your love to the ones closest to you? Now, if you have been following this podcast for a while, you know that I am not talking about romantic gestures here, we are not talking roses and gifts, romantic d...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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47:50
Death on my own terms - Medical Aid in Dying with Dan Diaz
I was sitting with my mother when she passed. It was not the kind of death I would have wished for her. She was under palliative sedation, which took away all opportunities to have those final words, those final goodbyes. She seemed without pai...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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58:36
Psilocybin at the End of Life with Dr. Paul Thambi
I remember the day my dad called me to tell me that I should come home. My mom was not getting better. There is something to be said about the mental state one goes into upon receiving a potentially terminal diagnosis. Everything changes in thi...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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40:47