End of Life Conversations
We are now posting a monthly newsletter on Substack. It contains announcements about end-of-life classes and events, previews of our upcoming episodes, and many resources for planning and learning. Articles and POETRY, of course.
You can subscribe to our Substack here: https://endoflifeconvos.substack.com
We will also be asking our readers (that’s YOU!) for articles, poetry, or event listings.
If you would like to be added to our list (can cancel anytime), please contact us at endoflifeconvo@gmail.com
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Annalouiza and Wakil offer classes on end-of-life planning, grief counseling, and interfaith (or no faith!) spiritual direction. If you are interested in any of these, please don't hesitate to contact us via email at endoflifeconvo@gmail.com.
In this podcast, we'll share people’s experiences with the end of life. We have reached out to experts in the field, front-line workers, as well as friends, neighbors, and the community, to have conversations about their experiences with death and dying. We have invited wonderful people to sit with us and share their stories with one another.
Our goal is to provide you with information and resources that can help us all navigate and better understand this important subject.
You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and BlueSky. Additionally, we would appreciate your financial support, and you can subscribe by clicking the Subscribe button. Subscribers will be sent a dynamically updated end-of-life planning checklist and resources document. They will have access to premium video podcasts on many end-of-life planning and support subjects. Subscribers at $8/month or higher will be invited to a special live, online conversation with Annalouiza and Wakil and are eligible for a free initial session of grief counseling or interfaith spiritual direction.
We would love to hear your feedback and stories. You can email us at endoflifeconvo@gmail.com.
We want to thank Wakil and his wife's children for the wonderful song that begins our programs. We also want to acknowledge that the music we are using was composed and produced by Charles Hiestand. We also acknowledge that we live and work on unceded indigenous peoples' lands. We thank them for their generations of stewardship, which continues to this day, and honor them by doing all we can to create a sustainable planet and support the thriving of all life, both human and more than human.
Episodes
Halloween Special Episode - Worldwide Death Rituals and The Connection Between Death and Love
Can Art and Conversation about Death REALLY Change Your Life?
How Do You Cope With Loss with Chrystal Pennic
Why Do We Only Get Three Days to Grieve with Dr Bob Baugher
When an Elder Reminds Us To Celebrate Death and Reimagine Funerals with Jess Wakefield
Season 4 Memories That Will Surprise You!
How Just a Few Songs Can Lift Your Spirits with Tim Ringgold
The Secrets to Healing One Day at a Time with Christine Jurisich
Why Funeral Care Is More Than You Think!
The Questions That Save Your Family From Conflict with Monica Kumar
Grief Turned to Art | The Power of Poetry to Heal
Feeding Love - Caring for Seniors with Food with Chef Dave Dekker
Expert Advice - How to be Buried in a Forest!
Traditional Irish Revenant Songs with Elizabeth Healy
Helping Families Navigate the Aging Process with Dr. Corinne Auman
Helping Parents Heal and Communicating with Loved Ones with Mark Ireland
A Fiduciary As End of Life Advocate and Resource with Sara Ecklein
Embrace Softness and Connection in Grief with Dr. Mekel Harris
The Essence of Life and Death - Letting Go of the Egoic Self with Rabbi Rami Shapiro
Affordable and Environmentally Sustainable Death Care with Liz Dunnebacke
Self Care for Caregivers with Christine Gautreaux
Using Taxidermy Puppets for Storytelling with Kilah Storm
Season Three Review - Available as Video
Every Moment is a Death with Sam Lee Zemke
Insights Into Male Emotional Responses to Loss with Seth Samuels