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The Heart of Hospice Podcast

Hosted by Helen Bauer, BSN RN CHPN

The Heart of Hospice podcast is dedicated to helping personal and professional caregivers who are caring for someone with serious illness. We"re here to provide information and education so people can make informed choices about end of life care.

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00:49:53

Human Composting is the Burial Alternative of the...

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2023/05/05

Today’s guest Katrina Spade is changing the landscape of death care as CEO/founder of Recompose, an organization offering human composting as an environmental-friendly alternative to traditional burial and cremation. Katrina is the founder and CEO of Recompose, a public benefit corporation leading the transformation of the funeral industry. She’s the designer and inventor of a system that transforms the dead into soil (aka human composting). According to the Recompose website, Recompose

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00:55:45

Hospice Nurses Created The Care Plan to Make...

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2023/04/28

Hospice nurses Nancy Heyerman and Brenda Kizzire are on a mission to transform the end-of-life experience through education and support. They know what it takes to be a caregiver for someone with a serious illness. Between them Nancy and Brenda have over 40 years of hospice nursing experience. They’re The Hospice Queens! Like so many hospice nurses in the US, Brenda and Nancy have watched caregivers struggle with providing the best care at home. The two nurses designed the Care Plan booklet to

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00:58:49

Cathy VandenHeuvel Brings Caregivers What They Need,...

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2023/04/21

Cathy VandenHeuvel, host of the Caregiver Cup podcast, is helping working women caregivers fill their cups. She’s got a lot of caregiving wisdom to share. Cathy and her siblings formed a caregiving team to care for both of their parents at the end of their lives. Drawing on their individual strengths, they managed both care experiences - one without hospice care and one in partnership with a hospice agency. As Cathy reflects back on the time she spent caring for her dad, she remembers important

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00:53:47

Nathan Kottkamp is the Founder of National Healthcare...

The Heart of Hospice Podcast ·

2023/04/14

My guest Nathan Kottkamp is the founder and chair of National Healthcare Decisions, which highlights the importance of advance care planning. National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) is an annual day recognized as a day to talk about advance care planning. My guest Nathan Kottkamp is the founder and chair of National Healthcare Decisions, which highlights the importance of advance care planning. He’s actively engaged in addressing complex public health issues. He is also a member of the Advance

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00:41:17

Elizabeth Miller Shares How to be a Happy, Healthy...

The Heart of Hospice Podcast ·

2023/04/07

Certified Caregiver Consultant Elizabeth Miller is helping other caregivers figure out how to stay healthy while juggling caregiving responsibilities. Elizabeth describes herself as a life-long caregiver, a sandwich caregiver, as well as a hands-on and remote caregiver. During the years she spent caring for her parents, Elizabeth learned her own caregiving style. She’s a huge fan of proactive self care - don’t wait for the crisis to hit and the oxygen mask to drop. Elizabeth’s family pulled

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00:46:45

Savina Makalena is a Caregiver for Caregivers,...

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2023/03/31

Podcaster, caregiver, and advocate Savina Makalena is sharing what she’s learned as a family caregiver. Savina is the host of the Caring Caregiver podcast and a personal caregiver for her mom. Savy is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Gimme A Break, a non-profit organization whose mission is to care for caregivers by giving them an emotional and physical break as well as resources for their continued well-being. As a lifetime caregiver she has recognized the need to support all

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00:01:02

The Heart of Hospice Trailer

The Heart of Hospice Podcast ·

2023/03/25

Welcome to The Heart of Hospice podcast!

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00:48:27

Rupert Callender is the Radical Undertaker and Green...

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2023/03/24

Rupert Callender identifies as a radical undertaker. He’s changing funeral services, one personal experience at a time. Rupert was moved to become an undertaker through his experience of bereavement and its aftermath. He spent much of his childhood in the hospice where his mother worked, and the caring humanistic philosophy of the hospice movement is central to his work. He opened The Green Funeral Company with Claire in 2000 and the company is now among the country’s best-known eco-friendly

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00:53:37

Chris MacLellan Makes Meaning From His Caregiving...

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2023/03/17

Chris MacLellan is making meaning from his experience as the primary caregiver for his life partner Richard. Chris and Richard’s story was featured in the 2015 Pulitzer Prize-nominated 3-part story, “In Sickness and In Health: A Couple’s Final Journey,” which told their journey of caregiving. The story told of the challenges LGBT partners have in dealing with the medical and legal system, but it also told of the love and joy my partner Chris and Richard had in their relationship. Chris has a

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00:36:39

Finding Growth and Gratitude in Caregiving with...

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2023/03/10

Martha Ranon learned firsthand what it’s like to be a personal caregiver, and now she’s working to support and empower other caregivers. #caregiving #caregiver #dementia #Alzheimers #seriousillness #hospice #endoflife https://theheartofhospice.libsyn.com/finding-growth-and-gratitude-in-caregiving-with-martha-ranon-of-southern-caregiver-resource-center-episode-149 Along with the team at the Southern Resource Caregiver Center (SCRC), Martha is educating unpaid family caregivers on caregiving

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00:35:46

How to Create Legacy with the Help of Haven, Episode 148

The Heart of Hospice Podcast ·

2023/03/03

Haven believes every legacy needs a beautiful Haven to call home. Maggie Gannon and the Haven team support people at end of life by empowering them to share their legacy. According to Haven’s website, they are “on a mission to improve the quality of all our lives by changing the way the world thinks about death. We do this by giving everyone a beautiful home to preserve their story and grow closer together with loved ones now, while helping everyone stay connected to their memory after

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00:43:16

Jody Giles on How to Avoid Missing Pieces in Your...

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2023/02/24

Plan ahead so you leave a legacy, not a mess. Great advice from CPA Jody Giles, author of the Missing Pieces Plan. According to her website jodygiles.com, Jody is “the author of the Missing Pieces Plan, a book designed to help people plan for end-of-life. The “missing pieces” are what Jody feels are the most important pieces in a financial plan however, they are often the most neglected. When included, these pieces offer the greatest sense of peace of mind and a priceless gift to loved ones.

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01:03:36

Edgar Barens Shares How Prison Hospices are Changing...

The Heart of Hospice Podcast ·

2023/02/17

Filmmaker Edgar Barens works with the Humane Prison Hospice Project to highlight the need for compassionate end-of-life programs in the US. prison system. https://theheartofhospice.libsyn.com/edgar-barens-shares-how-prison-hospices-are-changing-lives-episode-146

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00:46:56

Helping People Through Life's Hardest Times is Their...

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2023/02/10

Catherine Hinz is talking about grief and how her company Beyond Words Co. creates curated care packages to ensure no one feels alone through life’s hardest times. After experiencing a grief event in her own life, Catherine realized our responses to hard events in the lives of people we care about is often inadequate. Things like cards and even flowers just don’t provide the relief and comfort we’d like to give. Her company Beyond Words Co. is in the business of caring for people when life’s

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00:35:56

Making End of Life Dreams Come True with Caitlin...

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2023/02/03

Caitlin Crommett is the founder of DreamCatchers Foundation, an organization creating connections for older and younger generations to fulfill the end of life dreams of hospice patients. Caitlin got her start volunteering in hospice at only 12 years old. After realizing the benefits of matching younger volunteers with older adults, Caitlin founded DreamCatchers Foundation in 2009 as a non-profit organization. According to the Dream Catchers website, “DreamCatchers empowers students and their

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00:39:28

Talking About National Anchor Your Heart Day with...

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2023/01/31

Join thousands of people around the globe opening their hearts to allow pain and peace to sit side-by-side together without fear on National Anchor Your Heart Day, at 3:00 pm ET on Thursday, Feb. 2. Sponsored by Opus Peace, National Anchor Your Heart Day includes a free webinar on self-compassioning with a post-webinar discussion guide. The webinar includes a free CE for nurses and mental health professionals. 10,000 dying veterans taught NP Deborah Grassman of Opus Peace the value of dying

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00:44:08

Tips for Navigating Hospice Care at Home with Barbara...

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2023/01/27

End-of-life educator Barbara Karnes is back to talk about death in the home, what it looks like, and how caregivers can manage a dying loved one at home. The reality of a death at home is that it's a challenge for caregivers, and can put a heavy burden on the caregiver. Before death became a medical event, it was a psychosocial event that was managed at home, and caregivers were supported by the community. These days people frequently die in the hospital or in a nursing facility. Family

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00:59:40

Learning How to Reimagine Grief with Lisa Keefauver,...

The Heart of Hospice Podcast ·

2023/01/20

Grief activist and founder of Reimagining Grief Lisa Keefauver is talking about her work to transform and expand our understanding of grief and change the lives of individuals, communities, and organizations along the way. According to lisakeefauver.com, Lisa is “using my personal and professional experiences with grief and loss over the past 20 years to create a grief-smart culture.” She’s the founder of Reimagining Grief, Host of the top-rated podcast, Grief is a Sneaky Bitch, and Adjunct

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00:37:24

Medical Aid in Dying From a Hospice Social Worker...

The Heart of Hospice Podcast ·

2023/01/13

Medical Aid in Dying is a controversial topic. Hospice Social Worker Lisa Pahl shares what it’s like to support someone who’s utilizing Medical Aid in Dying. Hospice team members are often present when a patient chooses Medical Aid in Dying, or MAID. Lisa’s experience has shown her how intense and intimate it can be to companion a patient and family during a MAID event. Often the conversations about the death, and the details of how the patient wants it to happen, are enriched and deep. Lisa

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00:42:20

How to Provide Quality Hospice Care for LGBTQ+...

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2023/01/06

Hospice social worker and grief counselor Jill Johnson-Young is sharing wisdom and her perspective on end of life care for the LGBTQ+ community. Just like every other patient and caregiver, members of the LGBTQ+ community and their caregivers want to feel safe and be treated with respect during their end of life experience. Although it’s difficult to do, end of life workers need to be aware of their own biases. Members of the LGBTQ+ community might be hesitant to choose hospice care,

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