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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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01:03:36

Edgar Barens Shares How Prison Hospices are Changing...

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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,...

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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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00:59:36

How to Communicate to Get the Best Care Possible,...

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2022/12/30

Communication is crucial to creating the best end of life experience possible. We’re talking about what to say, how to say it, and when to say it. Knowing how to communicate with their end of life workers helps patients and their caregivers to get better care. Patients and caregivers should feel comfortable talking about symptoms to their hospice team and asking questions. The professionals providing care can’t fix problems they don’t know about. It’s also important to know what concerns need

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00:01:05

Welcome to The Heart of Hospice Podcast

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2022/12/27

Welcome to The Heart of Hospice podcast! You might be having to think about hospice care for yourself or someone you love. It's a big decision. Navigating end of life care can be challenging. You'll need to be an advocate for yourself and the person you care about. You're not alone. We care about your end of life experience.

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01:01:10

Learn How to Love Your Life to Death With Yvonne...

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2022/12/27

Love Your Life to Death founder Yvonne Heath is teaching us how to just show up for someone who’s grieving. Yvonne has been a Registered Nurse since 1988, working in emergency and ICU settings as well as hospice and palliative care. According to her website LoveYourLifetoDeath, Yvonne “witnessed our grief-phobic society and how our reluctance to talk about, plan and prepare for grief, death, and dying causes excessive suffering in life and at the end of life.” She channeled her experience,

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00:47:02

How to Find the Benefits of Grief with Jenny Dilts,...

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2022/12/23

Certified Grief Coach Jenny Dilts is helping people to find the calm inside the grief storm. Jenny finds incredible meaning in supporting people going through a loss. Jenny defines grief as a loss, change, or absence of connection. Whether it’s from a death, a relationship, or a life role, she guides clients to find both the sadness and joy inside the grief experience. Loss of identity, trauma, independence, finances, unmet expectations and dreams are all sources of grief. Hospice patients

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00:42:49

Hospice Nurse Penny is a TikTok Phenom, Episode 135

The Heart of Hospice Podcast ·

2022/12/16

We're talking with Hospice Nurse Penny about how her TikTok videos about end of life care have become a social media phenomenon. After finding her way to hospice nursing, Penny Smith realized there was a big gap in accurate information about end of life care. She decided to educate people in a unique way, utilizing social media. With videos, reels, and dancing, Penny helps expand understanding of hospice care. She normalizes the dying process and helps people to be more comfortable with

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00:49:49

When You Need an Expert, Empathy.com is Your Friend,...

The Heart of Hospice Podcast ·

2022/12/09

Empathy co-founder and CEO Ron Gura created the company with one mission in mind: to help families deal with loss. It’s the friend we all need when we’re navigating the death of a loved one. According to the Empathy website, Empathy was “designed to help bereaved families find balance during one of life's most challenging moments.” Combining technology and human support, the Empathy app helps families through all the financial, legal, emotional, and logistical challenges after losing a loved

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00:49:52

Hospice Social Worker Nathan Yemane Honors His...

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2022/12/06

Hospice social worker Nathan Yemane is meeting the needs of his community by opening the first black-owned hospice agency in Washington State and carrying on his father’s legacy of service. Nathan grew up in Washington, has his masters in Social Work, and in 2013 obtained his clinical license in social work. He has worked in healthcare since 2010, primarily in the hospice field. Nathan and his business partner David Turner were awarded a Certificate of Need approval from the DOH to establish

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00:38:25

How to Survive as a Caregiver Warrior with Susanne...

The Heart of Hospice Podcast ·

2022/12/02

Caregiver Warrior founder Susanne White is sharing the many lessons she learned as a caregiver for her dad and mom. According to the Caregiver Warrior website, Susanne offers “advice, helpful tips, and strategies based on the experience, strength, and hope I found while surviving my own caregiving journey. It has become my mission to share my stories and the things I learned about being an empowered caregiver.” Susanne is an advocate for surrounding yourself with your caregiving village, to

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00:20:45

Creating an Advance Care Plan Series with The...

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2022/11/29

We’re wrapping up our Advance Care Plan Series in collaboration with the amazing team from The Conversation Project from IHI, sharing the lessons we learned during our advance care planning process. Creating an advance care plan is not an easy task, even if you’re not in the middle of a serious illness. Family dynamics have a big influence on how conversations about end of life happen. We learned it’s important to set aside a quiet time and place to talk with the ones you want to make your

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00:54:35

Jill Johnson-Young Discusses Intimacy at End of Life,...

The Heart of Hospice Podcast ·

2022/11/25

We’re having an open, honest discussion with hospice social worker and author Jill Johnson-Young about intimacy during a serious illness. Jill’s been widowed twice, and knows the importance of physical intimacy even at the end of life. As a hospice social worker, Jill has seen what it’s like for terminally ill patients and their partners to struggle with physical intimacy. Losing physical intimacy is just another loss of identity and who couples are together. It can be a source of

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00:24:27

How to Create Your Advance Care Plan Series with The...

The Heart of Hospice Podcast ·

2022/11/22

Kate Debartolo of The Conversation Project is talking with us about advance care planning, and how to talk about what matters most to you. According to The Conversation Project website (theconversationproject.org), Kate “has worked at The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) since 2007. She currently leads The Conversation Project team and operations. Additionally, Kate manages and cultivates relationships with national and state-level organizations that help engage the general public in

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00:47:29

What You Need to Know about Conscious Dying with Dr....

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2022/11/18

Dr. Aditi Sethi-Brown, founder of the Center for Conscious Living and Dying, has devoted her career to promoting positive death experiences. She’s a rare hybrid in healthcare, both a hospice physician and an end of life doula. According to the Center for Conscious Living and Dying (CCLD) website, “CCLD has a vision for death, dying, and grief that involves greater community involvement and connection to the mystery of this season of life. Death is a mirror in which our own lives are

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