Podcast appearances and mentions of anita hannig

In this episode of Peaceful Exit, host Sarah Cavanaugh interviews an anthropologist who immersed herself in the world of assisted dying in Oregon, Anita Hannig. Anita shares the methodology of participant observation, the emotional dynamics of end-of-life experiences, and the distinction between assisted dying and suicide. Her extensive research and personal reflections, highlight the differences in cultural practices and legal frameworks regarding euthanasia and assisted dying around the world. They also touch upon the death positive movement and the importance of discussing mortality openly.You can find Anita's book, “The Day I Die” on her website: https://anitahannig.com. You can also find her on twitter @anitahannig.This podcast is produced by Larj Media.

In the United States, 22 percent of Americans live in places that authorize medical aid in dying. But as more states consider-and pass-legislation that supports the practice, confusion and hurdles remain. In 2015, author and anthropologist Anita Hannig began researching medical aid-in-dying in the United States. She spent hundreds of hours speaking with doctors, patients, and lawmakers across the country. The results of Hannig's long-term project are laid out in her latest book, The Day I Die: The Untold Story of Assisted Dying in America. Combining extensive research with personal narratives, Hannig goes beyond the surface-level polarization to offer a deeper, more nuanced assessment of a social issue that will continue to affect more Americans.rnrnThe Day I Die was a nonfiction finalist for the 2023 Oregon Book Awards. The State Library of Oregon also selected the title to represent the Oregon Center for the Book at the National Book Festival in Washington D.C.rnrnPreviously, Hannig served as an associate professor of anthropology at Brandeis University. Her first book, Beyond Surgery: Injury, Healing, and Religion at an Ethiopian Hospital, was awarded the 2018 Eileen Basker Memorial Prize from the Society for Medical Anthropology.

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 shares that as a social worker, she finds her energy for supporting patients to be refilled rather than depleted.  Medical Aid in Dying is not legal in every state in the U.S.  It's important that hospice and end of life workers are aware of what the laws are in the state where they work. Whether or not hospice professionals support a MAID law, they should be able to accurately inform patients and families, and provide education.  Connect with hospice social worker and Death Deck co-creator Lisa Pahl at thedeathdeck.com. Get your set of Death Deck cards here! Find more information on Medical Aid in Dying at Compassion and Choices. Find out if Medical Aid in Dying is legal in your state here.  Listen to the interview with Anita Hannig, author of How I Die: The Untold Story of Assisted Dying in America Epi. 114 by clicking here.  Connect with podcast host Helen Bauer at helen@theheartofhospice.com. Find more information about hospice philosophy, end of life care, and self care for both personal and professional caregivers here.   Book podcast host Helen Bauer to speak for your podcast, event, or conference by sending an email to helen@theheartofhospice.com.  Find more podcast episodes from The Heart of Hospice at The Heart of Hospice Podcast (theheartofhospice.com)    

Anthropologist Anita Hannig is talking with us about Medical Aid in Dying, misconceptions about assisted dying laws, and her new book The Day I Die: The Untold Story of Assisted Dying in America. Every end of life professional should be informed about what medical aid in dying really is. MAID laws, otherwise known as Death with Dignity laws, have been passed in ten states across the U.S. as well as Washington, D.C. Regardless of whether their state has a law permitting MAID, it's important that healthcare providers are able to answer questions that might arise from seriously ill patients and their caregivers.  Medical aid in dying is a controversial topic.  Information given to patients should never be based on the personal opinions, judgments, or beliefs of the end of life providers.  Ms. Hannig's book The Day I Die: The Untold Story of Assisted Dying in America, is based on 5 years of immersive research.  The book provides unbiased reporting on the challenges of utilizing MAID, how assisted dying is viewed by the medical community, and the multitude of ways an assisted death is experienced by a patient and loved ones.   To learn more about Medical Aid in Dying, visit the Compassion and Choices website (compassionandchoices.org).   To read more about Ms. Hannig's book, visit anitahannig.com. To purchase your copy of The Day I Die: The Untold Story of Assisted Dying in America on Amazon, click here. To purchase the book through IndieBound Books, click here.       Connect with The Love Always Project by clicking here and accessing their Resource page for more support. Find more information about hospice philosophy, end-of-life care, and self-care for both personal and professional caregivers here.  Find more podcast episodes from The Heart of Hospice here: https://theheartofhospice.libsyn.com/ Connect with podcast host Jerry Fenter at jerry@theheartofhospice.com. Connect with podcast host Helen Bauer at helen@theheartofhospice.com.  

We're talking about comfort feedings today, how they work and the benefits they hold for hospice patients and their caregivers.  Comfort feeding, (also pleasure feeding, is the practice of feeding the patient only what the patient likes and wants.  It might not be considered particularly healthy.  It's more about enhancing quality of life for the patient.  The focus of food intake is on comfort rather than good nutrition.  The choices about food and drink are driven by the patient's ability to swallow, of course.  If a patient's ability to swallow is impaired, he might just take the food or liquid into his mouth and then spit them out.  The best guidance about comfort feedings is this:  don't eat or drink anything that's going to make symptoms worse.  Shortness of breath, blood sugar fluctuation and fluid retention (edema) can all be made worse by certain foods.  Quality of life depends on managing those symptoms to the patient's comfort level.  Because managing those symptoms is often the job of the caregiver, how comfort feedings are handled affects the caregiver, too.  So finding a good balance in comfort feedings is important.  The patient, caregiver, and the hospice team can help make that happen. Connect with The Love Always Project by clicking here and accessing their Resource page for more support.   Interested in anthropologist Anita Hannig's book The Day I Die: The Untold Story of Assisted Dying in America?  Purchase your copy here or here. Find more information about hospice philosophy, end-of-life care, and self-care for both personal and professional caregivers here.  Find more podcast episodes from The Heart of Hospice here: https://theheartofhospice.libsyn.com/ Connect with podcast host Jerry Fenter at jerry@theheartofhospice.com. Connect with podcast host Helen Bauer at helen@theheartofhospice.com.  

Navigating the maze of responsibilities following a death can be overwhelming. Empathy.com can help. The Empathy founders know that loss-related tasks are many, ranging from writing an obituary to closing out business accounts and subscriptions.  On the Empathy website, you'll find resources to help with choosing a funeral home and celebrant, writing a eulogy, and dealing with issues related to the will.  Empathy Care Specialists are available to offer guidance and services to walk through the items that need to be completed after a death.  They can even help with writing an obituary. On the Empathy app, there's grief and bereavement support to ease the hard emotions that come with a loss, including a grief journal.  On the days when grief feels overwhelming, listen to Empathy's brief mindfulness-based guided meditations that support grievers through those hard emotions.  Empathy offers services for individuals, insurers, and employers.   Interested in anthropologist Anita Hannig's book The Day I Die: The Untold Story of Assisted Dying in America?  Purchase your copy here or here. Connect with The Love Always Project by clicking here and access their Resource page for more support.    Find more information about hospice philosophy, end of life care, and self care for both personal and professional caregivers here.  Find more podcast episodes from The Heart of Hospice here: https://theheartofhospice.libsyn.com/

The who, what, when, where, and why of assisted dying in America with Anita Hannig by Caregiver SOS On Air

Anita Hannig, PhD in Anthropology, associate professor of anthropology at Brandeis University, where she teaches classes on medicine, religion, and death and dying, spoke with Caregiver SOS on Air co-host, veteran broadcaster and attorney, Ron Aaron, about the who, what, when, where, and why of assisted dying in America. Co-host and nationally known gerontologist Carol Zernial was on special assignment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TONIGHT: We get the latest on spiking Covid rates and what the new Monkeypox virus might mean for the Bay Area.THEN: How are "Aid-in-Dying" laws working for terminally ill patients? We'll find out when we talk to cultural anthropologist Anita Hannig about her new book, The Day I Die.PLUS: We'll find out how the pandemic pups faring.

This week's Doxit Podcast examines the topic of the medicalisation of death. Whereas once a death was the domain of religion, and suicide was considered a sin against God, more recently the public discourse on suicide has medicalised the act, treating it as a mental illness. No rational person could ever wish to end their life, regardless of the reason. In this week's discussion, Philip Nitschke and Fiona Stewart question the semantics surrounding rational/ irrational suicide/ Voluntary Assisted Dying/ Medical Aid In Dying, drawing in particular on a recent article by Anita Hannig in the journal Cultural Anthropology (Vol. 34, Issue 1, pp. 53–77). They explore how a death under a right to die law, is more an instance of the person/ patient gaining State (and medical) authorisation, than the person having any real authority over their life, and death. DIY end of life strategies are the only effective means by which one's autonomy and agency can be preserved.

Anita Hannig‘s first book, Beyond Surgery: Injury, Healing, and Religion at an Ethiopian Hospital (University of Chicago Press, 2017) is an in-depth, ethnography of two fistula repair and rehabilitation centers in northern Ethiopia. Focusing on the juxtaposition of culture, religion and medicine, Hannig turns the heroic narrative of surgery on its head to expose the realities of life for women treated in, and living at the centers. Utilizing first-person interviews, she show the human face to the surgery and its aftermath. Moving beyond the easy and cathartic narrative promulgated by the media and non-profit fundraisers, Hannig shows the complex reality of life post-surgery. Hannig's book is a testament to the importance of good, long-term research in the arena of public health in the developing world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anita Hannig‘s first book, Beyond Surgery: Injury, Healing, and Religion at an Ethiopian Hospital (University of Chicago Press, 2017) is an in-depth, ethnography of two fistula repair and rehabilitation centers in northern Ethiopia. Focusing on the juxtaposition of culture, religion and medicine, Hannig turns the heroic narrative of surgery on its head to expose the realities of life for women treated in, and living at the centers. Utilizing first-person interviews, she show the human face to the surgery and its aftermath. Moving beyond the easy and cathartic narrative promulgated by the media and non-profit fundraisers, Hannig shows the complex reality of life post-surgery. Hannig’s book is a testament to the importance of good, long-term research in the arena of public health in the developing world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anita Hannig‘s first book, Beyond Surgery: Injury, Healing, and Religion at an Ethiopian Hospital (University of Chicago Press, 2017) is an in-depth, ethnography of two fistula repair and rehabilitation centers in northern Ethiopia. Focusing on the juxtaposition of culture, religion and medicine, Hannig turns the heroic narrative of surgery on its head to expose the realities of life for women treated in, and living at the centers. Utilizing first-person interviews, she show the human face to the surgery and its aftermath. Moving beyond the easy and cathartic narrative promulgated by the media and non-profit fundraisers, Hannig shows the complex reality of life post-surgery. Hannig’s book is a testament to the importance of good, long-term research in the arena of public health in the developing world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anita Hannig‘s first book, Beyond Surgery: Injury, Healing, and Religion at an Ethiopian Hospital (University of Chicago Press, 2017) is an in-depth, ethnography of two fistula repair and rehabilitation centers in northern Ethiopia. Focusing on the juxtaposition of culture, religion and medicine, Hannig turns the heroic narrative of surgery on its head to expose the realities of life for women treated in, and living at the centers. Utilizing first-person interviews, she show the human face to the surgery and its aftermath. Moving beyond the easy and cathartic narrative promulgated by the media and non-profit fundraisers, Hannig shows the complex reality of life post-surgery. Hannig’s book is a testament to the importance of good, long-term research in the arena of public health in the developing world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anita Hannig‘s first book, Beyond Surgery: Injury, Healing, and Religion at an Ethiopian Hospital (University of Chicago Press, 2017) is an in-depth, ethnography of two fistula repair and rehabilitation centers in northern Ethiopia. Focusing on the juxtaposition of culture, religion and medicine, Hannig turns the heroic narrative of surgery on its head to expose the realities of life for women treated in, and living at the centers. Utilizing first-person interviews, she show the human face to the surgery and its aftermath. Moving beyond the easy and cathartic narrative promulgated by the media and non-profit fundraisers, Hannig shows the complex reality of life post-surgery. Hannig’s book is a testament to the importance of good, long-term research in the arena of public health in the developing world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anita Hannig‘s first book, Beyond Surgery: Injury, Healing, and Religion at an Ethiopian Hospital (University of Chicago Press, 2017) is an in-depth, ethnography of two fistula repair and rehabilitation centers in northern Ethiopia. Focusing on the juxtaposition of culture, religion and medicine, Hannig turns the heroic narrative of surgery on its head to expose the realities of life for women treated in, and living at the centers. Utilizing first-person interviews, she show the human face to the surgery and its aftermath. Moving beyond the easy and cathartic narrative promulgated by the media and non-profit fundraisers, Hannig shows the complex reality of life post-surgery. Hannig’s book is a testament to the importance of good, long-term research in the arena of public health in the developing world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do academics write for a variety of audiences? Is routine a necessary part of creating? How many times will Ryan mention Stephen King? In this episode of This Anthro Life, Adam and Ryan talk with Anita Hannig of Brandeis University about the writing process behind her new book, Beyond Surgery: Injury, Healing, and Religion at an Ethiopian Hospital. While they are looking at writing as a craft from the perspective of anthropologists, Ryan, Adam, and Anita draw on a variety of perspectives outside of the discipline to suggest some tips for writing routine, reaching a broad audience, and writing ethnography. About Anita Hannig Anita Hannig is an assistant professor at Brandeis University. Read more at thisanthrolife.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisanthrolife/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thisanthrolife/support

Our June pick for The Morbidly Curious Book Club Was "The Day I Die: The Untold Story of Assisted Dying in America" by Anita Hannig."The Day I Die is a major work of nonfiction that tackles the one issue we'll all eventually come to face-our final days, hours, and minutes. With clarity and empathy, award-winning anthropologist Anita Hannig uncovers the stigma against the practice of assisted dying, untangles the legalities and logistics of pursuing an assisted death in America today, and profiles the dedicated advocates and medical personnel involved. In intimate, lyrical detail, Hannig explains why someone might choose an assisted death and how that decision impacts their loved ones. In a time when nearly 80 percent of Americans die in hospitals and nursing homes, medical assistance in dying could transform the way we die for the better, allowing more people to define the terms of their own death.”Join us if you're curious: themorbidlycuriousbookclub.comExcitingly, we have chapters sprouting up around the world. Find them here: https://bookclubs.com/join-a-book-club/the-morbidly-curious-book-club -- if you don't see your city, send me an email!themorbidlycuriousbookclub@gmail.comReferences and mentioned links:https://anitahannig.com/about-me/https://deathwithdignity.org/news/2024/03/annual-oregon-dwd-report-data/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9451602/https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/16/dutch-woman-euthanasia-approval-grounds-of-mental-sufferinghttps://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/16/europe-slowly-shifting-attitudes-towards-assisted-dyinghttps://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/16/dutch-woman-euthanasia-approval-grounds-of-mental-sufferinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_suicide_in_the_United_States#cite_note-6https://katu.com/news/politics/oregon-ends-residency-rule-for-medically-assisted-suicidehttps://news.gallup.com/poll/235145/americans-strong-support-euthanasia-persists.aspxhttps://www.patientsrightscouncil.org/site/assisted-suicide-state-laws/https://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj.q271https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-services-benefits/medical-assistance-dying.htmlSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-morbidly-curious-book-club-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy