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Benny and Dr. Nick have a captivating conversation with Caleb Wilde, the award-winning author of "Confessions of a Funeral Director" and "All the Ways Our Dead Still Speak". He shares his inspiring story as a former sixth-generation funeral director turned life coach for death care workers. If you're a death worker seeking support, reach out to Caleb through this link: https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/packages/75170.
Can embracing our mortality help us living more fully? Caleb Wilde, author of Confessions of a Funeral Director, shares with us some of his insights about facing death and what we can learn from loss. Check out his latest book All the Ways Our Dead Still Speak: A Funeral Director on Life, Death, and the Hereafter.
Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with Caleb Wilde, author & sixth generation funeral director of 20 years who left his family's business this past August, as they talk about his decision to end his career as a funeral director, how the funeral industry shouldn't exist, & creating the kind of funeral where our dead can actually be participants.Get Caleb Wilde's newest book “All the Ways Our Dead Still Speak”: https://www.book.calebwilde.com/ Produced by Nick JainaAssociate Produced by Jasmine PritchardSoundscaping by Nick Jaina”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” Produced by Scott Ferreter & eO w/vocals by Jordan Edelheit, Morgan Bolender, Chelsea Coleman, & Ned BuskirkTHIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU.Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.
For more than 170 years, Caleb Wilde's family has served their Pennsylvania community by facilitating funerals. He has walked beside countless grieving people as they say goodbye, memorialize and weep. He's attended thousands of funeral services, filled with comforting messages about heaven and future reunions. But despite that — or maybe because of it — Wilde says he's skeptical about life after death. “I have become a fundamentalist of doubt,” he writes eloquently in his new book. “Death is so sudden and so final that in order for humans to cope with mortality, they make up a place that is immortal and eternal — the afterlife.' That book, “All the Ways Our Dead Still Speak,” is a thoughtful reflection of Wilde's experiences as a funeral director. He no longer believes in heaven or hell — at least not in the traditional sense. But he also cannot dismiss the experiences and even conversations some grieving families have with their dead loved ones. Friday, on Big Books and Bold Ideas, host Kerri Miller spoke with Wilde about what he's learned from having a front-row seat to death since he was a small boy. Do our dead still speak? Guest: Caleb Wilde is a sixth-generation funeral director (for now), a theology student and the author of the award-winning “Confessions of a Funeral Director.” His new book is “All the Ways Our Dead Still Speak.” To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above. Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or RSS. Subscribe to the Thread newsletter for the latest book and author news and must-read recommendations.
For more than 170 years, Caleb Wilde's family has served their Pennsylvania community by facilitating funerals. He has walked beside countless grieving people as they say goodbye, memorialize and weep. He's attended thousands of funeral services, filled with comforting messages about heaven and future reunions. But despite that — or maybe because of it — Wilde says he's skeptical about life after death. “I have become a fundamentalist of doubt,” he writes eloquently in his new book. “Death is so sudden and so final that in order for humans to cope with mortality, they make up a place that is immortal and eternal — the afterlife.' That book, “All the Ways Our Dead Still Speak,” is a thoughtful reflection of Wilde's experiences as a funeral director. He no longer believes in heaven or hell — at least not in the traditional sense. But he also cannot dismiss the experiences and even conversations some grieving families have with their dead loved ones. Friday, on Big Books and Bold Ideas, host Kerri Miller spoke with Wilde about what he's learned from having a front-row seat to death since he was a small boy. Do our dead still speak? Guest: Caleb Wilde is a sixth-generation funeral director (for now), a theology student and the author of the award-winning “Confessions of a Funeral Director.” His new book is “All the Ways Our Dead Still Speak.” To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above. Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or RSS. Subscribe to the Thread newsletter for the latest book and author news and must-read recommendations.
For more than 170 years, Caleb Wilde's family has served their Pennsylvania community by facilitating funerals. He has walked beside countless grieving people as they say goodbye, memorialize and weep. He's attended thousands of funeral services, filled with comforting messages about heaven and future reunions. But despite that — or maybe because of it — Wilde says he's skeptical about life after death. “I have become a fundamentalist of doubt,” he writes eloquently in his new book. “Death is so sudden and so final that in order for humans to cope with mortality, they make up a place that is immortal and eternal — the afterlife.' That book, “All the Ways Our Dead Still Speak,” is a thoughtful reflection of Wilde's experiences as a funeral director. He no longer believes in heaven or hell — at least not in the traditional sense. But he also cannot dismiss the experiences and even conversations some grieving families have with their dead loved ones. Friday, on Big Books and Bold Ideas, host Kerri Miller spoke with Wilde about what he's learned from having a front-row seat to death since he was a small boy. Do our dead still speak? Guest: Caleb Wilde is a sixth-generation funeral director (for now), a theology student and the author of the award-winning “Confessions of a Funeral Director.” His new book is “All the Ways Our Dead Still Speak.” To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above. Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or RSS. Subscribe to the Thread newsletter for the latest book and author news and must-read recommendations.
Even though Americans are living longer — the share of the U.S. population 65 and older has more than tripled over the last century — we are still profoundly uncomfortable with dying. In fact, the end of life is so medicalized, death is often viewed as a failure, rather than accepted as a fundamental stage of life. Sunita Puri wants to change that. Her book, "That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour," is a masterful memoir of helping people to die — and live — well. It chronicles her journey of becoming a palliative care doctor near the end of her medical school training after she realized medicine had little to say about patients' suffering and mortality. It mirrors thoughts shared by author and sixth-generation funeral director Caleb Wilde in his new book, “All the Ways Our Dead Still Speak.” Wilde's tender and personal reflections on what it's like to grieve loved ones and grapple with death will be the conversation on this Friday's installment of Big Books and Bold Ideas. Until then, enjoy this throwback from 2019 with Puri about how we need to rethink death so we can truly live well. Guest: Sunita Puri is a practicing palliative medicine physician and the author of “That Good Night.” To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above. Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or RSS. Subscribe to the Thread newsletter for the latest book and author news and must-read recommendations.
Author of Confessions of a Funeral Director and the new book, All The Ways Our Dead Still Speak, Caleb Wilde sits down late at night with Brian and Ryan to discuss his work and his mission to talk about burnout in funeral service. Connect with the show at: https://www.undertakingthepodcast.com/ Today's sponsors: The Wilbert Group WilbertEDU Indiana Donor Network Follow Caleb @calebwilde And pick up the book here: All The Ways Our Dead Still Speak
W tym odcinku wracamy do tematu zwierząt, który tak kompleksowo poruszałyśmy ostatnio rok temu. Tym razem mówimy o nich w nowych kontekstach. Razem z Jeffreyem Massonem zastanawiamy się, jak wygląda żałoba po stracie zwierzęcia i jak można sobie z nią poradzić. Sunaura Taylor z pasją argumentuje za wyzwoleniem nie tylko zwierząt, ale także osób z niepełnosprawnościami. Wchodzimy też na wyższy poziom filozoficznych rozważań i patrzymy na język i na to, jak zwierzęta do nas mówią, razem z Evą Meijer. Zapraszamy do słuchania! Książki, o których rozmawiamy w podkaście, to: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, „Kiedy odchodzi przyjaciel. Refleksje o śmierci zwierząt domowych”, tłum. Anna Czechowska, wydawnictwo Relacja; Sunaura Taylor, „Bydlęce brzemię. Wyzwolenie ludzi z niepełnosprawnością i zwierząt”, tłum. Katarzyna Makaruk, wydawnictwo Filtry; Eva Meijer, „Zwierzęta mówią. W stronę demokracji międzygatunkowej”, tłum. Aleksandra Małecka i Miłosz Biedrzycki, wydawnictwo Drzazgi. Dziękujemy wydawnictwu Relacja i wydawnictwu Drzazgi za przysłanie nam egzemplarzy swoich książek. Książki, które pojawiają się przy okazji: Caleb Wilde, „Wyznania przedsiębiorcy pogrzebowego”, tłum. Elżbieta Janota, wydawnictwo Znak. Jeżeli chcecie dostać nasz mikro-poradnik dla początkujących weganek – piszcie do nas: juz.tlumacze@gmail.com Zachęcamy do odwiedzin na naszym profilu na Instagramie: https://www.instagram.com/juz_tlumaczei na Facebooku https://www.facebook.com/juz.tlumaczeoraz na naszej stronie internetowej https://juztlumacze.pl/ Intro: http://bit.ly/jennush
When Angjolie Mei published her own confessions in her memoir Dying to Meet You, her logline was Confessions of a Funeral Director. Later on she discovered that there was a similar book with that title by Caleb Wilde who reflected on mortality and the powerful lessons death holds for every one of us. This immediately became one of Angjolie's favourite book. Perhaps one day, we can have Caleb as a guest on the show with us.
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Caleb Wilde, author of Confessions of a Funeral Director joins the show to discuss burnout and stress in funeral service. To learn more about Caleb visit: https://www.calebwilde.com/
Funeral director and author, Caleb Wilde, gives his up close and personal account of living surrounded by death and how American's detachment from the reality of death isn't helping anyone. Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Emery Tour & Acoustic Shows: emerymusic.com Emery's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/emerymusic Postmates: Postmates app code BADCHRISTIAN Quip: getquip.com/BADCHRISTIAN
DEATH AND SEX AND EUCHARIST! Like... does it get any better? Caleb Wilde is a fifth-generation funeral director who has the freshest take on death I have ever encountered. Literally, this is one of my favorite conversations. We cover a whole lot and go real real deep. Just dive in. You'll love it. ... If you haven't yet, become a sustaining partner on Patreon. Even as little as $1 a month gets this shit into the hands of more people who need it. www.Patreon.com/thekevingarcia Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/a-tiny-revolution/donations --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tinyrevolution/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cass Midgley and Dr. Bob Pondillo bring you a very special episode. This is Bob's last show as co-host. Bob chose the theme of today's episode: death--the most awkward subject and conversation there is. Bob and Cass discuss the Seneca book for about an hour and a half then a 4 minute clip by Caleb Wilde's Tedtalk followed by a 30 minute reading of an article by Eric Puchner, then Bob and I interview Anne-Marie Zanzal, a Hospice worker with end of life experience, and end with a 6 minute playing of your voice mail farewells to Bob. For Bob's last episode, he wanted to talk about death and I think it's appropo. For weeks prior to the taping of this episode he'd been reading a book titled, "How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life." It's the ponderings of the 1st century philosopher, Seneca, edited, translated, and introduced by James S. Romm. "It takes an entire lifetime to learn how to die," wrote the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD). He counseled readers to "study death always," and took his own advice, returning to the subject again and again in all his writings. Seneca believed that life is only a journey toward death and that one must rehearse for death throughout life. In his writings, he tells us how to practice for death, how to die well, and how to understand the role of a good death in a good life. He stresses the universality of death, its importance as life's final rite of passage, and its ability to liberate us from pain, slavery, or political oppression. Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death “The irony of the human condition is that the deepest need is to be free of the anxiety of death and annihilation; but it is life itself which awakens it, and so we must shrink from being fully alive.” Seneca admonishes us to study how to die. 6th generation mortician, Caleb Wilde infers that we are death amateurs, and Ernest Becker says we kick and scratch to subdue the notion that we're ever going to die. Perhaps the greatest application of the adage, "say yes to what is" applies to this--the great leveler, that which we all have in common, and that is our impending, unavoidable death. We taped this conversation on May 26th, 2018. We interview people you don’t know, about a subject no one wants to talk about. We hope to encourage people in the process of deconstructing their faith and help curb the loneliness that accompanies it. We think the world is a better place when more people live by sight, not by faith. Please subscribe to our podcast, and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Also, we offer these podcasts freely. And your support truly makes a difference. You can support us monetarily in two easy ways: you can pledge a monthly donation through Patreon. that’s www.patreon.com/eapodcast, or leave a lump-sum donation through PayPal at our website, www.everyonesagnostic.com. Credits:"Towering Mountain of Ignorance" intro by Hank Green https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3v3S82TuxU The music behind it is "Never Know" by Jack JohnsonThe segue music is "Moonlight on the River" by Mac DemarcoThanks for listening, and be a yes-sayer to what is. Caleb Wilde's Tedtalk on Death Emily Levine's Tedtalk on Death Eric Puchner's article about Caleb Wilde
Messiah Marcolin or Rob Lowe? Boring question. Both phenomenal and part of the great legacy of Candlemass. Ben continues the journey with reflections, readings from the likes of Caleb Wilde to the classic poem "Kindness" by Naomi Shihab Nye..As well as our human bond to the ancient stars...Linearity also be damned: Reaching forward from Rob Lowe era Candlemass to young and killer Crypt Sermon sbd their stunning vocalist Brooks Wilson...Enjoy!
Funeral Director Caleb Wilde has seen beauty in death. This week, he shares how he would like to die. Caleb Wilde's work: https://www.calebwilde.com/ Season 3 of Coming Back returns May 2, 2018! In the meantime... Enter my giveaway to win two copies of The Grief Recovery Method Handbook® by supporting Coming Back on Patreon. Winner will be selected at random from the list of all active patrons as of 4/30/2018. Winner will receive two paperback copies of The Grief Recovery Method Handbook, a set of three Coming Back podcast stickers, and a handwritten thank you note. Make your pledge here: https://www.patreon.com/shelbyforsythia Ask Me Anything LIVE on Google Hangouts Sunday 4/29 at 7:00 Central when you pledge $33/month or more on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/shelbyforsythia Subscribe: iTunes https://apple.co/2CMqhhE Spotify http://spoti.fi/2CMr16k Stitcher http://bit.ly/2m08eJr YouTube http://bit.ly/2m1JWil GooglePlay http://bit.ly/2lWQmiG TuneIn http://bit.ly/2F469Fl Continue the conversation on grief and loss in my private Facebook group, The Grief Growers' Garden: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegriefgrowersgarden/ To ask a question or leave a comment for a future show, leave a voicemail at 312.725.3043 or email shelby@shelbyforsythia.com, subject line, "Podcast." Because even through grief, we are growing. http://www.shelbyforsythia.com/
Caleb Wilde is a six-generation funeral director and writer of a popular blog centered on death, dying, and funeral arrangements, which Time Magazine called a “must read”. Confessions of a Funeral Director: How the business of Death Saved My Life reflects on mortality and the powerful lessons death holds for every one of us.Death. It happens to everyone, yet most of us don’t want to talk about our final chapter of existence Caleb Wilde intimately understands this reticence and fear. The son of an undertaker, he hesitated to embrace the legacy of running his family business. Yet he discovered that caring for the deceased and their loved ones profoundly changed his faith and his perspective on death – and life itself. “Yes, death can be bad. Yes, death can be negative,” Wilde acknowledges, “but it can also be beautiful. And that alternate narrative needs to be discussed.” Wilde engages in a thoughtful and poignant conversation to push against the death negative narrative and to help us see the end of life in a positive and liberating way. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Caleb Wilde is not your average undertaker. In fact, he's a sixth-generation funeral director who uses his innate introversion, empathy, and fascination with theology to "be the heart when hearts are broken." He relays his observations in his new book, Confessions of a Funeral Director. We're talking about how capitalism makes us "death amateurs," how grief is a form of worship, and how Caleb feels about bringing his son to work. Also on today's show, I'm talking about crafting an escape plan for your grief. Ask Me Anything LIVE on Google Hangouts Monday 2/26 at 8:00 Central when you pledge $33/month or more on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/shelbyforsythia Caleb Wilde's work: https://www.calebwilde.com/ Join me live on Facebook Monday 2/19 at 1:00 Central. Support Coming Back on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/shelbyforsythia Subscribe: iTunes https://apple.co/2CMqhhE Spotify http://spoti.fi/2CMr16k Stitcher http://bit.ly/2m08eJr YouTube http://bit.ly/2m1JWil GooglePlay http://bit.ly/2lWQmiG TuneIn http://bit.ly/2F469Fl Continue the conversation on grief and loss in my private Facebook group, The Grief Growers' Garden: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegriefgrowersgarden/ To ask a question or leave a comment for a future show, leave a voicemail at 312.725.3043 or email shelby@shelbyforsythia.com, subject line, "Podcast." Because even through grief, we are growing. http://www.shelbyforsythia.com/
Caleb Wilde joins the show to compare death to sex, silence, negative views of death, Resurrection, tradition, Holy Saturday, and his book Confessions of a Funeral Director.
In this episode Wade & Byrne discuss with author, embalmer and funeral director Caleb Wilde about what happens to a body after it dies. The guys discuss the embalming process and how one goes about 'preparing' a body, as well as some complications that may occur. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Can embracing our mortality help us living more fully? Caleb Wilde, author of Confessions of a Funeral Director, shares with us some of his insights about facing death and what we can learn from loss. We also continue the skincare conversation, talking about our evening routines for a clean and healthy face. Facial massage is a thing. Sarah's favorite tutorial is here. Wanna go green with your evening face routine? We recommend: For luxe: Tata Harper Regenerating Cleanser – use code whoorl10 for 10% off One Love Organics Cleanser MUN Anarose Toner – use code WHOORL for 15% off Drunk Elephant Night Serum Maya Chia Supercritical Pure Chia Face Oil Josh Rosebrook Day Cream SPF 30 Maya Chia Eye Achiever Roller Sarah uses facial masks at least 3-4 times a week. Some of Sarah's favorite masks are here. For budget: Drunk Elephant Juju Bar Thayers Toner Acure Organics Marula Oil Super 6 Serum Hemp Seed Oil (And Kristen still swears by Pond's Cold Cream which Sarah believes is made of cancer and toddlers' tears.) Two great resources for going green are the EWG's Skin Deep website and the Think Dirty App. Also, Sarah wrote about some of her favorite masks here. A less expensive line that is fantastic is Plant Apothecary.
Today's show is suuuuuuper spoooooky! We asked our listeners for ghost stories, and you guys really delivered. You people are creepy. Hear about a ghost who rubs a woman's butt, a heavy breather, and a pissed off grandma. We debate whether fun size candies are in fact fun (or a lie). We talk about the badass bitch, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, and why we think she's super cool. Plus, we interview the amazing author, Caleb Wilde who is a funeral director. He talks about how dealing with death every day changed his faith and his outlook on life. Today's episode is brought to you by Brooklinen. For $20 off these amazing sheets, go to brooklinen.com and use code BRAINCANDY. And for a special treat for your pup, visit Barkbox.com/braincandy and you'll get a free month when you choose a 6 or 12 month subscription.
We check in with Caleb Wilde, the sixth-generation Pennsylvania funeral director who told me about his struggle with depression last year. Support Death, Sex & Money by becoming a monthly sustaining member. Sign up now.
Caleb Wilde, a sixth-generation funeral director, will bury many of his friends and family in his small town. In a culture so unable to talk about death, he tweets to feel less alone. Support Death, Sex & Money by becoming a monthly sustaining member. Sign up now.