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Death Doula Global Summit Speaker Spotlight: Brad Wolfe, Founder of Reimagine EOL What if confronting mortality could be the key to living a more meaningful life? Join us as we host Brad Wolf, the visionary founder and executive director of Reimagine End of Life, who shares his deeply personal journey and the pivotal experiences that led him to break down the taboos surrounding death through arts, spirituality, healthcare, and design. Brad recounts early inspirations, like his grandmother's wisdom and the impactful loss of his friend Sarah, demonstrating how mortality can serve as a powerful catalyst for living more fully.  Through our conversation with Brad, we uncover the profound wisdom shared by those facing the end of life, including valuable teachings from thought leaders Frank Ostaseski and Ira Byock. We touch on the transformative power of forgiveness, gratitude, and the importance of meaningful relationships. Hear touching stories, such as that of young volunteer Grace, and learn how the pandemic has reshaped our approach to these essential conversations. Additionally, Brad gives us a glimpse into an upcoming festival dedicated to creating space for vital end-of-life discussions. Explore the transformative practices of writing legacy letters and love letters to oneself, and the importance of rituals and mindfulness in healing. Brad talks about Reimagine's remarkable initiatives, like the "Creating Space" festival and the "Mourning into Unity" initiative, which bring people together to support each other through grief and healing. Finally, Suzanne O'Brien wraps up the Death Doula Global Summit interview with heartfelt gratitude and anticipation for future discussions, leaving us inspired to integrate the wisdom of elders and face life and death with courage and compassion.       We dive into: (04:01 - 04:52) Rediscovering the Value of Aging (09:39 - 11:47) Universal Laws and Common Humanity (14:11 - 15:52) Innovative Human-Centered Design Approach (21:45 - 23:42) Zoom Challenges and Opportunities (34:01 - 35:33) Path to Hospice and Consciousness (43:51 - 44:59) Sharing Wisdom in End-of-Life Care         We want to hear from you!!! If you found this podcast helpful, Please Rate, Review, & Follow so we can reach more people.     Links mentioned in this episode: Doulagivers Institute The NEXT Free Level 1 End of Life Doula Training Registration LINK  The NEXT Free Doulagivers Discovery Webinar  Reimagine Organization   80-90% of a positive end of life depends on these two things: Knowing the basic skills on how to care for someone at the end of life and planning ahead - and BOTH Doulagivers Institute is giving you for FREE! Access them Below! Making your wishes known is one of the greatest gifts you can give to your loved ones. Download The Doulagivers 9 Choice Advance Directive now! It's FREE!     More about what we do at Doulagivers Institute - Click here! More about Brad Wolfe and his music - Click here! 

How can we reimagine the way we celebrate the end of life? SendOff is pioneering a shift, granting us the freedom to reimagine how we celebrate the end of life and funeral traditions. My guest today is Kelly Roberts, the founder of SendOff: Funerals Reimagined. This new and unique memorial brand is curating highly personalized events within hospitality venues throughout the Twin Cities and beyond. With over 25 years of experience in retail, hospitality, and funeral home ownership, Kelly felt inspired to change the narrative within the funeral home space. His mission is challenging traditions, putting our legacy into action, and unveiling a new narrative for families and their funeral choices. Today, our conversation touches on how the funeral industry has traditionally approached end-of-life ceremonies. We look at why there might have been resistance to change and innovation, and why it's crucial to challenge these longstanding ways of thinking. We'll discuss the role preplanning plays in the journey of families and their loved ones and how it can contribute to a more meaningful end-of-life experience. Kelly shares with us how to integrate the unique "SendOff elements" to ensure the presence of loved ones is strongly felt. We'll explore ways families can celebrate and honor the life of the departed uniquely and personally. We also dive into the importance of these conversations in fostering a positive mindset, supporting families after a loss, and how such services contribute to the healing process. We'll also discuss empowering families to think differently about the end of life and giving them the freedom to explore alternative approaches. The conversation will touch on potential collaborations within the funeral industry with sectors such as senior living, hospice, and estate planning to ensure a more holistic approach to end-of-life care. And amidst our busy lives, we'll highlight why attending celebrations and funerals is so essential. Thank you, Kelly, for your innovation and compassion!   *This episode is brought to you by Gigi Betty co. A boutique gift shop raising awareness and funds for caregivers and care partners. Show now at www.gigibettyco.com. Use the special code WILLGATHER20 for 20% off your order- Just for our podcast listeners!   We are not medical professionals and are not providing any medical advice. If you have any medical questions, we recommend that you talk with a medical professional of your choice. willGather has taken care in selecting its speakers but the opinions of our speakers are theirs alone. Thank you for your continued interest in our podcasts. Please follow for updates, rate & review! For more information about our guest, podcast & sponsorship opportunities, visit www.willgatherpodcast.com        

We're always going through some kind of loss, celebration, or change in our lives. Joining me to discuss the importance of ritual during times of great transition is Day Schildkret. Day is internationally known for the creation of Morning Altars, beautiful pieces of impermanent art. He is also the author of Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change.  A conversation about divorce is a conversation about endings. In order to begin again, it is important to mark this transition. Putting things in order through ritual can be healing. It helps you to feel resourced, reoriented, supported and witnessed. Learning how to let go and honor what once was, through ritual, is such an important topic. I hope you truly enjoy this conversation.  “Endings are valuable. The better you can end something, the better you can begin something new.” Show Highlights Why Day says, “You have to change with change.”  And what it means to participate in ending something, such as a relationship or marriage. (7:52) Endings need more from us than just going through the threshold. (10:02) Ritual: what it is and how it helps. (11:26) Why you need witnesses for endings as much as you do for beginnings. Witnesses affirm you are not alone and also acknowledge that change is happening. (12:17) Life transitions: we need to mark the places where we are turning, if we don't we still think we are on the same path. (15:54) Day talks about Morning Altars and how divorce and grief inspired him to start this practice of creating impermanent art from nature. (23:51) Rituals always have a beginning, middle, and end. They are contained and allow the space for grief, uncertainty, and emotion.  They encourage wholeness. (29:20) Day talks us through one of the divorce rituals from his book Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change. (31:31) There is a right and wrong time to do a ritual. If you are in the heat of a divorce or transition, it may not be the right time. (35:07) The importance of moving from grievance into grief. (38:47) Learn more about Day Schildkret: DAY SCHILDKRET is internationally known for Morning Altars and has inspired tens of thousands of people across the globe to heal and connect with nature, art and ritual. BuzzFeed calls Day's work, “a celebration of nature and life.”   Day's first book, Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit through Nature, Art and Ritual (The Countryman Press/WW Norton) ignited an international movement with a practice that renews and redeems our relationship to the living world. He recently launched the inaugural cohort of the year-long Morning Altars Practitioner Training & Certification with 100 students from five different continents. Day has an ever-growing and active audience of 64k followers on Instagram, over 25k on Facebook.  Day has taught workshops and created large-scale installations at Google, The 9/11 Memorial Plaza, The Hammerstein Ballroom, The Andy Warhol Foundation, California Academy of Sciences, 1440 Multiversity, Lakewood Historic Cemetery, Wellspring Conference, The Culture Conference, Wisdom 2.0 Conference, Wanderlust Festival, The Assemblage, The Alchemist Kitchen, Butte College, Naropa University, the ReImagine End-of-Life Festival, and many others.   Day's art is on permanent exhibition at the California Museum of Oakland and had been featured in the store windows at ABC Carpet and Home in NYC. Day has appeared on NBC, CBS, in the award-winning SoulPancake YouTube video series and in a stop-motion animated film on UpliftTV. His work has been featured in BuzzFeed, Vice, Well+Good, My Modern Met, Spirituality & Health Magazine.  Resources & Links:Show notes and resources can also be found at: https://kateanthony.com/podcast/rituals-for-times-of-loss-celebration-and-change-with-day-schildkret/  --------------- Submit your questions about divorce or whether you should stay or go, here! Day's websiteDay's book Day on InstagramDay on Facebook TODAY'S EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY: SOBERLINK Proof. Protection. Peace of Mind. The Soberlink remote alcohol monitoring system consists of a portable breathalyzer with wireless technology for real-time results. With proven use as the leading choice in child custody cases since 2011, we are the only system that combines: Court-admissibility in all 50 states Facial recognition Tamper detection Easy-to-read Advanced Reporting™ Trust the Experts in Remote Alcohol Monitoring Technology™ to support the best interests of the child in your Family Law cases.  

.PERSONALIZING CARE IN A TRANSACTIONAL WORLDexcerpts from the online conference held 1 November 2021and sponsored by the Providence Institute for Human Caring.You can watch the videos of each online session here..CONFERENCE AGENDA.KEYNOTE: Three Keys to Personalizing Healthcare Dr. Ira Byock, Institute for Human Caring.Why Serious Illness is a Serious Health-Equity Issue Dr. Tammie Quest, EmoryDr. Glen Komatsu, TrinityCare HospiceDr. Karen Boudreau,  ProvidenceMichael Drummond, Institute for Human Caring.Medicine Meets Ministry - Engaging Faith Communities to Fill Unmet Needs Seán Collins, Hear Me Now PodcastRev. Cynthia Carter Perrilliat, Alameda County Care AllianceJeannie Blaustein, ReImagine End of LifeJohnny Cox, Alliance of Catholic Health Care.Let's Get Digital, Digital - Humanizing the EHR Sara Veazy, ProvidenceDr. Matt Gonzales, Institute for Human CaringGregory Makoul, PatientWisdomMike Drummond, Institute for Human Caring.From Scratch - Discovering the Healing Powers of Food, Family and Community Tembi Locke & Dr. Ira Byock.Whole Person Care in the ICU Dr. Wes Ely, VanderbiltDr. Daniela Lamas, Brigham and Women's HospitalLiga Mezaraups, Providence.Age-Friendly Works at Providence and Beyond Amy Berman, John  A. Hartford FoundationYazmin Hehdi, Patient RepresentativeDr. Carrie Rubenstein, Swedish Family MedicineMike Drummond, Institute for Human Caring.Closing RemarksDrs. Ira Byock and Matt Gonzales, Institute for Human Caring  

Yeva Johnson was born in Detroit by necessity. In this podcast, we welcome Yeva back to the show. We first met her back in 2018 at Working With Death, the show we did that year with Reimagine End of Life. Her family moved from Michigan to Washington, DC, when Yeva was young. She often joined her siblings and parents at various marches in the capital city—for the ERA, peace marches, etc. As a student, Yeva liked to read. She talks about going to DC museums and the Library of Congress ("They had every book—almost!") when she was young. Her parents moved her to a new school, and so she had to adjust to a new environment and make new friends. Music has always been a big part of Yeva's life. She has been playing the piano since she was five and the flute since she was in fourth grade. When she was young, she went to several jazz festivals in the DC area with her mom. She kept playing flute throughout her time in school and in fact, she still plays today. She went to Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where she immediately got into their medical program. In her third year of college, she spent time in Brazil, which we wrap this episode with. Check back Thursday for Part 2 and the continuation of Yeva's life story, including her move to San Francisco. We recorded this podcast in the Shakespeare Garden at Golden Gate Park in September 2021. Photography by Michelle Kilfeather

Roxi Shohadaee is the Director and ARTchitect of the Design Science Studio, a program of the Buckminster Fuller Institute and habRitual, a decade-long anticipatory art and design-driven accelerator inspiring a future that works for 100% of LIFE. To transform our collective capacity and create a harmonic future we must first envision it. As such, the studio empowers global creators, systems thinkers, organizations and initiatives to imagine, collaborate and create a regenerative future together. In addition to stewarding the Design Science Studio, Roxi is the Founder and CEO of habRitual: an interdisciplinary experiential design and immersive art studio, creating at the intersection of art, technology and nature to reach, educate, and inspire diverse groups of people. Her work traverses scales, from land based projects to civic installations. Some of her other notable projects include being the supervising producer for the Planet Home Village, advising End of You at Gray Area, co-producing LMNL at Onedome, co-founding Wild Vessel and Reimagine: End of Life, creative producing Interactive Art for Lighting in a Bottle and Symbiosis Music Festivals and co-producing the Burning Man Global Leadership Conference, Desert Arts Preview and Artists' Symposium. As an interdisciplinary designer, experiential producer, contemporary artist, and creative doula her mission is to catalyze social and systemic change through inclusive, cross-disciplinary collaborations for the regeneration of our planet and culture. Her path is grounded in a commitment to creating inspiring and embodied ways of learning together. She is a deep believer and practitioner in designing for states of being, having those states of being prime us for connection with ourselves, each other and our beautiful living planet! Support Julian & this Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/julianguderley --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/julian-guderley/support

Bitch Talk is a podcast that boldly highlights the ongoing need for BIPOC women representation in media, film, and the arts. The show features thoughtful and fun interviews of marginalized and indie voices working as performers, comedians, independent filmmakers, and activists. Bitch Talk co-hosts Erin Lim and Ange Tabora engage the audience through witty banter and unfiltered honesty. Founded by Erin Lim in 2013, the show has grown from dining room table recordings to partnerships with Reimagine End of Life, That's What She Said, and the San Francisco Women's March, as well as participation at the Sundance Film Festival. The podcast is produced by Charlene Goto of GoTo Productions. Erin, Ange, and Char are all childfree! You can find out more about them and the podcast here: https://www.bitchtalkpodcast.com/ Follow them on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/bitchtalkpod/ Fuel that Fire!

We are in a collective grief around the world and wanted to chat with a couple of our friends of the show - Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist Lindsay Repko and Director of Programming for Reimagine End of Life, Dara Kosberg. We've had an unbelievable ride of guests during SIP but we wanted to take a pause and address the collective loss and grief the world is going through right now.  We welcomed back to the show San Francisco Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist Lindsay Repko and Director of Programming for Reimagine End Of Life  Dara Kosberg  to share their experiences in their work during the pandemic and how they are coping through their own loss and grief.  It's a powerful conversation at the right time. Resources are below and thank you for listening. Instagram Accounts:BFRBTHERAPISTEXISTTOGETHER Articles:https://clairebidwellsmith.com/helpful-grief-resources-for-you/https://modernloss.com/10-ways-to-overcome-grief-related-anxiety/https://hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-griefhttps://www.vox.com/first-person/2020/5/28/21272380/black-mothers-grief-sadness-covid-19?fbclid=IwAR2UcDAyTKx7hyVe48sNWVfwTYNnF31fKsql_64XrLjniYWCDLcvrPGNbm4Websites:BeThere.orgDougycenter.orgBe safe. Stay well. Wear a mask.  Subscribe to our NEW channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!--Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Let us know how we're doing: therealbtpod@gmail.comVisit our BRAND NEW website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen in every Monday from 6:00 - 6:30 AM on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions     

When she was in her senior year of college, Cheryl Strayed’s mother, Bobbi, received a cancer diagnosis and died in just seven weeks. Today, I’m speaking with her on Motherless Mother’s Day 2020 about the death of her mom and how we can live full, beautiful lives after a mother dies. This is a replay of a live conversation where we explored what to do with the feeling of longing that never goes away, the helpfulness of self-forgiveness, and why putting ourselves in the way of beauty can help us soften the ache of grief. Find Cheryl’s books and work here: http://www.cherylstrayed.com/ Check out the video version of our conversation here: https://youtu.be/Wi0ebP-8O1w Motherless Mother's Day 2020 was a live event produced by grief nonprofit Reimagine End of Life and Alica Forneret. Get grief support for just $3/month! Support Coming Back on Patreon and receive weekly grief guidance prompts, LIVE grief support calls with me, and fun podcast swag: https://www.patreon.com/shelbyforsythia Apply for one-on-one grief guidance with me: http://www.shelbyforsythia.com/grief-guidance Subscribe to Coming Back: Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/2CMqhhE Spotify http://spoti.fi/2CMr16k Stitcher http://bit.ly/2m08eJr YouTube http://bit.ly/2m1JWil Google Podcasts https://tinyurl.com/y8elxq9t 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, email shelby@shelbyforsythia.com. Because even through grief, we are growing. http://www.shelbyforsythia.com/

In this episode, Brad Wolfe is joining me to talk about our most feared topic: Death. This was a super special conversation that came at an extremely timely moment in my life as death was consuming my life. This is a good one, folks. Listen up. In this episode, we discuss: Brad’s work with Reimagine End of Life, how Brad’s experiences with death have influenced his work and the way he relates to the world, how to remember our mortality and also seize the day, why breakups are their own form of death, how to create more beauty and creativity in life by confronting death, how our medical system is unprepared to handle death, how to have conversations about the end of life before it’s too late, and my own wishes for my death. Brad Wolfe is the founder and executive director of Reimagine, a new nonprofit that brings diverse communities together to explore death and celebrate life through creativity and conversation. With over 30,000 attendees to date--and with a belief that by facing death we begin to live more fully--Reimagine End of LIfe citywide festivals have quickly become the largest end-of-life events in the United States. Reimagine was recently named a "World Changing Idea" by Fast Company Magazine.Before becoming a nonprofit, Reimagine was initially inspired by OpenIDEO’s End of Life Challenge, and was led by Brad as part of an OpenIDEO project exploring art and end of life. Brad's personal interest in end-of-life began as he performed bedside concerts for his friend Sara L., who died of a rare pediatric cancer. In Sara's honor, Brad co-founded the Sunbeam Foundation for pediatric cancer research and formed Brad Wolfe & the Moon, a band which has performed concerts for other young people facing terminal cancer and been featured on MTV.  Brad has an MA in Sociology from Stanford and an MBA from UC Berkeley, where he has served as a lecturer on the topics of innovation and design.  www.letsreimagine.orgwww.bradwolfe.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bradleywolfe/Mentions:You’re Going To Die - open mic in San FranciscoBeginner’s Guide To The End by Shoshana Berger and AJ MillerThe Conversation ProjectThe 5 WishesBeing Mortal by Atul GawandeWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiBrad Wolfe and The Moon on Spotify

After losing both of her parents in her early 20s, and much more of her small extended family over the following few years, Alanna McLeod got an early and up-close education about grief and loss. With the empathy and understanding she gained, Alanna became a founding team member of Reimagine End of Life, a nonprofit organization that encourages others to explore the otherwise taboo topics of death, dying, grief, loss, and mortality. By demystifying the topic of death, it is her belief that by preparing for a better end of life, we can live more fully while we are still here.

I recently joined writer Anne Lamott on stage in San Francisco at the Reimagine End of Life festival. Anne's written a lot over her 40-year career about death and grief, as well as about addiction, recovery, and parenthood. We talked about what it means to be sensitive, how to sit with someone in hospice, and whether Anne was thinking about death when she recently decided to marry for the first time at age 65.

Farewelling founder Karen Bussen chats with attendees at the Reimagine End of LIfe Festival, a multi-day event filled with panel discussions, workshops, art installations, readings, and other explorations around understanding and relating to death...and celebrating life. Just before the curtain goes up on an evening featuring poetry, literary conversation, and personal stories, Karen asks audience members why they’ve chosen to spend an evening thinking about dying, what they want for themselves, and whether they’ve shared their wishes with anyone else.If you enjoy the episode, please subscribe and share with someone you think might find it interesting. To learn more about the Reimagine End of Life festival, click here or visit Farewelling.

This event explores faith and inequity among the seriously ill and dying in our healthcare system. What role does spirituality play at end of life and in a health care setting? How can healthcare providers build trust with patients across cultures and faith traditions? How can we address the inequities faced by African Americans when seeking care at the end of life? Join Pastor Corey Kennard, Healthcare Activist and Lead Pastor of Detroit's Amplify Christian Church, and Dr. Jessica Zitter, author and physician at Oakland's Highland Hospital, for a rich conversation about improving end of life care. MLF Organizer: Mark Zitter MLF: Health & Medicine This event is part of the Reimagine End of Life, a festival exploring big questions about life and death through creativity and conversation, taking place throughout the Bay Area on Oct. 24-Nov. 3, 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who wants to party?!? There is a BIG festival happening in San Francisco October 24th-November 3rd. Did I mention it's a death festival? Its' actually a festival to get people talking about death, in an effort that we may live more fully in the present. Doesn't that sound awesome??? Listen today to find out more about: ReImagine End of Life San Francisco ReImagine End of Life New York A movement among millennials to explore death and celebrate life The Debut of Brad's song “Why Wait” Why you should watch Disney/Pixar's Coco If you want a festival in your city, contact ReImagine End of Life Follow them on Facebook Instagram And check out This Party's Dead with Erica Buist_064

Bitch Talk welcomes back to the show Jeff Hunt, founder of the Storied: San Francisco podcast. He's just finishing up his second season and about to curate an event with our friends at Reimagine End of Life with a show titled: Is San Francisco Dying? Let's head back to Willkommen (a new beer and brats joint in San Francisco) to talk with Jeff about his upcoming project and more.   Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Listen in every Monday from 5:30 - 6 AM on BFF.FM   POWERED BY 

I've been a professional caregiver for the last 35 years. I realized recently that I have also been a “professional” family caregiver for the better part of the last 17 years. I don't work in a bubble, teamwork is everything. But in spite of my professional knowledge, it's amazing the things that can happen that you aren't quite prepared for. I honestly don't know how families with non-medically trained people manage. Listen today to learn from my most recent caregiving experience. I'm going to share with you 5 (no, 6) things you should know about providing care to a family member after major surgery. In addition, there are some things happening in the month of October that you should know about: It's Long Term Care Planning Month. To learn more, listen to: Understanding Long Term Care Insurance with Hone Leveen_025 Medicare's Annual Election Period begins 10/15. Hear more: Medicare's Annual Election Period with Danielle Kunkle_031 and Medicare Updates with Danielle Roberts_080 ReImagine End of Life, a life/death celebration happening in San Francisco, beginning October 24th. In next week's episode I will be interviewing Brad Wolfe, co-founder. You'll also get a sneak peek (?listen) of a song he will be debuting! Don't miss it!! And although not in October, I will be attending the End Well Symposium, happening in San Francisco on December 5th. Learn more about it here: End Well with Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider_056, and JOIN US!!

HFSS Season 2 builds on the transformational instruction of how to move your feelings through you to help you enhance your healing. This conversation look at death with Brad Wolfe, founder of Reimagine End of Life, a community-driven exploration of death and celebration of life through creativity and conversation.Take the quiz to find out the emotional tone of your core wound at yourcorewound.com.  To get into a guided group journey through the Sh*t Show, go to healingfeelingshitshow.com

Reimagine End of Life is a week exploring big questions about life and death. We had our friend of the show Dara Kosberg (and Reimagine's Director of Programming and Logistics) on the show to talk about the 12 day event happening in San Francisco starting October 24. To find out more information or to purchase tickets please head to Reimagine.org after listening to this episode, of course.   Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Listen in every Monday from 5:30 - 6 AM on BFF.FM   POWERED BY         

Reimagine End of Life is a community-wide exploration of death and celebration of life through creativity and conversation. Drawing on the arts, spirituality, healthcare, and design, we create weeklong series of events that break down taboos and bring diverse communities together in wonder, preparation, and remembrance.322 Events105 Art Exhibits60 Interactive Rituals 32 Performances15 Comedy Shows1 Universal TopicThe five boroughs of New York City are joining together to create over 250 events exploring death and celebrating life...from all perspectives.After attending a Reimagine event, over 90% of attendees identified feeling more grateful for their lives and the people in it.Death by Design Podcast partnered with Reimagine NYC to have an open conversation about end of life. It was an amazing evening.Dr. Dawn Gross - Palliative Care PhysicianElizabeth Coplan - Playwright - The Grief DialoguesMK Czerwiec- RN & ArtistKimberly St. John - Palliative Care Nurse - UKLinda Campanella, Author and CaregiverAndrew MacPherson - Principal at HealthsperienAlison Gilbert - Journalist & Author See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, a discussion between acclaimed cartoonist Roz Chast and Rabbi David Ingber, founder and spiritual leader of Romemu. Since joining the New Yorker in 1978, Chast has established herself as one of our greatest chroniclers of the anxieties, superstitions, furies, and insecurities of modern life. In this conversation, Chast references her best-selling book Can't We Talk About Some­thing More Pleasant?, which chronicles her relationship with her aging parents as they shift from independence to dependence. (While you don’t need the book to follow what Chast is referencing, you can view some of her cartoons here https://bit.ly/2DgFAx1) The talk was recorded in front of a live audience on October 29, 2018, and was cosponsored by What Matters: Caring Conversations About End of Life (https://bit.ly/2K5T8wO), as part of Reimagine End of Life (https://letsreimagine.org), a citywide exploration of death and celebration of life through creativity and conversation.

2018 was a fantastic year for Bitch Talk. We can't thank y'all enough for listening, commenting, liking, following, and most of all supporting us in our fifth year. We had so many fantastic guests this year that when you listen to our round up, it's a little overwhelming. But don't fret, we do some basic bitching towards the end so you know what we've been up to.  In all seriousness, thank you so much for all the love in 2018. We've had some personal ups and downs but we love doing this podcast and couldn't do it without you and the following friends of the pod: That's What She Said, The Social Study, Broke-Ass Stuart, CAAMFest, Fleet Wood, Barebottle Brewery, Moon Looms, Frameline Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, and Reimagine End of Life.  See you in 2019! Visit our website --> www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter...  

Talking about death can be difficult. But Lois Perelson-Gross believes people are eager to find a way in and begin to feel comfortable talking about the inevitable, so she helped launch Reimagine End of Life, a not-for-profit whose mission is to publicly explore death and celebrate life through creativity and conversation. Reimagine recently held its first ever festival in New York City, where some big questions about life and death were explored in over 300 unique events. On the show, Lois tells us how she went from being a Vice President at Goldman Sachs to launching her second career as a palliative care chaplain focused on humanism in medicine. She talks about how Reimagine evolved and about the Graphic Medicine-related events at the NYC festival, which included exhibits and panel discussions with cartoonists Emily Flake, Ben Schwartz, Roz Chast and others who address mortality in their often funny and poignant comics. Lois tells us about her own project, “Never the Right Time,” which debuted at the festival and combines the work of New Yorker magazine cartoonists with factual information about end of life care and end of life wishes. She also offers tools you can use to get past the stigma of talking about death and dying, and start having meaningful conversations. Explore Reimagine End of Life: www.letsreimagine.org Also mentioned in the show: Death Over Dinner: https://deathoverdinner.org Go Wish (card game): http://www.gowish.org Hello (card game): https://commonpractice.com/products/hello-game “Being Mortal” by Atul Guwande: http://atulgawande.com/book/being-mortal/

The “Reimagine End of Life” Festival is coming to NYC this Saturday, kicking off a week of events and discussions exploring death and challenging the taboos around it. Filmmaker Shaina Feinberg joins us in the studio to talk about her upcoming presentation at the festival, which will take a comedic approach to death and includes a screening of her film, “Senior Escort Service.” Then, Anthony Long and Andrew Arnett of the Brooklyn Paranormal Society tell us about Brooklyn’s most haunted haunts.

Dara Kosberg, is the Director of Programming for the Reimagine End of Life Conference, beginning October 27, in New York. It will be a city-wide event that will include over 300 events, 60 Interactive Rituals, 32 performances, and 15 comedy shows. Dara is also a member of the Founding Team for The Dinner Party, a community of mostly 20-30 somethings who have each experienced profound loss and connect around potluck dinners to talk about it. Dara's vision is vast. She's on a mission to break down taboos in society around death and loss. She believes that the experience of loss and the exploration of death can be catalysts to build more meaningful connections and a more meaningful life. Join us in this episode of Life/Death/Law as Dara discusses her creative and inspiring work in helping people to connect and talk about death, dying, and, most importantly, living.

This week on Unorthodox, we're on patrol. We talk to Ruchie Freier, the founder of Ezras Nashim, the first all-female volunteer ambulance in New York City, founded and staffed by Hasidic women in Borough Park, Brooklyn. Ruchie and Ezras Nashim are the subject of the documentary '93Queen', made by filmmaker Paula Eiselt, who also joins us. Ruchie Freier is a New York City Criminal Court judge, and the first Hasidic woman to hold elected office in the US. Paula Eiselt is an independent filmmaker. '93Queen' is her feature film directorial debut. Join us at October 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Marlene Meyerson JCC! Our special guests are New York Times writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner, RISK! podcast host Kevin Allison, and rapper MC Paul Barman. Get your tickets here!. This episode is sponsored by the 2019 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards. Do you know a Jewish teen making a difference? Nominate them for the $36,000 award at dillerteenawards.org. This episode is sponsored to you by Harry’s. Get your trial shave set at Harrys.com/UNORTHODOX. This episode is sponsored by Belvedere Vodka, certified Kosher by the Orthodox Union and produced in accordance with the legal requirements of Polish Vodka. For more, visit belvederevodka.com. Reimagine End of Life is a weeklong festival to spark dialogue, break down taboos, and bring diverse communities together around the universal topics of life and death. Reimagine End of Life is taking place all over New York City from October 28th to November 3rd. For a full list of events, visit jccmanhattan.org/reimagine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features a talk by Isa Gucciardi, Finding Meaning in Loss, which she gave at the Reimagine End of Life Conference in Berkeley, CA. In this thoughtful and uplifting talk, Isa encourages us to create the spaciousness required to truly be with the experience of loss, grief, and even death. She examines ways of navigating loss, and explores Buddhist perspectives on theme, while also offering practices that will help us approach death, our own and those we love, with awareness and grace. Reimagine is an organization dedicated to expanding the conversation on death to include new ways of thinking about dying and preparing for death. This is an annual conference that takes place each spring throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. It brings more than 100 different presenters to over 50 locations offering thoughtful discussions on topics ranging from existential questions, practical estate planning options, and ways of offering tribute to those who have gone before us. The Reimagine Conference takes place in New York City each fall and in the San Francisco Bay Area each spring. Isa Gucciardi holds degrees in cultural and linguistic anthropology, comparative religion, and transpersonal psychology. She is the Founding Director of the Foundation of the Sacred Stream and the creator of the highly-effective therapeutic model, Depth Hypnosis. Isa teaches and speaks nationally and internationally, and she has published numerous articles, blog entries, and videos, and the books Coming to Peace and Return to the Great Mother. She maintains a private practice with institutions and individuals in Depth Hypnosis and Coming to Peace processes. Isa speaks five languages and has lived in eleven countries. She is the mother of two children and lives with her partner in San Francisco.

A Rabbi, a Priest, a Minister, a Monk, and a Nun walk into a Bar: The Bartender Says, “What is this, some kind of joke?” Thursday, April 19, 2018 How do faith traditions view dying, death, end of life and the afterlife? Rabbi Jonathan Singer and fellow clergy members converse to explore the questions everyone wants to know about what different faiths have to say about where we are headed. Congregation Emanu-El is worked in partnership with the Reimagine End of Life – a week of asking big questions about life and death in San Francisco from April 16-22, 2018.

What's up, Bitch Talkers? We are running all over town getting you only the best interviews during the run of the San Francisco International Film Festival! We had a moment to record a basic bitch in the lobby of the beautiful San Francisco Fairmont Hotel after one of our interviews with the director of the upcoming film Boundries. We have an update to our senior key moments, talk about our live podcast show coming up tomorrow at the Punchline comedy club, and finally, one of us has totally forgotten their upcoming birthday - I wonder which one??? Download ep. 268 now!   See us at the Punch Line during the Reimagine End of Life week in San Francisco on April 18! Get your tickets here. Look at our new website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.........      

Mercury in retrograde must be the cause of all of our key issues over the past few weeks. In episode 267 listen in about our senior key moments, is Fleetwood Mac breaking up (again,) how the SF Giants are doing so early in the MLB season, and fun times at one of favorite dive bars in the city.  Download now and shoot us a line at therealbtpod@gmail.com! Thanks for listening. #bitchplease See us at the Punchline during the Reimagine End of Life week in San Francisco on April 18! Get your tickets here. Look at our new website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.........        

In episode 266 of the podcast Erin sits down with Director Aaron Katz of the new film Gemini starring Lola Kirke, Zoë Kravitz & John Cho. The film is filled with mystery, original music, and beautiful cinematography of Los Angeles. See Gemini in select theaters NOW! See us at the Punchline during the Reimagine End of Life week in San Francisco on April 18! Get your tickets here. Look at our new website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter......... Or just shoot us an email --> therealbtpod@gmail.com   

What's up, bitches? We are running around the Bay getting great interviews for y'all and just wanted to remind you to listen in on our two part episode from the Oakland Museum of California's RESPECT: Hip-Hop Style & Wisdom opening. We had seven different interviews with just some of the collaborators on the exhibition so if you haven't listened to episodes 262 and 263 please do so. ALSO, we are so thrilled to be a part of this years REIMAGINE SF lineup that we hope to see you when we take the stage at San Francisco's Punchline comedy club on April 18! Reimagine End of Life is a week exploring big questions about life and death and Bitch Talk gets to join the stage to talk about life and death with comedians Reggie Steele, Irene Tu, Chris Garcia, Ronn Vigh, and Dan Rothenberg right after their show. Tickets are HERE.     Look at our new website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter......... Or just shoot us an email --> therealbtpod@gmail.com