LISTEN NOW Available on and most major podcasting platforms.The end of the year can prompt us to reflect upon the past year and to gaze towards what is to come. Join us for a special podcast series with Executive Director Mark Barger Elliott and Director of Outreach...
https://youtu.be/EHnh708BWQk “Joy,” wrote author George Vaillant, “is grief inside out.” Does that mean grief is joy turned inside out? How do we define and work through the grief we experience after someone we care about dies? In this final conference session, Jennifer Senior shares how she...
https://youtu.be/pk3Oe2eAeBg How do we live life and approach death with “merciful awareness?” What does it mean to become aware of life and death’s “zero point?” Is there a connection between our dreams and the life we are living? In this session, Wilka Roig, a death doula,...
https://youtu.be/6a-QRp_cnS8 Some end-of-life options offer a patient a path of least resistance while others provide the opposite. Why is that? To pursue answers to this question, Anita Hannig, a medical anthropologist and professor, spent hundreds of hours accompanying patients, families, and physicians on their journey through...
https://youtu.be/q791UGfPHZs Thomas Lynch, funeral director and award-winning author, once commented how the word “grave” originates from the same root that provides words like “gravitas” and “gravity.” In this session we explore how those three words are connected and how best to honor those who have died....
https://youtu.be/A5bzP99OWqM The recent elimination of residency requirements in Vermont and Oregon underscores an evolving legal landscape for Medical Aid in Dying in the United States. What are the practical implications of the elimination of a state’s residency requirement? What does this important development mean for other...
https://youtu.be/nYvt0HXWlL8 What is the significance of Dia de Los Muertos? How do countries such as Mexico and Colombia approach end of life options like Medical Aid in Dying? What trends are emerging around the world in regards to end of life care? How can we best...
https://youtu.be/cR5f-irZy5g Welcome to an evening of reflection and contemplation as we delve into the remarkable narrative illustrated by our keynote speaker Amy Bloom in her memoir, “In Love.” In this conversation, we will journey through her experience of love, life, grief and endings. The session offers...
https://youtu.be/H_IJ1geJ_JU The notion of “do no harm” reverberates for healthcare professionals every day. What it means to keep a patient safe, especially when they are dying, has unique ethical, medical, and legal implications. When a patient lives in a jurisdiction where aid-in-dying is legal, hospice facilities...
https://youtu.be/EyR07zpo8SA How we die is just as important as how we live—it is still part of a lived experience. What do we need to consider when contemplating our own death and the death of loved ones? This session examines potential pathways for reimagining a healthcare system...
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