Category Archives: Grief

Ep. 101 When Your Child Has a Life-Limiting Illness with Blyth Lord

Posted on July 31, 2017 by kwyattmd

Learn how Blyth Lord coped with the illness and death of her young daughter and went on to create the Courageous Parents Network. In this episode I share an interview with Blyth Lord whose daughter Cameron died before the age … Continue reading →

Posted in End of Life, EOLPodcast, Grief, Tragedy | Tagged Conversation starter kit, courageous parents network, death of a child, family, life-limiting illness, Pediatric Palliative Care, Tay-Sachs Disease, The Conversation Project | Leave a comment

Ep. 97 Tribute to Jon Underwood, Founder of the Death Cafe Movement

Posted on July 3, 2017 by kwyattmd

In memory of Jon’s contributions to positive conversations about death through Death Cafe. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Jon Underwood who died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 44 on June 27, 2017. I share an … Continue reading →

Posted in End of Life, EOLPodcast, Grief | Tagged conversations about end-of-life, death and dying, death cafe, death-positive movement, grief, Jon Underwood, memorial, tribute | Leave a comment

Ep. 96 A Caregiver’s Letter to His Dying Wife with Joe DiNardo

Posted on June 26, 2017 by kwyattmd

Learn how this caregiver coped with his wife’s illness and rose above grief to experience unconditional love. In this episode I share an interview with Joe DiNardo who talks about his book A Letter to My Wife and discusses how … Continue reading →

Posted in End of Life, EOLPodcast, Grief, Uncategorized | Tagged A Letter to My Wife, caregiving, coping with grief, death and dying, Joe DiNardo, meditation, mindfulness | Leave a comment

Ep. 94 Finding Joy in the Midst of Grief

Posted on June 12, 2017 by kwyattmd

How I got joy back into my life after my father’s suicide death. This episode is a follow-up to the 8-part series I presented on my father’s suicide death (episodes 85-92). I will look at the factors involved that helped … Continue reading →

Posted in End of Life, EOLPodcast, Grief | Tagged change, complicated grief, forgiveness, grief, letting go, meditation, recovery from sucide, spirituality, suicide | Leave a comment

Ep. 93 Treating the Trauma of War: Psychiatry Meets Shamanism with Jeff Black MD

Posted on June 5, 2017 by kwyattmd

Find out how a psychiatrist is successfully helping veterans with unhealed trauma by using alternative practices. In this episode I am featuring an interview from the Death & Afterlife Summit with Dr. Jeff Black, a psychiatrist who uses unconventional … Continue reading →

Posted in EOLPodcast, Grief, Spirituality, Tragedy | Tagged grief ritual, healing, living with grief, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychiatry, shamanic rituals, shamanism, suicide and veterans, transformation, trauma, war trauma | Leave a comment

Ep. 69 How To Brighten Your Holidays by Making a Difference for Someone Else

Posted on December 19, 2016 by kwyattmd

In this episode Dr. Wyatt shares some ideas for helping others during this holiday season. The best antidote to despair is to care for someone else! If you’d like to support this podcast and the End-of-Life University Interview Series … Continue reading →

Posted in End of Life, EOLPodcast, Grief, Hospice | Tagged aging, being of service, community, death, dying, elderly, grief, holidays and grief, volunteer | Leave a comment

Ep. 65 Changing the Perspective on Death: Highlights from Death Expo 2016

Posted on November 21, 2016 by kwyattmd

In this episode Dr. Karen Wyatt shares her favorite “take-aways” from the 12 presentations of the recent Death Expo event. If you missed Death Expo you can still purchase the recordings from the event for just $36 (which … Continue reading →

Posted in End of Life, EOLPodcast, Grief, Hospice | Tagged book club, celebrants, chaplain, death, death and dying, death awareness, dying, film series, funeral director, funeral industry, grief coach, home funeral, hospice, nursing homes, palliative care | 1 Comment