Everyone Dies (Every1Dies)
A thoughtful exploration of everything about life-limiting illness, dying, and death. Everyone Dies is a nonprofit organization with the goal to educate the public about the processes associated with dying and death, empower regarding options and evidence-based information to help them guide their care, normalize dying, and reinforce that even though everyone dies, first we live, and that every day we are alive is a gift.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 280
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
What Can a Mindfulness Practice Offer You?
Learn how mindfulness can help grief and trauma recovery, reduce stress, decrease anxiety and depression, and aid in coping with chronic pain.
Grief is an individual journey, but much of that journe…
Tattoos - the Ultimate Memorial Art
Learn all about Tattoos as Creative Memorials
A permanent reminder of our loved one, a tribute, the first outward marker of our grief journey, a conversation starter, similar to memorial jewelry. Ther…
The Lighter Side of Death: Using Humor
Use humor to dispel anxiety and honor loved ones in a memorable way.
In this episode we talk about the role of humor, especially in obituaries. We share a obituary for Rick Stein of Wilmington that in…
How to Recognize Secondary Losses
Death has far-reaching impacts beyond the initial loss
A death changes everything: routines, relationships, feelings of of security, plans for the future...the list goes on and on. In this episode we …
How Grief Changes Your Brain
Have you thought you were literally going crazy since a loved one died? You're not alone! Learn how grief changes the brain and things you can do to improve.
Grief is Much More Than an Emotion
You may…
How to Find Intimacy When a Partner Has Serious Illness
Serious illness can try to take so much from us. But does it have to take away intimacy and sexuality? Our attitude and creative approaches are key to maintaining this vital quality of life component…
When a Good Friend Dies
What do you do after a best friend dies? This week we talk about friendship: challenges, rewards and were to start on the journey of making new friends.
Losing a best friend is so hard, but it is ne…
Join the Ecosystem with Natural Composting after Death
What is the most eco-friendly way to be buried? Composting uses no chemicals, decreases CO2, and can even filter toxins, transforming a body into nurturing soil.
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Halloween Grief - When the Nightmare is Real
This week we explore Halloween-related grief. Halloween can sneak up on us, literally, especially when a loved one has died around that time and your grief is feeling raw and open. It is hard to cele…
Do Entheogens Have Something to Offer Therapeutically?
We explore entheogens - sacred hallucinogenic drugs - to decrease fear and promote mindfulness, self-examination, joy, and acceptance when facing terminal illness.
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How Common is Grief Mania?
Can grief cause manic episodes following the death of a close family member? Learn about what grief mania is, risk factors, and how loved ones can help. Charlie delves into peanut brittle, obituari…
The Best Way to Say Someone Died
Kicked the bucket, pushing up daises, passed on...why do we struggle to say they "died"? Learn about why we use euphemisms, and how our choice of words matters.
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How to Interpret and Shape Grief Dreams
Dreams are a way to process grief, especially if we didn't get to say goodbye. We explore grief dreams and things you can do if those dreams are nightmares.
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Can Superpowers Overcome Grief?
How would you manage your grief if you had superpowers? Grief is work, and as we learn from WandaVision, escaping it can have consequences, even for a superhero. Claire also joins us - fresh from he…
Life After a Lung Transplant
What is involved in coming home and living after a lung transplant? Learn from this week's guest. Stevan shares his experience after a lung transplant: complex medication regimen, immunosuppression,…
Why Do We Fear Death?
Everyone dies…and it is a fact of life that many people are afraid to think about. Why is that? Learn the reasons and how to tackle and grow from the fear.
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What's on that Gravestone? Learn the Hidden Meanings in the Symbols
Do you enjoy peaceful strolls through historic cemeteries and wonder about the meaning of the carvings on the stone? Victorian-era cemeteries especially have unique engravings, and you might be surp…
Riding the Wave: Navigating the Second Year of Grief
Why is the second year of grief so hard? It's completely normal...grief can come in waves, often triggered by life events. We explain other reasons why it is so difficult, and how others can help.
The Horse on the Dining Room Table: A Parable for Talking about Death
There is a story about a horse on the dining room table that is a parable about how death is known but ignored and not talked about. You cannot make the horse disappear, but you can speak of the hor…
What to Say to People Who are Grieving
Words are important, especially when someone is grieving. Gain insight on the best things to say and do to best support your loved ones.
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