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.
Jeanna's mom died unexpectedly in a car accident on Mother’s Day. As she shares her grief experience, we discover we are not alone in our reactions to death.
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Healing from grief, especially traumatic grief, is difficult because of trauma associated with the death. Learn about a treatment called EMDR that can help. Listen also to how Claire Luckey handled t…
Did you know we have over 218,000 service members in overseas cemeteries? Learn about the federal agency that manages these memorials and cemeteries with honor. We also learn about the history of pi…
Learn 15 simple ways you can help a grieving child. We celebrate the life of the "Candy Bomber" and Claire talks about life immediately after her husband died.
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We previously have had the pleasure of interviewing Stevan Lemke who talked with us about being diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (Courage in the Face of Lung Disease). This week we have …
Wine in a hospital palliative care unit? If you're in France, of course! Learn about the research backing the importance of having pleasures at the end of life. Claire joins us again to share her ex…
Today we focus on comfort - how Arlington Ladies make funerals a time of comfort and honor, and a doctor that smuggled a beer to comfort a dying patient.
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Have you heard of full military honors but not really sure what it is? Learn about who is eligible and the traditions and ceremonies honoring our nation's heroes.
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This week we visit New Orleans for a jazz funeral. Learn how the community joins the remembrance with gratitude and life-affirming defiance as they celebrate!
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Are you or your deceased loved one a fun-loving type? Is a somber traditional funeral not for you? We have several ways to liven things up by using a theme funeral, from a Star-Wars themed processio…
Music is an integral part of our lives...why shouldn't it be our final statement at our funeral? Learn all about selecting funeral music in this episode.
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In this day and age, loved ones are scattered all over, making the traditional funeral difficult. In the height of the pandemic, large gatherings were not even allowed, necessitating an alternative.…
Learn developmentally-appropriate ways to talk to children about death and some tools to help you in your conversation. Learn also about the background of Key Lime Pie and a special perspective on de…
This week we talk about 10 types of funerals to consider in your end-of-life planning. Clare Luckey shares how she became a caregiver and brain cancer widow.
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Have you ever looked at your pet and wondered what they were thinking? This week we talk to Rae Ramsey - a Pet Communicator/Pet Psychic. Rae realized she had this gift when she was in kindergarte…
Learn about the art of desairology, the unknown history of Chop Suey, and we have a special guest: Claire Luckey, the "Grieving Bitch" on Instagram. Claire is sharing her grief journey and life chal…
Do pets grieve loss of their housemates? We talk about the results of a recent study and what you can do to help them adjust. We also share some special thoughts on pet loss and a strange cake from …
Is photographing a deceased loved one morbid or a way to memorialize and help with grief? You decide in this episode on post-mortem photography. In addition to our recipe of the week, Marianne share…
Have you had the experience of deciding what a deceased person is to wear to their funeral? Not only do we want to honor them by choosing clothes, makeup and jewelry representative of them in life,…
It may be tempting to forgo a funeral and proceed straight to burial, but there are some important reasons to observe this important ritual. Listen to learn why.
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