Ask Doctor Death
Hospice physician Dr. Karen Wyatt and end-of-life educator Dr. Terri Daniel answer your questions about death, dying and bereavement in this bold new podcast where no subject is too sensitive or too taboo! Special guests include a wide range of experts, from hospice nurses and funeral directors to scientists and shamans.
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Episodes
45 episodes
EP 43: Barbara Karnes RN
Barbara Karnes, RN is an award winning end of life educator, award winning nurse, NHPCO Hospice Innovator award winner 2018 & 2015 International Humanitarian Woman of the Year....
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51:18
EP 42: Life with Ghosts: After-Death Communication and Continuing Bonds with the Deceased
Today's interview with writer/director/producer Stephen Z. Berkley touches on a vast spectrum of topics related to interdimensional communication, mediumship and bereavement, as addressed in his award-winning documentary,
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46:18
EP 41: Dr. Christopher Kerr - Dreams and Visions of the Dying
Ever since his 2015 TED talk, Christopher Kerr MD had rapidly risen to become a household name in the field of death and afterlife studies. His background in research has ev...
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12:47
EP 40: Dr. Joshua Black on Grief Dreams
Dr. Joshua Black is one of the presenters at our upcoming 2024 Conference on Death, Grief and Belief (online August 24, 2024). His reasearch on the dreams of the bereaved provides a foundation for...
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12:25
EP 39: Richard Groves on Deathbed Mystics: A Universal Experience
We are very honored to have Professor Richard Groves with us today, and as part of our roster for the 2024 Conference on Death, Grief and Belief, which takes place ONLINE...
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10:53
EP 38: Gregory Shushan PhD on Near-Death Journeys Across Cultures and Throughout History
We are thrilled to have Dr. Shushan with us again this year. His body of work in the field of near-death studies is unrivaled on near-death experience is unrivaled. He is a historian of religions, an award-winning author, an...
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EP 37: Dr. Kenneth Doka on Mystical Experiences at the Bedside
In support of our upcoming Summer 2024 Death, Grief and Belief Conference, one of our esteemed speakers, Dr. Ken Doka, spoke with us about two phenomena that often occur ...
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EP 36: Medical Aid in Dying: A Chaplain’s Perspective
Ep. 439 Medical Aid in Dying: A Chaplain’s Perspective with Rev. Dr. Terri Daniel Thi...
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59:13
EP 35: A Veterinarian Talks About Euthanasia for Animals
Dr. Deborah Aronson is a Philadelphia veterinarian who has a unqiue background for her work in end-of-life care for animals and grief support for the people that love them. At one point in her career, after she'd had a private veterinary ...
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EP 34: The Yucky Stuff
CONTENT WARNING! This conversation addresses bodily death and disposition, and contains graphic descriptions of what happens to a body during death, mortuary care, decomposition, cremation and more. If these topics are uncomforta...
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1:10:23
EP 33: Dr. Korie Leigh - Helping Children Manage Grief and Loss
Dr. Korie Leigh is a child life specialist and grief counselor whose new book What Does Grief Feel LIke is for chidren who are grieving, and includes a guide for parents and caregivers on how to support a child's journey through loss a...
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EP 32: Whitewashing Violence in the Hebrew Bible - with Rev. Caffie Risher
Rev. Caffie Risher is a Christian pastor and grief counselor who is deeply aware of the presence of toxic theology in scripture and in the teachings of the church. Sh...
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EP 31: Ken Doka PhD - Grief and Resilience- Part Two
In the field of death and bereavement studies, Dr. Ken Doka is one of today's premiere thought leaders and researchers (his publications and credits are too numerous to list, but you can find them all HE...
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33:52
EP 30: Robert Neimeyer, PhD - Grief and Resilience - Part One
We are very excited to presesnt this interview with Robert A. Neimeyer, Ph.D., who is among the leading researchers in the field of death and bereavement. His work is legendary, and when you listen to this podcast, you'll find him to be ...
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EP 29: There Are No Stages of Grief - BONUS EPISODE
Hello friends!In preparation for a training program I'm designing for a local hospice, I've decided to record this commentary on the "stage theory" of grief so that this information can be easily accessible to students. It's a sho...
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12:46
EP 28: What Dying Children Know
When a child is terminally ill, parents agonize over how to tell the child about their prognosis, and how to decide when to stop treatment when a cure is no longer possible. Their anguish is fueled by a range of ethical, emotional and spiritual...
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50:40
EP 27: What Happens When we DON'T Die?
Since the beginning of human thought, we've pondered the great metaphysical question, "What happens when we die?" But now, thanks to modern medical technology, a new question has emerged that has practical, down-to-earth implications...&n...
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55:08
EP: 26 - To Infinity and Beyond - with Peter Panagore, MDiv
Rev. Peter Panagore has been pronouced dead twice; once after freezing to death while ice climbing, and again, years later, after a heart attack. Both times he returned with memories of a detailed out-of-body journey. Peter now hosts
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EP 23: Separating Myth From Meaning - With Joshua Bowen, PhD
Joshua Bowen PhD graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2017 with a Ph.D. in Assyriology and a minor in Hebrew Bible, and specializes in the Sumerian, Akkadian, and Hebrew languages. In this interview, he educates us about...
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1:08:23
EP 25: Leaving Religion: A Step-by-Step Guide with Clint Heacock PhD
Dr. Clint Heacock gives us a sneak peek at the the presentation he'll be giving at our 2022 CONFERENCE ON DEATH GRIEF AND BELIEF, in which he will share a practical roadmap for the d...
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48:46
EP. 24: Spiritual But Not Religious - with Dr. Terri Daniel
If you identify as “spiritual but not religious,” you are not alone. Do you know there’s now an acronym for that? It’s called S.B.N.R., and it’s a new buzzword that signals a growing trendIn this audio excerpt from the ...
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58:31
EP 22: The Thinking Atheist - with Seth Andrews
Meet Seth Andrews, a former Christian broadcaster and believer of 30 years who escaped the bonds of fundamentalism to become one of the leading voices for atheism and free thought. His podcast
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1:12:30
EP 21: Near-Death Experiences: A Feedback Loop of Cultural Influence - with Dr. Gregory Shushan
This episode will introduce you to the most in-depth research available to date on NDEs throughout history and across cultures... with some fascinating information about how those accounts have influenced religoius beliefs and cultural practice...
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