Podcast Episodes

Are You Prepared to Die? Get Ideas for Your Advance Care Planning

Season 4 Episode 52

When we plan for our inevitable death, we can make our end of life easier for our loved ones.

Life is hard, loss is hard, grief is hard. A final gift we can offer those who love us is to have our pape…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators (ICD) and Things You Need to Know at End of Life

Season 4 Episode 51

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) are a technology that many people have, especially if they survived cardiac arrest or have a heart condition that causes dangerous heart rhythms.

ICDs are…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

You Can't Appease an Aggressor; How to Handle Aggressive Situations

Season 4 Episode 50

Learn Healthy Strategies to Deal with a Person with Anger Issues
Are you overwhelmed by the political climate, difficult people in healthcare, or even the person riding your bumper on the roadway? We …

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

How to Preserve a Life through Digital Memorials

Season 4 Episode 49

Find connection and community through digital preservation and memorialization
People are more frequently choosing cremation over burial and in doing so, raises the question of memorialization. Digita…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

What Factors are Causing Poor Health for Indigenous Americans?

Season 4 Episode 48

Indigenous Americans have higher rates of cancer, dementia, and diabetes compared to other US populations. How is this related to their historical experiences? We talk about an understandable distrus…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

What You Need To Know About Stomach Cancer, Part 2

Season 4 Episode 47

Learn all about stomach cancer treatment, symptom management, and end-stage disease.

In Part 1 we talked about risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, staging, and survival estimates. This week for Part 2 …

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

What You Need to Know about Stomach Cancer - Part 1

Season 4 Episode 46

 Learn all about stomach cancer risk factors, symptoms & diagnosis

Toby Keith died this month, 28 months after his stomach cancer diagnosis. Stomach cancer is the 5th most common cancer in the world,…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Is It Safe for Our Kids to Play Football?

Season 4 Episode 45

Learn about the hidden, cumulative effects of tackle football on the brain, especially for children, and how you can minimize the risk.

Playing tackle football as a child can impact health and quality…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Fry Bread and Family: Exploring the Importance of Extended Family for Indigenous Communities

Season 4 Episode 44

How do I help a Native American friend who is sick or grieving?

It may be awkward when someone has a different culture to know what to do. Each tribe, person and family can be different. Dr. Jeanna Fo…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

The Carters - Living Their Best Life to the End

Season 4 Episode 43

Does choosing hospice mean the end? President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalyn courageously allowed us to see their frailty and openly shared their journey near the end of life, including decisions …

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago